Financial Sustainability of Schools in England

Public Accounts Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 21 Oct 2021 Closed: 26 Apr 2022 Parliament page
In a 2016 investigation the NAO found that on the basis of the Department for Education’s planned funding at that time, schools would need to find significant savings to counteract cost pressures caused mainly by rising pupil numbers and increases in staff costs. Since then Government has increased funding for … Read more
10 Recommendations
17 Conclusions
1 Report
1 Oral session
4 Letters
1 Event
Activity timeline 8 events
28 Apr
2022
Report published
28 Mar
2022
Correspondence
4 Mar
2022
Report published
31 Jan
2022
Correspondence
24 Jan
2022
Correspondence
8 Dec
2021
Oral evidence
8 Dec
2021
Correspondence
8 Dec
2021
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Oral evidence sessions 1 session
8 Dec 2021
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Financial Sustainability of Schools in England
Indra Morris · Children’s Services, Communications & Strategy Group Susan Acland-Hood · The Department for Education Warwick Sharp · Education and Skills Funding Agency
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Forty-Second Report - Financial sustainability of schools in Eng… HC 650 4 Mar 2022 27 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
1 result
Clear
18 Conclusion Deferred
Forty-Second Report - Financial su…
The Department told us that staff-pupil ratios had stayed relatively stable, as had the number...
The Department told us that staff-pupil ratios had stayed relatively stable, as had the number of teaching assistants across the school system. We note, however, that while the ratio of pupils to teachers remained relatively stable in nursery and primary … Read more
Government Response
The response addresses a different conclusion and recommendation (PAC conclusion 3). The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation and states that the department will commission research on how a sample of schools has experienced and responded to previous financial pressures and on the anticipated impact of the additional funding announced for schools. Publication is expected by end-March 2023.
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Government Response AI assessment · 25 of 10 classified
Accepted 21
Acknowledged 2
Deferred 1
Not Addressed 1
Total 10 recs + 17 conclusions
Correspondence 4 letters
28 Mar 2022 Correspondence from Susan Acland-Hood, Permanent Secretary, Department for Education, re 42nd PAC Report of Session 2021-2 – Financial Sustainability of Schools in England, dated 23 March 2022
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31 Jan 2022 Correspondence from Greg Ellwood-Hughes, Head of England, Parentkind, re - PAC inquiry Financial Sustainability of Schools in England Parentkind response, dated 10 December 2021
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24 Jan 2022 Correspondence from Susan Acland-Hood, Permanent Secretary, Department for Education, re Financial Sustainability of Schools in England, dated 14 January 2022
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8 Dec 2021 Correspondence from Southend High School for Boys relating to the Committee's inquiry into the Financial sustainability of schools in England, dated 23 November 2021
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