Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding her Department has made available to Solihull Council through the PE and sport premium in each of the last five years.

This Government is committed to providing a world class education system for all children and has invested significantly in education to achieve that. The Autumn Statement 2022 announced additional funding of £2 billion in each of 2023/24 and 2024/25, over and above totals announced at the 2021 Spending Review.

The Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) allocation for the 2023/24 financial year for Solihull Local Authority is £111,607,639, after recoupment and deductions.

The Teachers’ Pension Grant allocation for 2022/23 for Solihull Local Authority is £163,559. The Teachers’ Pension Grant supports schools and Local Authorities with the cost of the increase in employer contributions to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme. Since 2021/22, most of this funding has been paid through the DSG, instead of as separate grants.

The Teachers’ Pay Grant and PE & Sport Premium allocations for Solihull Local Authority for the last five financial years can be found in the table below:

* The bulk of the funding for the Teachers’ Pay Grant was rolled into the DSG from 2021/22.

** September 2018 to March 2019 only.

Through the Primary PE and Sport Premium, the Department has allocated over £2 billion of ringfenced funding to primary schools to improve PE and sport since 2013. Schools can use this funding to make additional and sustainable improvements to the quality of the PE, sport and physical activity they provide.

The Department announced on 8 March 2023 over £600 million of Primary PE and Sport Premium funding across the next two academic years to support schools in providing more opportunities for pupils to be active by accessing high quality PE and school sport. This funding commitment will look to improve the quality of PE and sport provision in primary schools and will help children benefit from regular activity.