The Education Secretary has announced the National Funding Formula allocations for 2024-25, including £107,626,049 for Wokingham. Under the Conservatives, school funding will be increased to the highest ever level in history
On top of this there is increasing high needs funding for children with SEND to £10.5 billion in 2024-25 - a massive increase of over 60% in just five years
Some other school achievements:
- 88% of schools ranked good or outstanding, up from 68% under Labour
- Primary school children ranked the best readers in the Western world
- 27,000 more teachers than in 2010
- Better results in Maths
- Better results in English
- More people from disadvantaged backgrounds going to university than ever before
- 5.5m apprenticeship starts
- The largest ever expansion of childcare
John Redwood MP said: "The government has today published the figures for increased money for schools in 2024-5 by constituency under the National Funding Formula. The local Education Authority decides the final allocations by school.
"Wokingham sees an increase of 7.2%, one of the larger increases, to a total of £107million for its schools.
"Wokingham can afford more than the £4655 minimum for each primary pupil and £6050 for secondary pupils laid down by the government - with money for 5% above these figures.
"There will also be extra payments to cover additional costs of teachers pay awards on top of this grant."
