Question follow-through · 12024

Primary Education: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish new research and guidance on efficiently running small primary schools for small rural primary schools.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
22 Jun 2026
Target answer date
25 Jun 2026
Answer
25 Jun 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 22 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish new research and guidance on efficiently running small primary schools for small rural primary schools.

  2. 25 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 25 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    The department is committed to supporting all schools, including small rural primaries, to manage their resources effectively and maximise value. Through our ‘Maximising value for pupils’ programme, we are helping schools realise better value from existin...

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