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Written question asked by Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party) on Wednesday, 22 April 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 27 April 2026. It was answered by Georgia Gould (Labour) on Tuesday, 28 April 2026 on behalf of the Department for Education.


Schools: Finance

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of inflation on school budgets in this academic year.

Answer

Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.

Every year, the department publishes the ‘Schools’ costs technical note’, which analyses mainstream schools’ funding and costs, taking into account the impact of inflation, for the current and future financial years.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
129096
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Finance Inflation Schools
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk