Education written question – answered at on 4 December 2012.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what assessment his Department has made of the capital and revenue costs of free schools that (a) have been provided to date, (b) are to be provided in 2012-13 and (c) are projected to be provided in 2013-14.
Capital costs of Free Schools are published when costs for site acquisition and renovation works have been finalised. 15 schools have had their costs finalised so far and their capital costs have been published on the Department's website at:
http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/leadership/typesofschools/freeschools/b0066077/open-free-schools
The Department provides per pupil revenue funding to Free Schools on the same basis as it does to all state schools. In addition, Free Schools receive funding during pre-opening intended to cover essential costs in developing the school, and post-opening funding to enable schools to cover their initial costs while they are growing their pupil numbers.
General Annual Grant (per pupil) allocations for Free Schools opening in 2011 and 2012 have been published on the Department's website at:
Details of the funding provided to Free Schools for pre and post-opening are in the Department's How to apply guide at:
www.education.gov.uk/schools/leadership/typesofschools/freeschools/b0074965/apply
The Department has made provision for the continuation of the Free Schools programme in 2013-14, the actual costs will depend on those proposals which are successful in the selection process. The Department will publish the actual costs of these projects in due course.
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