Question follow-through · 68904

Pupil Premium

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the pupil premium at reducing attainment gaps in (a) England and (b) in South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
17 Jul 2025
Target answer date
21 Jul 2025
Answer
25 Jul 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 17 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the pupil premium at reducing attainment gaps in (a) England and (b) in South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency.

  2. 21 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 25 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    Schools receive pupil premium, worth over £3 billion in 2025/26, to support disadvantaged pupils’ educational outcomes. South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency’s pupil premium allocation this financial year is £5.59 million.The department published ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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