PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Pupils: Per Capita Costs (7 February 2019)

The attached table shows the funding the department have allocated per pupil to every local authority in England through the schools block of the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) for 2019-20. This covers pupils aged 5 to 16.

An amount per pupil was calculated by dividing a local authority’s total schools block allocation (including funding through the premises, mobility and growth factors) by their primary and secondary pupil head count.

In addition to schools block funding, local authorities also receive funding from separate funding streams and additional grants, such as the early years, central schools services, and high needs blocks of the DSG, and the Pupil Premium.

Local authorities continue to be responsible for distributing funding to schools in their local area, and information on spending per pupil by local authorities can be found in their Section 251 returns.