Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much schools funding was spent per pupil in (a) England and (b) Hounslow.

The schools National Funding Formula (NFF) calculates an allocation for every school, based on their individual pupil and school characteristics. Schools’ NFF allocations for 2022/23 can be accessed at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-funding-formula-tables-for-schools-and-high-needs-2022-to-2023.

In 2022/23 mainstream school pupils in England received £5,534 per pupil on average, excluding growth funding, through the dedicated schools grant (DSG) allocations and supplementary funding. This represents a 5.8% increase in funding per pupil from 2021/22.

In 2022/23, mainstream school pupils in Hounslow received £5,828 per pupil on average, excluding growth funding, through the DSG allocations and supplementary funding. This represents a 5.5% increase in funding per pupil from 2021/22.

The 2022 Autumn Statement has also provided an additional increase in the core schools budget, including funding for mainstream and high needs schools, of £2.3 billion in both 2023/24 and 2024/25. After adjusting to take account for the removal of the compensation for employer costs of the Health and Social Care Levy, this brings the core schools budget to a total of £58.8 billion in 2024/25, £2 billion greater than published in the 2021 Spending Review.