Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much (a) revenue and (b) capital spending was allocated from the public purse to each university technical college that has closed since 2010.

There are currently 49 open university technical colleges (UTCs). Since 2010, seven UTCs have closed. These are:

The primary objective of the Department when making a decision to close a school is to ensure the best possible educational outcomes for pupils and to secure value for money for the taxpayer. The Department’s published accounts include the capital and revenue spending for any UTCs which has closed.

Capital funding for open free schools, UTCs and studio schools where costs have been finalised is published on gov.uk at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/capital-funding-for-open-free-schools. The final capital costs for all UTCs that have closed since 2010 have not yet been published but are due to be included in the next publication round in coming months.

Schools block funding allocations are published on gov.uk. The link for post 16 data is found here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/16-to-19-education-funding-allocations.

Pupil premium: allocations and conditions of grant are published on gov.uk at: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/pupil-premium-information-for-schools-and-alternative-provision-settings.

We are in the process of making a routine update to the data that we hold on pre and post-opening grant allocations for free schools, UTCs and Studio Schools, following the opening of new schools, in September. We will be publishing the latest data on gov.uk, in the coming weeks.