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Funding for maintained schools
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on 21 February 2018
School types: Maintained · School phases: Primary, Secondary
Contents
- 1 Allocation
- 2 Dedicated schools grant
- 3 Local funding formulas
- 4 Accounting for SEN in local funding formulas
- 5 Pupil premium funding
- 6 Other funding streams
- 7 National funding formula
Article features
- 11 external links
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