The School Finance (England) Regulations 2006

Places

15.—(1) In determining and redetermining budget shares for funding periods 1 and 2, a local education authority may take into account the number of places they wish to fund—

(a) in special schools, or

(b) in—

(i) maintained nursery schools,

(ii) primary or secondary schools with places which the authority recognise as reserved for children with special educational needs,

(iii) nursery classes, or

(iv) schools with boarding accommodation.

(2) In determining and redetermining budget shares for funding periods 1 and 2, a local education authority may take into account the nature of any special educational needs in question when funding places at special schools or places reserved for children with special educational needs in primary and secondary schools.

(3) A local education authority must provide that, if any places are taken into account in accordance with paragraph (1)(a), the number must be no fewer than the number of registered pupils at the school on the relevant date in regulation 14(6).

(4) For the purpose of determining budget shares for funding period 2 under regulation 10, a local education authority must estimate the number of places they will fund under paragraph (1) for that funding period.