Question follow-through · 77098
Schools: Hampshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support her Department is providing to schools in Hampshire schools with (a) increased class sizes and (b) reduced staffing levels due to budget constraints.
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 15 Sept 2025
- Target answer date
- 13 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 14 Oct 2025 · 29 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
15 Sept 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support her Department is providing to schools in Hampshire schools with (a) increased class sizes and (b) reduced staffing levels due to budget constraints.
13 Oct 2025
Target answer date
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14 Oct 2025
Answer published
Through the dedicated schools grant (DSG), Hampshire is receiving £1.1 billion for mainstream schools in the 2025/26 financial year. That is equivalent to £6,031 per pupil (excluding growth and falling rolls funding), which is an increase of 2.4% per pupi...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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