1. Leicester City Schools Forum 13 September 2012
School Funding Reform
Leicester City Schools Forum
13 September 2012

2. Government decisions Implementation timeline unchanged – 1.4.13
Budget submission required
CE Limit capped/ Flexibility greatly reduced
No required % allocation on pupil numbers
Deprivation bandings set nationally
Pupil mobility determined nationally
Lump sum capped at max of £200k
MFG -1.5% and High Needs block as before
No significant differences from position reported at Schools Forum on

3. Changes required Current factors Allowed factors
37 Factors incl Teachers Pay Grant, KS1 Funding Formula, Foundation Stage Buffer, Strategy for Change, Small Schools Protection, Premises Factor, Personalised Learning
Allowed factors
11 Factors; AWPU (Mandatory), Deprivation (Mandatory), Looked after Children, English as an Additional Language, Pupil Mobility, Lump Sum, Split Site, Rates, PFI & Sixth form funding outside the EFA allocations.
DfE is imposing restrictions on the use of some of the eleven factors which are permitted.
Key areas of discretion e.g. deprivation loadings

4. Emergent themes Discussion of principles and model at FFRG
Small schools - losers
Infant schools – losers
Junior schools – gainers
Schools in receipt of discontinued/historical funding streams
Deprivation banding – banding too crude to target need
Significant variances

5. Range of variances Before MFG & Additional Delegation
Phase
Greatest % gain
Greatest % loss
Primary
21.21
-18.81
Secondary
10.24
-5.73
Change per pupil funding
(Gain)
(Loss)
Primary per pupil
644
-912
Secondary per pupil
466
-370

6. Planning principles 2013/14 Seek to minimise disruption
Seek to protect collaborative endeavour
Seek to continue to protect school improvement and effective Authority support via block approvals/ de-delegation
Acknowledge need to revisit formula principles and operation for 2014/15

7. Engagement with colleagues
Primary heads – CPH –
FFRG Focus Group –
Chairs of Governors –
Leadership Meeting (Heads) –
Consultation (Commencing )
Special Schools Forum