School Funding Consultation 2025/26

Overview 

This consultation contains proposals and information that will affect Local Authority charges to its maintained schools in 2025/26 and covers:

• De-delegation of funding from LA maintained primary and secondary schools to create pooled budgets.
• The charge to LA maintained primary, secondary and special schools and Alternative Provision College (APC) for General Duties.

Why are we consulting

Responses to the consultation proposals will be taken into account in the final decisions for setting LA charges in 2025/26. It is therefore important that all schools respond to the consultation proposals. Please respond by completing the consultation questions by Friday 25^th October 2024.