§ Brian CotterTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills pursuant to his answer of 26 April 2004,Official Report, column 798W, on education finance, if he will break down the total education funding per child in(a) primary and(b) secondary schools in (i) England and (ii) North Somerset; and if he will estimate the sums that would be available for education in North Somerset if the average funding per pupil for primary and secondary schools in North Somerset were the same as for England. [188685]
§ Mr. MilibandThe information requested is not available by sector (primary and secondary) as this is not how the funding is distributed. Therefore the following two tables set out the information requested using pupils aged 3–10 as the most appropriate figures for primary funding and pupils aged 11–15 as the most appropriate for secondary funding. The formula for the Education Formula Spending Share calculation comprises a basic entitlement for each pupil, which is the same across the country, plus a top-ups for each pupil with additional educational needs, which is again the same across the country, plus top-ups for areas where it costs more to recruit and retain teachers. Local education authorities with a greater proportion of pupils with additional educational needs or higher average earnings will receive a higher level of funding per pupil.
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Pupils aged 3–10 North Somerset (£per pupil) England (£ per pupil) North Somerset Estimated total
(£ million)
SSA/EFS Grants Total SSA/EFS Grants Total 1997–98 2,020 180 2,190 2,220 170 2,380 34.9 1998–99 2,190 100 2,300 2,390 80 2,470 37.0 1999–2000 2,280 180 2,460 2,480 150 2,630 39.8 2000–01 2,340 320 2,660 2,540 320 2,860 43.2 2001–02 2,360 400 2,760 2,600 430 3,020 46.8 2002–03 2,380 420 2,810 2,640 460 3,100 48.6 2003–04 2,650 340 2,990 2,930 360 3,290 52.3 2004–05 2,740 330 3,070 3,020 380 3,400 54.5
Pupils aged 11–15 North Somerset (£per pupil) England (£ per pupil) North Somerset Estimated total
(£ million)
SSA/EFS Grants Total SSA/EFS Grants Total 1997–98 2,960 30 2,990 3,220 30 3,260 33.7 1998–99 3,020 60 3,080 3,290 40 3,320 34.8 1999–2000 3,080 120 3,200 3,340 100 3,440 36.1 2000–01 3,180 260 3,440 3,460 270 3,730 40.5 2001–02 3,220 340 3,560 3,520 410 3,930 43.5 2002–03 3,260 380 3,630 3,570 440 4,010 45.4 2003–04 3,250 490 3,740 3,560 520 4,080 47.2 2004–05 3,400 490 3,880 3,700 550 4,250 50.0 Notes: 1. The North Somerset estimated totals have been calculated by multiplying the England per pupil total for each year, by the total number of relevant pupils (aged 3–10 and 11–15) in North Somerset in the relevant year. 2. 2003–04 and 2004–05 figures are provisional as some grants have not yet been finalised/audited. Updates will be available in the autumn. 3. Figures reflect education Standard Spending Assessment/Education Formula Spending settlement (all sub-blocks), plus all revenue grants in DfES Departmental Expenditure Limits relevant to EFS pupils aged 3–10 and 11–15. 4. Figures exclude Education Maintenance Allowance, grants not allocated at LEA level and the pensions transfer to EFS for 2003–04 and 2004–05. For those LEAs in receipt of advance of grant under the transitional support arrangements for 2004–05, advance grant funding is included in the year of payment (2004–05). 5. The pupil numbers used are those underlying the SSA/EFS settlement calculations Ow PLASC 3-year-olds maintained pupils and estimated 3–4 year olds funded through state support in maintained and other educational institutions where these are not included in the SSA pupil numbers. 6. Per pupil figures are rounded to the nearest 10. 7. Total figures are rounded to the nearest £0.1 million. 8. 1997–98 figures for LEAs subject to Local Government Reorganisation in that year have been estimated, pro-rata to their post LGR figures. 9. Real terms at 2003–04 prices, based on GDP deflators as at 30 June 2004