Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase (a) capacity and (b) resources in community schools in the context of transfers from the private to comprehensive school sector.

​​The department works to support local authorities to ensure that every local area has sufficient school places for children that need them. School funding in England is increasing by £3.7 billion in the 2025/26 financial year, taking total core school funding to £65.3 billion. ​