questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential rise in cost of rent, utilities, insurance, and food costs on the sustainability of schools.
answerText: In March 2026, we published the 2026 Schools Costs Technical Note, which includes an estimate of cost pressures for schools’ non-staff costs over the 2026/27 and 2027/28 financial years. The analysis shows £1 billion of headroom in schools’ budgets over t...
heading: Schools: Finance