| answer text |
<p>Condition funding is allocated each year to those responsible for school buildings
to improve and maintain the condition of the school estate. Schools and those responsible
for school buildings receive condition funding through different routes depending
on their size and type.</p><p>Local authorities and larger multi-academy trusts (MATs)
receive a school condition allocation to invest in condition priorities across their
schools. School condition allocations for 2019-20 are available online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/school-capital-funding"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/school-capital-funding</a>.</p><p>MATs
and opted in academy chains currently receive school condition allocations if they
have 5 or more academies and at least 3,000 pupils. Smaller and stand-alone academy
trusts instead apply for capital funding to the Condition Improvement Fund. All schools
also receive an allocation of devolved formula capital to invest in smaller capital
projects to meet their own priorities.</p><p>The department keeps condition funding
policy under review and plans to publish the methodology for school condition allocations
for the 2020-21 financial year in autumn 2019. The eligibility for school condition
allocations in 2020-21 will remain consistent with previous years.</p><p> </p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
|
|
