The School and Early Years Finance (England) Regulations 2017

Pupil numbers

13.—(1) In determining budget shares for primary and secondary schools, except in respect of nursery classes a local authority must ascertain and take into account in its formula the number of pupils at those schools in accordance with paragraph (2) on the date specified in paragraph (3).

(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), the number of pupils is where—

(a) A is the total number of pupils in the school;

(b) B is the number of places in the school which the authority has reserved for children with special educational needs;

(c) C is the number of children in places in the school which the authority has reserved for children with special educational needs where those places are occupied by a child in a nursery class, or by a child who is not a pupil at the school; and

(d) D is the number of pupils in the school in respect of whom sixth form grant is payable.

(3) The date for ascertaining pupil numbers is 6th October 2016.

(4) Where a primary school had more pupils in reception classes on 21st January 2016 than on 1st October 2015, the local authority may take the number of additional pupils into account in its formula, and where it does so this factor must be applied to all primary schools in the area.

(5) A local authority must include in its formula a single per pupil amount of at least—

(a) £2,000 for each of the pupils in reception classes and at key stages 1 and 2;

(b) £3,000 for each of the pupils at key stage 3; and

(c) £3,000 for each of the pupils at key stage 4.