questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to review funding formulas to change how they consider rural schools in constituencies such as West Dorset.
answerText: The core schools budget is increasing by £1.7 billion in the 2026/27 financial year.Through the Dedicated Schools Grant, Dorset (which allocates funding for West Dorset) is receiving £269.6 million for mainstream schools in the2026/27 financial year. This...
heading: Schools: Finance