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<p>Through the schools national funding formula (NFF), the department calculates and
publishes notional funding allocations for each mainstream school. These are aggregated
up at local authority level and, following an update in pupil numbers, are used to
calculate each local authority’s dedicated schools grant (DSG) allocations. Each local
authority then determines individual schools’ final funding allocations through their
own local formula.</p><p> </p><p>In the 2023/24 financial year, through the DSG and
mainstream schools additional grant (MSAG) combined, the national average per-pupil
funding for mainstream schools in England is £5,839, a 5.6% increase from the previous
year. Norfolk’s average per-pupil funding is £5,723, a 5.7% increase from the previous
year. These are actual funding allocations. The department does not calculate the
equivalent figures at constituency level as they would depend on each local authority’s
own local formula.</p><p> </p><p>The department has not yet published the DSG allocations
for the 2024/25 financial year. However, we have published notional school level allocations
through the NFF. In 2024/25, through the notional NFF allocations, the national average
per-pupil funding for England will be £5,950, a 1.9% increase from this current financial
year. Norfolk’s average per-pupil funding will be £5,851, a 2.2% increase from this
current financial year.</p><p> </p><p>North West Norfolk’s average per-pupil funding
based on the notional NFF allocations will be £5,833, a 2.2% increase from this current
financial year. However, final allocations for North West Norfolk will depend on the
local authority’s local formula. The department does not have the equivalent per-pupil
figure at constituency level for 2023/24 since it would not include the MSAG, which
is paid separately from the NFF in 2023/24.</p><p> </p><p>The figures above do not
include the additional funding we are providing through the Teachers Pay Additional
Grant , which is being provided on top of the DSG and the NFF in both 2023/24 and
2024/25. Nor do they include other grants, such as the pupil premium.</p>
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