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<p>This Government is committed to providing a world class education system for all
pupils and has provided significant funding for education to achieve that.</p><p>The
National Funding Formula (NFF) continues to distribute funding fairly, based on the
needs of schools and their pupil cohorts. In 2023/24, over 90% of the schools NFF
is distributed on a per pupil basis, based on pupil numbers and pupil characteristics.
75.5% of the schools NFF has been allocated through basic entitlement funding, which
every pupil attracts, regardless of their location or circumstances, and a further
17.4% (£7.2 billion) has been allocated through additional needs factors based on
pupils’ level of deprivation, low prior attainment, English as an additional language,
and mobility.</p><p>The purpose of the NFF is not to give every school the same level
of per pupil funding. It is right that schools with more pupils with additional needs
receive extra funding to help them meet the needs of all their pupils.</p><p>Differing
levels of additional needs is one part of the reason why funding is not distributed
identically across the country. In addition, schools in more expensive areas, like
London, attract higher per pupil funding than other parts of the country to reflect
the higher costs they face.</p><p>The Department will continue to fund schools through
the NFF in a fair and transparent manner, on a consistent assessment of need based
on pupil numbers and characteristics.</p><p> </p>
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