2021-2022 National Funding Formula Provisional Allocations and Authority Proforma Tool Contact Officer Terry Shaw, Finance Manager
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City of Wolverhampton Council SCHOOLS’ FORUM Date 3 December 2020 Report title 2021-2022 National Funding Formula Provisional Allocations and Authority Proforma Tool Contact Officer Terry Shaw, Finance Manager Email address: [email protected] Summary In July 2020, the Department for Education published the National Funding Formula Provisional Allocations for the Schools Block, the High Needs Block and the Central Schools and Services Block for the 2021-2022 Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG). The purpose of this report is to notify Schools’ Forum Members of the indicative allocations and the process for setting budgets funded by the DSG in 2021-2022. The Early Years Block Provisional Allocation is expected to be published by the Department for Education in late November 2020, and a report will be received by Forum in February detailing the proposed budget for approval. Decision Members of Schools’ Forum are asked to note: The indicative allocations and the process for setting budgets funded by the DSG in 2021-2022. Schedule of Background Papers - Schools’ Forum High Needs Sub-Group Meeting Report 12.11.2020 (Appendix 3) 1.0 Schools Block Allocation 1.1 For the financial year 2021-2022 it will remain the duty of Local Authorities to set a local funding formula, in consultation with their Schools’ forum, to determine the allocation of funding from the School’s Block of the DSG to schools in the City. Central government has recently restated its intention to move to a National Funding formula (NFF) and already uses this formula to determine the funding allocated at an area level. 1.2 At the January 2020 meeting of Schools’ forum, members voted to fully adopt all factors of the NFF. At that stage the forecast suggested that this implementation may not be affordable within the City’s indicative allocation, and so forum voted to maintain the NFF minimum funding guarantee (MFG) of 1.84% and cap maximum increases at a school level to reduce the overall cost as required. When the final allocation was received, it was possible to implement full NFF with 1.84% MFG and no cap by utilising an element of the funding allocated for the growth fund. 1.3 The City of Wolverhampton’s 2021-2022 modelling Authority Proforma Tool (APT) was made available by the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) in September to allow the Authority to calculate its Schools Block requirement for 2021-2022. 1.4 The Council has been notified of an indicative Schools Block National Funding Formula allocation of £219,033,201 million for 2021-2022 and the APT modelling tool indicates that it will be affordable to implement full NFF factors with the recommended Minimum Funding Guarantee of 2% and no capping factor. 1.5 The actual DSG allocation is expected to be published in the third week in December 2020 in line with the previous two years. This will be based on October 2020 census data. It is assumed that this will provide sufficient funding to implement the NFF as planned, however should this not be affordable within the allocation, then the Authority may have to present a range of options to ensure its affordability and consult with schools upon the available options. 1.6 If there is a requirement to consult following the official DSG Allocation, then it would be the intention of the Authority to consult with schools in early January 2021 via an online survey and present the results and options to forum at the January 2021 meeting. Schools’ forum will be asked to recommend the funding formula to Cabinet at the January meeting, and the final budgets will be published and presented to Schools’ Forum at the February 2021 meeting. 1.7 The uplifted National Funding Formula factors for 2021-2022 are shown as Appendix 1 and a comparison of the funding per school for 2021-2022 and 2020-2021 is shown as Appendix 2. It must be noted that this is based on the ESFA’s current APT model which uses census data from October 2019. 2.0 High Needs Block Provisional Allocation 2021-2022 2.1 The total High Needs Block provisional settlement for the City of Wolverhampton Council for 2021-2022 was published in July 2020 is £46,641,863, which is a provisional increase of £4,935,965 when comparing to the allocation for 2020-2021. Work has begun to determine a 2021-2022 High Needs Block budget, in conjunction with the School’s Forum High Needs Sub-Group, and the final budget will be presented to Forum for approval at the February meeting. 2.2 After academies recoupment, the allocation to the Council is £41,255,627 as shown in the table below. NFF Provisional Allocation 2021- 2022 Breakdown of High Needs Block Allocation for 2021-2022 (£) High Needs Block Provisional Allocation 46,641,863 Deduct Academies Recoupment (5,386,236) High Needs Block DSG Allocation following recoupment 41,255,627 Deduct overspend from previous year 0 Total DSG Allocation after recoupment & previous year overspend £41,255,627 3.0 Central School Services Block Allocation 3.1 The Central School Services Block provisional settlement for the City of Wolverhampton Council for 2021-2022 published in July 2020 is £1,904,826, which is a provisional decrease of £37,595 when comparing to the allocation for 2020-2021. A report will be presented to School’s Forum at the February meeting with a proposed CSSB budget to agree. 4.0 Growth Fund 4.1 The required budget for growth funding in 2021-2022 has been estimated to be £2.0 million. The Council will be notified of the allocation in December and this will be discussed with forum at the January meeting. APPENDIX 1 City of Wolverhampton National Funding Formula factors for 2021-2022 CWC CWC National recommended recommended National Funding rates rates Funding Funding Formula 2021-2022 2020-2021 Factor Formula 2021- (with Area (with Area 2020-2021 2022 Cost Cost Adjustments) Adjustment) Age- Primary 3,123.00 3,133.52 2,857.00 2,866.63 Basic Weighted entitlement Pupil Unit Secondary: KS3 4,404.00 4,418.84 4,018.00 4,031.54 (AWPU) Secondary: KS4 4,963.00 4,979.73 4,561.00 4,576.37 Needs Led Factors Free School Deprivation Meals Primary FSM 460.00 461.55 450.00 451.52 Secondary FSM 460.00 461.55 Ever6 FSM: Primary 575.00 576.94 560.00 561.89 Through a Ever6 FSM: combination of Secondary 840.00 842.83 815.00 817.75 FSM and IDACI IDACI Band Bands F Primary 215.00 215.72 210.00 210.71 Secondary 310.00 311.04 300.00 301.01 IDACI Band E Primary 260.00 260.88 250.00 250.84 Secondary 415.00 416.40 405.00 406.36 IDACI Band D Primary 410.00 411.38 375.00 376.26 Secondary 580.00 581.95 535.00 536.80 IDACI Band C Primary 445.00 446.50 405.00 406.36 Secondary 630.00 632.12 580.00 581.95 IDACI Band B Primary 475.00 476.60 435.00 436.47 Secondary 680.00 682.29 625.00 627.11 IDACI Band A Primary 620.00 622.09 600.00 602.02 Secondary 865.00 867.92 840.00 842.83 CWC National recommended CWC Funding rates National recommended Funding Funding rates Formula 2021-2022 Factor Formula 2020-2021 2021- (with Area 2020-2021 (with Area Cost 2022 Cost Adjustment) Adjustments) Low Prior Primary 1,095.00 1,098.69 1,065.00 1,068.59 Attainment Secondary 1,660.00 1,665.59 1,610.00 1,615.43 Pupils with Primary a first 550.00 551.85 535.00 536.80 language English As an other than Additional English Language (EAL) attract Secondary funding for 1,485.00 1,490.00 1,440.00 1,444.85 up to 3 years Counts pupils Primary entering a 900.00 903.03 875.00 877.95 school during the last 3 Pupil Mobility academic years but Secondary did not 1,290.00 1,294.35 1,250.00 1,254.21 start in August or September) School/ Premises Led Factors Schools located in Primary areas - where Sparsity pupils have to travel; Secondary or small schools - Primary 117,800.00 118,196.99 114,400.00 114,785.53 Lump Sum Secondary 117,800.00 118,196.99 APPENDIX 2 Indicative Funding per School 2021-2022 and comparison with allocations for 2020-2021 NFF per pupil 2021-22 Pupil funding used Numbers for the (Based on minimum per Census data pupil funding Indicative NFF from October allocation funding for NFF funding School Name Phase 2019) 2021-22 2021-22 for 2020-21 Bantock Primary School Primary 398.0 £5,156 £2,077,791 £1,827,433 Berrybrook Primary School Primary 211.0 £5,244 £1,106,435 £1,067,286 Bilston Church of England Primary Primary 416.0 £4,933 £2,095,458 £1,994,667 School Bushbury Hill Primary School Primary 272.0 £5,187 £1,447,365 £1,329,357 Bushbury Lane Academy Primary 196.0 £5,339 £1,046,429 £974,607 Castlecroft Primary School Primary 221.0 £4,323 £972,285 £898,954 Christ Church (C of E) Infant and Primary 174.0 £4,284 £756,772 £712,306 Nursery Christ Church (C of E) Junior Primary 236.0 £4,262 £1,022,818 £979,100 School Claregate Primary School Primary 386.0 £4,209 £1,663,987 £1,598,889 Corpus Christi Catholic Primary Primary 196.0 £4,811 £943,033 £858,937 Academy Deyncourt Primary School Primary 314.0 £4,293 £1,348,113 £1,237,268 Dovecotes Primary School Primary 267.0 £5,131 £1,401,352 £1,272,928 Dunstall Hill Primary School Primary 401.0 £5,058 £2,061,830 £1,780,518 East Park Academy Primary 594.0 £4,611 £2,739,177 £2,610,282 Eastfield Primary School Primary 405.0 £4,928 £2,078,628 £2,030,297 Edward the Elder Primary School Primary 216.0 £4,841 £1,056,769 £978,212 Elston Hall Primary School Primary 632.0 £4,253 £2,687,962 £2,497,119 Fallings Park Primary School Primary 600.0 £4,846 £2,959,792 £2,658,059 Field View Primary School Primary 413.0 £5,030 £2,105,078 £2,010,695 Goldthorn Park Primary School Primary 403.0 £4,552 £1,873,955 £1,826,835 Graiseley Primary School Primary 209.0 £5,280 £1,127,587 £1,047,209 Grove Primary