Written question asked by Heidi Allen (Conservative) on Thursday, 16 March 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 20 March 2017. It was answered by Edward Timpson (Conservative) on Thursday, 27 April 2017 on behalf of the Department for Education.

Schools: South Cambridgeshire

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to close the deprivation attainment gap in South Cambridgeshire constituency.

Answer

We are committed to making this a country where everyone has a fair chance to go as far as his or her talent and hard work will allow. The pupil premium provides schools with significant additional funding - £2.5bn this year alone – to raise the achievement of their disadvantaged pupils and so close the attainment gap. Our guarantee to maintain current per-pupil funding levels for the rest of this Parliament will ensure schools continue to have the support they need to improve disadvantaged pupils’ outcomes.

This year, disadvantaged pupils in South Cambridgeshire will benefit from £2.6 million in pupil premium funding.

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Type: Written question
Reference: 68233
Session: 2016-17
Subjects: Disadvantaged Finance Pupils Schools South Cambridgeshire
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk

Schools: South Cambridgeshire

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