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<p>The table below shows the number and proportion of mainstream schools in England
that received sparsity funding in 2018-19.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Primary</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Secondary</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number
of schools</p></td><td><p>16,758</p></td><td><p>3,109</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number
eligible for sparsity funding<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>992</p></td><td><p>112</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Proportion
eligible for sparsity funding<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>5.90%</p></td><td><p>3.60%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number
eligible for maximum sparsity funding<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>234</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Proportion
eligible for maximum sparsity funding<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>1.40%</p></td><td><p>0.60%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Average
sparsity funding for eligible schools (£)<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>14,766</p></td><td><p>34,625</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>[1] Schools are only counted as eligible for sparsity funding if the local
authority has included the factor in their funding formula. The maximum amount of
sparsity funding under the national funding formula is £25,000 for primary schools
and £65,000 for secondary schools.</p><p>[2] This is the mean value for schools receiving
sparsity funding where the local authority has included the factor in their funding
formula.</p>
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