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<p>Departmental records show that between 2010 and 2017 five schools in Chelmsford
constituency received or benefited from specific school improvement grants, and between
2017 and the end of December 2023 ten schools received or benefited from specific
school improvement grants.</p><p>The following grants have been included in this analysis:</p><ul><li>Regional
Academy Growth Fund (RAGF) 2016/17</li><li>Multi-academy Trust Development and Improvement
Fund (MDIF) 2018/19</li><li>Trust Capacity Fund (TCaF) - 2019 to date</li><li>Strategic
School Improvement Capital Budget (SSICB) - 2016 to date</li><li>Environmental Improvement
Grant (EIG) - 2016 to date</li><li>Emergency Strategic Improvement Fund (ESIF) - 2017
to date</li><li>School Improvement offer (SI) - 2018 to 2020</li><li>Trust and School
Improvement offer (TSI) – 2021 to date.</li></ul><p>The department has also included
grants allocated for sponsored academy conversions (2010 to date), as well as grants
for transferring academies between trusts (2012 to date) because these grants may
include elements for school improvement activities.</p><p>The department has limited
this analysis to these grants as they can be quantified for some of the time periods
requested. The department's policy of retaining financial records for seven years
limits access to data before the 2016/17 financial year. Other department grants may
contribute less directly to wider school improvement. In addition, many of these and
other grants are allocated via academy trusts or other organisations, and so schools
may benefit indirectly without being the designated recipient from department. Finally,
not all grant programs have been operational throughout the entire period between
2010 and 2023.</p><p>For a summary of the grants awarded, and for relevant school-level
data, please refer to the tables below:</p><p>Table 1: Summary of school improvement
grants paid for supporting schools in Chelmsford constituency.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Number of institutions in receipt of a school improvement
grant and their total value</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grant programme</p></td><td><p>(a)
2010 to 2017</p></td><td><p>(b) 2017to2023 (to end December 2023)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regional
Academy Growth Fund**</p></td><td><p>RAGF 2016-2017 2 trusts each with 1 school in
Chelmsford*</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Multi-academy Trust Development
and Improvement Fund**</p></td><td><p>N/A*</p></td><td><p>2 trusts, one with 2 schools
and 1 with 1 school in Chelmsford*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Trust Capacity Fund **</p></td><td><p>N/A*</p></td><td><p>1
trust with 2 schools in Chelmsford*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Strategic School Improvement
Capital Budget</p></td><td><p>N/A* 2010-2017<br> None – 2016-17</p></td><td><p>None</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Environmental
Improvement Grant</p></td><td><p>None for 2016-17. <br> Records not available prior
to 2016-17.</p></td><td><p>None</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Emergency Strategic Improvement
Fund</p></td><td><p>N/A as fund started in 2017-18</p></td><td><p>None</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sponsored
conversions to academy status</p></td><td><p>3 academies, totalling £210,000</p></td><td><p>None</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Transfer
of an academy</p></td><td><p>None</p></td><td><p>None</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>School
Improvement Offer</p></td><td><p>N/A*</p></td><td><p>1 school, totalling £1,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Trust
and School Improvement offer</p></td><td><p>N/A*</p></td><td><p>4 schools, totalling
£16,800</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>* Grant programme not operating during
this period.</p><p>** The RAGF, MDIF, and TCAF funds support growth in the capacity
of academy trusts to oversee academies. Funding is allocated to trusts, and available
data only reflects the total amounts received at the trust level. We are unable to
attribute specific portions of the funding awarded under the RAGF, MDIF or TCaF programmes
to individual school improvement efforts within any given trust or locality.</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p>Table 2: Value of school improvement grants awarded where it is possible
to identify a value attributable to the Chelmsford constituency.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Name
of school or trust</p></td><td><p>Grant name</p></td><td><p>Year funding allocated
or first payment made</p></td><td><p>Amount paid or allocated</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Melbourne
Park Primary and Nursery School</p></td><td><p>Pre-opening sponsored grant</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>£70,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Meadgate
Primary School</p></td><td><p>Pre-opening sponsored grant</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>£70,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Larkrise
Primary School</p></td><td><p>Pre-opening sponsored grant</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>£70,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newlands
Spring Primary School</p></td><td><p>School Improvement Offer Tier 1</p></td><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>£1,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South
Essex Academy Trust</p></td><td><p>Trust and School Improvement Offer</p></td><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>£3,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bridge
Academy Trust</p></td><td><p>Trust and School Improvement Offer</p></td><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>£1,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The
Chelmsford Learning Partnership</p></td><td><p>Trust and School Improvement Offer</p></td><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>£6,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Attain
Academy Partnership</p></td><td><p>Trust and School Improvement Offer</p></td><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>£6,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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