Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential effect of the school funding formula on the level of funding for schools in St Helens North constituency.

We are currently consulting on a national funding formula for schools, and I am engaging widely with honourable members, head teachers, and other representatives on how the proposed formula would affect their areas. Our proposals for funding reform will mean that schools will, for the first time, receive a consistent and fair share of the schools budget, so that they can give every child the opportunity to reach their full potential.

As part of the consultation, we have published impact data of the proposed national funding formulae at school-level for all schools in England on GOV.UK.

As a result of our proposals, St Helens North constituency would see an overall increase in schools funding of 1.9%. On funding for pupils with high needs, St. Helens local authority would see an increase of 1.9%.

The current consultation is open until 22 March, and we are keen to hear views from as many schools, governors, local authorities, and parents as possible. We will publish our response to the consultation, including details of representations received, in due course.