The Education (Grant-maintained Schools) (Finance) Regulations 1991

Determination of amount of maintenance grant

6.—(1) This regulation applies for the purpose of determining the amount of maintenance grant payable by the Secretary of State to the governing body of a school in any case where—

(a) the determination of maintenance grant is for a financial year other than one in respect of which the former maintaining authority are required to prepare a statement under section 42 of the Act, and

(b) the school was a grant-maintained school before the financial year in respect of which the determination of maintenance grant is made.

(2) This regulation is subject to the provisions of regulations 7, 9 and 10.

(3) The sum of the amounts determined in accordance with paragraphs (4), (6) and (8) shall be the amount of maintenance grant payable to the governing body of the school for the financial year in respect of which the determination under this regulation is made.

(4) The Secretary of State shall determine an amount which is produced by taking—

(a) in the case of any school whose incorporation date falls in the financial year ending on 31 March 1990, the amount which was determined in respect of the school for that financial year under regulation 3(2) of the 1989 Regulations, or

(b) in the case of any school whose incorporation date falls in the financial year ending on 31 March 1991, the amount which was determined in respect of the school for that financial year under regulation 5(2) of the 1990 Regulations, and

adjusting that amount by such amount as appears to him to be fair and reasonable having regard to, among other things, the matters set out in paragraph (5) below.

(5) For the purposes of paragraph (4) the Secretary of State shall have regard to, among other things—

(a) any increase or decrease in the actual or planned level of spending of the former maintaining authority in respect of the schools maintained by them occurring since the financial year in which the school acquired grant-maintained status; and

(b) any significant change in the characteristics of the school occurring as aforesaid or which it appears to him is likely to occur before the end of the financial year in relation to which grant is being determined.

(6) Subject to paragraph (7), the Secretary of State shall determine an amount which is equal to 16 per cent. of the amount determined in respect of the school in accordance with paragraph (4).

(7) (a) This paragraph applies in the case of any school—

(i) whose incorporation date falls in the financial year ending on 31 March 1991;

(ii) in respect of which maintenance grant was determined for that financial year under regulation 5 of the 1990 Regulations; and

(iii) in respect of which the amount determined in accordance with paragraph (6) would be less than the relevant part of the amount which was determined in respect of the school under regulation 5(4) of the 1990 Regulations for the financial year ending on 31 March 1991.

(b) In any case to which this paragraph applies, paragraph (6) shall have effect as if it required the Secretary of State to determine an amount equal to the relevant part of the amount which was determined in respect of the school under regulation 5(4) of the 1990 Regulations for the financial year ending on 31 March 1991.

(8) (a) The Secretary of State shall determine an amount in respect of the authority’s planned expenditure on the provision of school meals calculated by the application of the following formula—

, where,

• M, F, P, S, G and B represent the matters respectively denoted by those letters in regulation 4(7)(b).

(b) In this paragraph, “number of registered pupils”, “planned expenditure” and “relevant schools” shall have the meanings assigned to them by regulation 5(7)(b).