Written question asked by Kerry McCarthy (Labour) on Thursday, 20 April 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 25 April 2017 (named day). It was answered by Nick Gibb (Conservative) on Wednesday, 26 April 2017 on behalf of the Department for Education.

Pupils: Bristol East

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average per pupil funding in primary schools is in Bristol East constituency; and what estimate she has made of per pupil funding levels in Bristol East constituency in each of the next three years.

Answer: This year, in 2017-18, the average per pupil funding amount for schools in the City of Bristol local authority, provided through the Schools Block of the Dedicated School Grant is £4,684. This is an average amount across both primary and secondary schools in the local authority area. The distribution of funding between schools (including the balance between primary and secondary schools) is a matter for local discretion. Decisions about school funding in future years will be subject to the outcome of the national funding formula consultation. In the consultation, we made available data illustrating the amount each school would have received if the proposed formula had been implemented in full in 2016-17, and a projection of schools’ allocations in the first year of transition. This data is published at https://consult.education.gov.uk/funding-policy-unit/schools-national-funding-formula2/.

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