Schools: Lancashire
(asked on 27th February 2026) - View Source
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what capital and revenue funding allocations have been made to local authorities in Lancashire for a) primary schools, b) secondary schools and c) specialist school places over the next 2 years.
Revenue funding through the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) for Lancashire in 2025/26 and 2026/27 financial years are presented in the table below. Funding for 2027/28 will be confirmed later this year.
Lancashire School Funding
Financial Year | 2025/26 | 2026/27 |
Overall DSG | £1,052,000,000 | £1,096,000,000 |
Mainstream primary Per Pupil | £5,627 | £5,939 |
Mainstream secondary Per Pupil | £7,088 | £7,440 |
High Needs Funding | £219 million | £235 million |
*Mainstream funding includes premises and excludes growth.
Local authorities meet the costs of special school places in their area through their high needs block funding in the DSG, with the total high needs funding for Lancashire set out above.
The methodology for the Inclusive Mainstream Fund was published on 25 March. This details distribution of the £400 million schools will receive in 2026/27 to prepare and deliver improved inclusion practice.
We have announced over £82 million of Basic Need capital grant funding to support Lancashire in creating mainstream school places needed due to forecasted growth in pupil numbers between May 2024 and September 2028. The £82 million will be paid across the 2023/24 to 2027/28 financial years.
In financial years 2025/26 and 2026/27, Lancashire has been allocated just under £19.7 million and just over £23.8 million respectively through High Needs Provision Capital Allocations.