Consultation outcome

Schools national funding formula: changes to sparsity factor

From:
Department for Education
Published
2 March 2021
Last updated
19 July 2021 — See all updates

Applies to England

This consultation has concluded

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Schools NFF: Changes to sparsity funding from 2022 to 2023 consultation response

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Detail of outcome

Government response to the consultation on proposed changes to the schools NFF’s sparsity factor in 2022 to 2023.

This document presents analysis of responses to the consultation and confirms changes to funding for small, remote schools.

Original consultation

Summary

We're seeking views on our proposals to provide greater support to small, remote schools through the national funding formula's sparsity factor in 2022 to 2023.

This consultation was held on another website.

This consultation ran from
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Consultation description

We’re seeking views on our proposals to continue to improve how the funding system supports small schools in rural areas through further changes to the national funding formula’s sparsity factor from 2022 to 2023.

The schools national funding formula (NFF) is the way the government decides how much core funding to allocate for mainstream state-funded schools in England.

Published 2 March 2021
Last updated 19 July 2021 + show all updates

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