The School and Early Years Finance and Childcare (Provision of Information About Young Children) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2024

Minimum per pupil amount

26.—(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 regulation, the per pupil amount for a school is X/Y, where—

(a) 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 regulation; and

(b) 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) (applications to a schools forum or to the Secretary of State for authorisation to redetermine budgets), 22(2) (risk protection arrangement), 39 or 40(1) (correction of errors);

(c) deduct any amount that is added under regulation 39 or 40(1).

(4) The minimum per pupil amount for a school is—

((A x D) + (B x E) + (C x F)) / G

(5) where—

(a) A is the number of primary-age year groups in the school;

(b) B is the number of key stage 3 year groups in the school;

(c) C is the number of key stage 4 year groups in the school;

(d) D is the primary-age year group value of £4,610;

(e) E is the key stage 3 year group value of £5,771;

(f) F is the key stage 4 year group value of £6,331; and

(g) G is the total number of year groups in the school.

(6) Where authorised to do so by the Secretary of State under regulation 41(1)(m) or (n), as the case may be, 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);

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