Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils in Solihull constituency were entitled to the pupil premium in the last academic year.

The Government provides additional funding through the Pupil Premium to support disadvantaged pupils. The Pupil Premium rates have increased by 5% for 2023/24, which takes the total Pupil Premium funding to almost £2.9 billion nationally.

As of June 2023, 3,521 pupils attending schools in the Solihull constituency were eligible for Pupil Premium, equating to £4,418,980 in funding. The Department publishes Pupil Premium allocations, including at constituency level, here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pupil-premium-allocations-and-conditions-of-grant-2023-to-2024.