Question follow-through · 21431
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure the financial viability of (a) single and (b) two-form entry schools in (i) urban areas and (ii) Croydon East constituency.
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 19 Dec 2024
- Target answer date
- 8 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 8 Jan 2025 · 20 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
19 Dec 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure the financial viability of (a) single and (b) two-form entry schools in (i) urban areas and (ii) Croydon East constituency.
8 Jan 2025
Target answer date
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8 Jan 2025
Answer published
The department has allocated £242 million in growth and falling rolls funding to local authorities through the 2024/25 dedicated schools grant (DSG). Local authorities’ allocations of growth and falling rolls funding for 2025/26 was confirmed in December ...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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