The School and Early Years Finance (England) Regulations 2021

Minimum per pupil amount

22.—(1) Where the per pupil amount for a school is less than the minimum per pupil amount, the authority must determine (including redetermine) that school’s budget share based on the minimum per pupil amount.

(2) In this paragraph, the per pupil amount for a school is—

Where—

• X is the notional budget share that the school would receive under the formula referred to in regulation 10(1), but for the operation of this paragraph.

• Y is the number of pupils at the school.

(3) In calculating X, the authority must—

(a) deduct any premises factor allocation from the amount;

(b) add any amount that is deducted under regulation 11(5) or (6), 19(2), 29 or 30(1);

(c) deduct any amount that is added under regulation 29 or 30(1).

(4) In this paragraph, the minimum per pupil amount for a school is—

Where—

• A is the number of primary-age year groups in the school.

• B is the number of key stage 3 year groups in the school.

• C is the number of key stage 4 year groups in the school.

• D is the primary-age year group value of £4,180.

• E is the key stage 3 year group value of £5,215.

• F is the key stage 4 year group value of £5,715.

• G is the total number of year groups in the school.

(5) Where authorised to do so by the Secretary of State under regulation 31 (alternative arrangements), a local authority may—

(a) vary the year group values D, E or F set out in paragraph (4) for all the schools that are subject to the formula decided by the authority under regulation 10(1), and

(b) alter the operation of this regulation in respect of particular schools.