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<p>A mainstream school’s funding is calculated through a local funding formula decided
by the local authority in consultation with its schools. Local authorities are required
to provide schools with sufficient funds to enable schools to meet the additional
cost of pupils with special educational needs (SEN) and disabilities, up to £6,000.
The local formula often uses factors such as low prior attainment and free school
meals to do this. The local authority can also give additional funding from its high
needs budget to schools that have a disproportionate number of pupils with SEN whose
additional support costs up to £6,000.</p><p>When the costs of additional support
required for a pupil with SEN exceed £6,000, the local authority should allocate additional
top-up funding to cover the excess costs. This funding comes from the local authority’s
high needs budget. The local authorities’ high needs funding allocation also covers
the costs of provision in special schools, and alternative provision. Nationally,
high needs funding has risen from a total of £5 billion in 2013 to just under £6 billion
this year. Allocations to individual local authorities for this year can be found
at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-dsg-2018-to-2019"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-dsg-2018-to-2019</a>.</p>
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