Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the funding for schools in Manchester in (a) 2017-18 and (b) 2018-19.

Schools in Manchester were allocated £43.2 million through the pupil premium in 2017-18 and £43.4 million in 2018-19.[1] [2] The pupil premium targets funding at pupils from the most deprived backgrounds to help them achieve their full potential.

In 2017-18, schools in Manchester were allocated £5,281 per pupil through the schools block of the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG). The average per pupil funding for England as a whole was £4,619 per pupil.[3]

In 2018-19, schools in Manchester were allocated £5,267 per pupil through the schools block of the DSG. The average per pupil funding for England as a whole was £4,630 per pupil.[4]

The figures for the two years are not comparable. In 2018-19 the Department created the central school services block, which was previously in the schools block. This is given to local authorities so that they can provide central services for schools.

[1] Full details of Pupil Premium in 2017-18 can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pupil-premium-conditions-of-grant-2017-to-2018.

[2] Full details of Pupil Premium in 2018-19 can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pupil-premium-conditions-of-grant-2018-to-2019.

[3] Full details of the DSG in 2017-18 can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-dsg-2017-to-2018.

[4] Full details of the DSG in 2018-19 can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-dsg-2018-to-2019.