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2025/26 - Funding Formula Schools Consultation

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Consultation Questions

1.  

Do you agree with the principle of providing additional funding to small primary schools through changes to the schools funding formula?

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Capping and scaling of gains (option 1) - 2% Cap with the scale set to 80%
Capping and scaling of gains (option 2) - 1.8% Cap with the scale set to 75%
0.25% reduction in basic entitlement and capping and scaling of gains ( option 3) - 2.6% Cap with the scale set to 82.7%
0.25% reduction in basic entitlement and capping and scaling of gains (option 4) - 2.2% Cap with the scale set to 76.6%
Current method - use capping only (option 5) - no change
3.  

Do you support setting the MFG rate, which provides protection to the prior years per pupil funding rate, at the maximum allowable?

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4.  

Other than the changes set out in section 4 of this consultation, do you support the approach of continuing to mirror the NFF factor values in full?

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5.  

Do you support the continued use of the exceptional circumstances factors for Rent and Additional Sparsity for small secondary schools?

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7.  

Are you responding on behalf of a:

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