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Schools: Expenditure

Question for Department for Education

UIN 179739, tabled on 12 April 2021

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average per pupil funding was for 11 to 16 year olds in England in each of the last five years.

Answered on

15 April 2021

The Department produces published statistics on school revenue funding annually. The latest publication, from January 2021, is available online and covers the financial years 2010-11 through to 2021-22: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-funding-statistics#dataBlock-10b3bbd5-58b1-401d-9aaf-9daaa184a6df-tables.

The publication shows the average per pupil funding, in cash and real terms, to schools for 5 to 16 year olds. There is no separate breakdown available for 11 to 16 year olds.

Per pupil funding, cash terms, £

Per pupil funding, 2020-21 terms, £

2010-11

£5,180

£6,510

2011-12

£5,270

£6,520

2012-13

£5,360

£6,510

2013-14

£5,460

£6,520

2014-15

£5,560

£6,540

2015-16

£5,600

£6,540

2016-17

£5,590

£6,370

2017-18

£5,590

£6,260

2018-19

£5,730

£6,270

2019-20

£5,920

£6,320

2020-21

£6,280

£6,280

2021-22

£6,490

£6,680

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