Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with headteachers in (a) Batley and Spen constituency and (b) Kirklees on (i) school funding and (ii) the effect of the new school funding formula on schools in those areas.

We are committed to introducing a national funding formula for schools that will calculate schools’ funding allocations consistently and transparently, using an up to date assessment of need. We believe this represents a fairer way of funding schools.

We have consulted on our proposals and we are grateful to those who have taken the time to highlight their views as part of this process. We received over 25,000 responses to the consultation, which we are reviewing in detail.