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Written question asked by James McMurdock (Independent (affiliation)) on Thursday, 27 November 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 1 December 2025. It was answered by Georgia Gould (Labour) on Friday, 5 December 2025 on behalf of the Department for Education.


Pupils: Undocumented Migrants

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of not holding data on the number of pupils with irregular immigration status on school funding allocations.

Answer

The schools national funding formula (NFF) allocates funding based on the characteristics of schools and their pupils. The immigration status of pupils has no impact on the funding allocated.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
95256
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Databases Finance Undocumented migrants Pupils Schools
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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