Question follow-through · 118738

Oak National Academy: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness and value for money of the £53 million spent on the Oak National Academy in the last three years, in the context of levels of financial pressures on schools.

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Answering body: Department for Education
Tabled: 9 Mar 2026
Target answer date: 11 Mar 2026
Answer: 17 Mar 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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9 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness and value for money of the £53 million spent on the Oak National Academy in the last three years, in the context of levels of financial pressures on schools.
11 Mar 2026
Target answer date
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17 Mar 2026
Answer published
For financial years 2022/23 to 2024/25, Oak National Academy (Oak) was allocated funding of £47 million. Any in-year underspend by Oak is returned to the department and reallocated to other education priorities, as with all other programmes.The government...

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