Agenda item

Claire White presented the report on the primary and secondary school formula and school budget for 2015/16. It was proposed that £767k is recommended for central retention in 2015/16; £250k for the Growth Fund, £40k for the Falling Rolls Fund, £126k for licences, £42k for Schools’ Forum and £309k for School Admissions.

The Heads Funding Group recommended that the £767k of Schools’ Block funding be centrally retained and that the schools’ block headroom of £353k be allocated to schools on a per pupil basis, at £18 per pupil.

DECISION: The Schools’ Forum agreed that £767k should be centrally retained and the schools’ block headroom of £353k should be allocated to schools on a per pupil basis. The final pupil rates in the formula will be £2,937 primary and £4,364 secondary. All other rates to remain the same as 2014/15.

ACTION: Schools to be notified of their budget allocations for

 2015/16.

Action

C White