[NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED] Schools' Forum Meeting Monday, 25 February 2019

Dear All,

SCHOOLS' FORUM - MONDAY, 25TH FEBRUARY, 2019

I am now able to enclose, for consideration at next Monday, 25th February, 2019 meeting of the Schools' Forum, the following reports that were unavailable when the agenda was printed.

Agenda No Item

8 Schools Funding Block 2019 (Pages 1 - 8)

[To approve the proposed allocations for Schools Funding Block]

9 High Needs Block Funding 2019 (Pages 9 - 14)

[To approve the allocations for High Needs Block Funding]

10 Early Years Funding Block 2019 (Pages 15 - 18)

[To approve the funding allocations for Early Years Funding Block]

11 Central Services Block 2019 (Pages 19 - 24)

[To approve the funding allocations for the Central Services Block]

If you have any queries about this meeting, please contact the democratic support team: Contact Shelley Humphries Tel 01902 554070 Email shelley.humphries@wolverhampton.gov.uk Address Democratic Support, Civic Centre, 1st floor, St Peter’s Square, Wolverhampton WV1 1SH

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City of Wolverhampton Council

SCHOOLS’ FORUM

Date 25 February 2019

Report title Schools Funding Block 2019-2020

Contact Officer Debra Boniface

Telephone number 01902 557975

Summary This report provides an update of the Schools Block of the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) 2019-2020, following Forum agreement to apply the local funding formula, in accordance with the guidance issued by the Education and Skills Funding Agency.

Decisions Members of the Schools’ Forum are asked to:

1. Note the individual schools’ budget settlement for 2019-2020

Schedule of Background Papers School Forum reports: January 2019, October and December 2018 Dedicated Schools Grant allocation tables: 2019 to 2020 (www.gov.uk) Schools Revenue Funding 2019 to 2020: Operational guide – December 2018

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1.0 Background

1.1 On 19 December 2018, the Department for Education made annual announcements regarding school funding for 2019-2020. The table below details the City of Wolverhampton’s initial DSG allocation for 2019-2020, as set out in the following blocks:

Details £m Basis of calculations Schools Block 191.215 £4,150.26 per primary pupil £5,544.87 per secondary pupil Central School Services Block 2.033 £32.46 per pupil plus an adjustment for historic commitments High Needs Block (Provisional) 35.976 Early Years Block 19.070 Total 237.464

1.2 This report considers the allocation of the Schools Block for Wolverhampton in 2019- 2020 and presents the schools budgets for ratification.

1.3 At Schools’ Forum in October 2018, it was agreed that City of Wolverhampton Council would move closer towards the National Funding Formula (NFF) with 2019-2020 being a transitional year, with minor adaptations to the NFF, to create a revised local funding formula.

2.0 Schools’ Block Funding

2.1 In December 2018, Schools Forum agreed to transfer 0.5% of the Schools Block to High Needs Block to assist in reducing the increasing demands on the historical overspend in this area, and to retain a growth fund, utilising the residual funds after applying the agreed formula rates.

2.2 The initial formula was submitted to the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) in January 2019, and, following some adjustments advised by the ESFA, the applied cap rate has been increased.

Factor Original Revised Rate Final Approved (January Rate 2019) Minimum Funding Guarantee 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% (MFG)

Funding Cap 1.5% 2.92% 3.02%

Movement from the Schools 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% Block to the High Needs Block Total Funds Distributed to £182,223,037 £188,624,583 £188,583,992 Schools through formula Available for Growth Fund £1,579,324 £1,634,359 £1,674,950

Total Distributed to Schools £183,802,361 £190,258,942 £190,258,942 through formula and growth Fund

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2.3 Application of these agreements resulted in £188.58 million to be distributed through the funding formula, as illustrated in the following table. Appendix 1 provides a detailed level allocation of this settlement figure.

2019-2020 DEDICATED SCHOOLS GRANT allocation SCHOOLS' BLOCK £million 2019-2020 Schools Block Allocation 191.22 2019-2020 Transfer to High Needs Block (0.5%) - 0.96 2019-2020 Deduction for Growth Fund Allocation - 1.67 2019-2020 Schools Block for funding formula 188.58

De-delegation Support to underperforming ethnic minority groups and - 0.12 bilingual learners

Education functions Ongoing duties for mainained schools - 0.41

Academy Recoupment - 124.11 - 124.64 FUNDING FORMULA ALLOCATIONS Primary Maintained Schools - 50.54 Secondary Maintained Schools - 13.40 - 63.94

TOTAL SCHOOLS BLOCK - 188.58

Page 3 This page is intentionally left blank Schools' Forum Sensitivity: NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED # Schools Block DSG 2019-2020 25 February 2019 Appendix 1 2018-19 School Budget Share 2019-2020 School Budget Share 18-19 Post MFG De-delegation Education Post De-delegation 18-19 Post MFG De-delegation Education Post De-delegation Budget functions for and Education Budget functions for and Education FTE Pupil Places FTE Pupil Places School Name maintained functions budget maintained functions budget October 2017 October 2018 schools schools £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Colton Hills Community School 4,601,246 - 7,508 - 20,722 4,573,016 797 4,936,811 - 7,323 - 23,852 4,905,636 834 St Matthias School 4,463,383 - 5,831 - 16,094 4,441,458 619 5,312,674 - 6,532 - 21,278 5,284,863 744 The King's Church of England School 3,282,107 - 5,614 - 15,496 3,260,997 596 3,229,862 - 4,996 - 16,273 3,208,593 569

Maintained Secondary School Total 12,346,736 - 18,953 - 52,312 12,275,471 2,012 13,479,347 - 18,851 - 61,404 13,399,092 2,147

Bantock Primary School 1,580,469 - 3,598 - 9,932 1,566,938 382 1,583,544 - 3,240 - 10,553 1,569,750 369 Bilston Church of England Primary School 1,698,159 - 3,608 - 9,958 1,684,593 383 1,890,355 - 3,688 - 12,012 1,874,655 420 Bushbury Hill Primary School 1,347,820 - 2,534 - 6,994 1,338,292 269 1,336,860 - 2,344 - 7,636 1,326,880 267 Castlecroft Primary School 812,990 - 2,082 - 5,746 805,162 221 833,096 - 1,923 - 6,263 824,909 219 Claregate Primary School 1,367,833 - 3,693 - 10,192 1,353,949 392 1,415,236 - 3,468 - 11,297 1,400,471 395 Dovecotes Primary School 1,149,715 - 2,430 - 6,708 1,140,576 258 1,192,646 - 2,265 - 7,379 1,183,002 258 Eastfield Primary School 1,823,549 - 3,589 - 9,906 1,810,054 381 2,005,428 - 3,670 - 11,955 1,989,803 418 Fallings Park Primary School 2,545,386 - 5,200 - 14,352 2,525,834 552 2,625,617 - 5,022 - 16,359 2,604,236 572 Graiseley Primary School 1,055,402 - 2,006 - 5,538 1,047,858 213 1,025,399 - 1,791 - 5,834 1,017,774 204 Holy Trinity Catholic Primary School 1,032,208 - 2,129 - 5,876 1,024,203 226 1,022,375 - 1,949 - 6,349 1,014,077 222 Lanesfield Primary School 1,338,498 - 3,118 - 8,606 1,326,774 331 1,382,087 - 2,924 - 9,524 1,369,639 333

Long Knowle 5 Page Primary School 846,303 - 1,959 - 5,408 838,936 208 847,091 - 1,774 - 5,777 839,540 202 Loxdale Primary School 1,168,136 - 2,543 - 7,020 1,158,573 270 1,291,137 - 2,590 - 8,437 1,280,110 295 Merridale Primary School 887,540 - 2,006 - 5,538 879,996 213 917,368 - 1,861 - 6,063 909,443 212 Oak Meadow Primary School 1,576,589 - 3,890 - 10,738 1,561,960 413 1,605,787 - 3,652 - 11,898 1,590,237 416 Rakegate Primary School 1,691,718 - 3,890 - 10,738 1,677,090 413 1,738,944 - 3,626 - 11,812 1,723,506 413 Spring Vale Primary School 907,157 - 2,016 - 5,564 899,577 214 989,572 - 2,019 - 6,578 980,975 230 Springdale Primary School (Former Springdale Infants) 1,630,753 - 4,145 - 11,440 1,615,168 440 1,523,473 - 3,670 - 11,955 1,507,848 418 St Andrew's Church of England Primary School 1,754,741 - 3,693 - 10,192 1,740,856 392 1,910,040 - 3,644 - 11,869 1,894,528 415 St Anthony's Catholic Primary School 1,159,407 - 2,930 - 8,086 1,148,391 311 1,191,099 - 2,731 - 8,895 1,179,474 311 St Luke's Church of England Aided Primary School 1,726,106 - 4,004 - 11,050 1,711,053 425 1,778,830 - 3,740 - 12,184 1,762,906 426 St Michael's Church of England Aided Primary School 799,501 - 1,875 - 5,174 792,452 199 856,018 - 1,835 - 5,977 848,206 209 St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Wednesfield 792,767 - 1,846 - 5,096 785,825 196 813,387 - 1,721 - 5,606 806,060 196 St Paul's Church of England Aided Primary School 805,038 - 1,931 - 5,330 797,777 205 826,029 - 1,800 - 5,863 818,366 205 Stow Heath Primary 1,807,148 - 3,947 - 10,894 1,792,307 419 1,812,038 - 3,670 - 11,955 1,796,414 418 Stowlawn Primary 1,113,837 - 2,261 - 6,240 1,105,336 240 1,159,859 - 2,195 - 7,150 1,150,514 250 Trinity Church of England Primary School 2,219,832 - 5,002 - 13,806 2,201,024 531 2,506,382 - 4,996 - 16,273 2,485,113 569 Warstones Primary School 1,451,298 - 3,825 - 10,556 1,436,917 406 1,491,076 - 3,538 - 11,526 1,476,012 403 West Park Primary School 1,256,122 - 2,704 - 7,462 1,245,956 287 1,251,062 - 2,423 - 7,894 1,240,745 276 Whitgreave Primary (Former Juniors) School 1,190,937 - 2,223 - 6,136 1,182,578 236 2,088,355 - 3,635 - 11,840 2,072,880 414 Whitgreave Primary (Former Infants) School 920,532 - 1,649 - 4,550 914,333 175 Wilkinson Primary 1,677,061 - 3,938 - 10,868 1,662,255 418 1,729,566 - 3,705 - 12,069 1,713,792 422 Wodensfield Primary School 1,543,118 - 3,975 - 10,972 1,528,171 422 1,595,357 - 3,696 - 12,041 1,579,620 421 Wood End Primary School 803,760 - 1,941 - 5,356 796,463 206 835,358 - 1,853 - 6,035 827,471 211

Maintained Primary School Total 45,481,433 - 102,179 - 282,022 45,097,232 10,847 47,070,473 - 96,659 - 314,857 46,658,957 11,009 Schools' Forum Sensitivity: NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED # Schools Block DSG 2019-2020 25 February 2019 Appendix 1 2018-19 School Budget Share 2019-2020 School Budget Share 18-19 Post MFG De-delegation Education Post De-delegation 18-19 Post MFG De-delegation Education Post De-delegation Budget functions for and Education Budget functions for and Education FTE Pupil Places FTE Pupil Places School Name maintained functions budget maintained functions budget October 2017 October 2018 schools schools £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £

Christ Church (Church of England) Junior School 852,476 - 2,261 - 6,240 843,975 240 890,737 - 2,134 - 6,950 881,654 243 Uplands Junior School 1,263,334 - 3,533 - 9,750 1,250,051 375 1,369,671 - 3,363 - 10,954 1,355,355 383

Maintained Infant School Total 2,115,809 - 5,793 - 15,990 2,094,026 615 2,260,408 - 5,496 - 17,904 2,237,008 626

Christ Church (Church of England) Infant and Nursery School 665,104 - 1,667 - 4,602 658,834 177 683,221 - 1,545 - 5,034 676,643 176 Westacre Infants School 948,768 - 2,496 - 6,890 939,381 265 977,356 - 2,318 - 7,550 967,488 264

Maintained Junior School Total 1,613,871 - 4,164 - 11,492 1,598,216 442 1,660,578 - 3,863 - 12,584 1,644,131 440

Maintained School Total 61,557,849 - 131,089 - 361,816 61,064,945 13,916 64,470,806 - 124,869 - 406,749 63,939,188 14,222 Page 6 Page Schools' Forum Sensitivity: NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED # Schools Block DSG 2019-2020 25 February 2019 Appendix 1 2018-19 School Budget Share 2019-2020 School Budget Share 18-19 Post MFG De-delegation Education Post De-delegation 18-19 Post MFG De-delegation Education Post De-delegation Budget functions for and Education Budget functions for and Education FTE Pupil Places FTE Pupil Places School Name maintained functions budget maintained functions budget October 2017 October 2018 schools schools £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £

Aldersley High School 4,339,708 - - 4,339,708 750 4,900,006 - - 4,900,006 845 Coppice Performing Arts School 4,283,365 - 8,205 - 22,646 4,252,514 871 4,240,129 - - 4,240,129 880 Heath Park School 6,134,459 - - 6,134,459 987 6,302,629 - - 6,302,629 990 Highfields School 7,634,530 - - 7,634,530 1,241 7,984,658 - - 7,984,658 1,263 Moreton School 4,299,816 - - 4,299,816 629 4,714,293 - - 4,714,293 665 Moseley Park 4,842,144 - - 4,842,144 840 5,177,674 - - 5,177,674 897 Ormiston NEW Academy (Former North East Wolverhampton Academy) 3,781,955 - - 3,781,955 610 3,902,804 - - 3,902,804 627 Ormiston SWB Academy (Former South Wolverhampton and Bilston Academy) 5,931,515 - - 5,931,515 992 6,117,017 - - 6,117,017 1,021 Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy 4,419,960 - - 4,419,960 764 4,695,697 - - 4,695,697 809 Smestow School 3,763,175 - - 3,763,175 758 3,897,959 - - 3,897,959 763 St Edmund's Catholic Academy 3,964,811 - - 3,964,811 745 4,294,586 - - 4,294,586 798 St Peter's Collegiate Church of England School 4,277,343 - - 4,277,343 891 4,667,936 - - 4,667,936 952 The Khalsa Academy 2,218,946 - - 2,218,946 325 2,733,129 - - 2,733,129 526 Wednesfield High Specialist Engineering Academy 3,968,801 - - 3,968,801 745 3,998,981 - - 3,998,981 744 West Midlands Construction UTC 915,929 - - 915,929 129 762,941 - - 762,941 100

Wolverhampton 7 Page Girls' High School 3,232,742 - - 3,232,742 656 3,433,158 - - 3,433,158 695

Academy Secondary School Total 68,009,200 - 8,205 - 22,646 67,978,349 11,933 71,823,596 - - 71,823,596 12,575

Woodfield Infant School 855,413 - - 855,413 231 907,091 - - 907,091 231

Academy Infant School Total 855,413 - - 855,413 231 907,091 - - 907,091 231

Woodfield Junior School 1,219,234 - - 1,219,234 354 1,278,714 - - 1,278,714 349

Academy Junior School Total 1,219,234 - - 1,219,234 354 1,278,714 - - 1,278,714 349

The Royal (Free School) (opened 2.9.16) 4,357,820 - - 4,357,820 1,020 4,662,067 - - 4,662,067 1,082 Schools' Forum Sensitivity: NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED # Schools Block DSG 2019-2020 25 February 2019 Appendix 1 2018-19 School Budget Share 2019-2020 School Budget Share 18-19 Post MFG De-delegation Education Post De-delegation 18-19 Post MFG De-delegation Education Post De-delegation Budget functions for and Education Budget functions for and Education FTE Pupil Places FTE Pupil Places School Name maintained functions budget maintained functions budget October 2017 October 2018 schools schools £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £

Academy/ Free School - All through Total 4,357,820 - - 4,357,820 1,020 4,662,067 - - 4,662,067 1,082

Berrybrook Primary School 996,392 - - 996,392 205 1,045,485 - - 1,045,485 215 Bushbury Lane Academy(Former Oxley Primary) 945,636 - - 945,636 197 942,581 - - 942,581 195 Corpus Christi Catholic Primary Academy 767,432 - - 767,432 199 774,032 - - 774,032 195 Deyncourt Primary School 1,162,989 - 2,986 - 8,242 1,151,761 317 1,156,521 - - 1,156,521 312 Dunstall Hill Primary School 1,543,084 - - 1,543,084 344 1,702,317 - - 1,702,317 365 East Park Academy 2,513,300 - - 2,513,300 632 2,479,450 - - 2,479,450 604 Edward the Elder Primary School 917,022 - - 917,022 209 944,354 - - 944,354 211 Elston Hall Primary School 2,401,238 - - 2,401,238 631 2,405,436 - - 2,405,436 628 Field View Primary School 1,943,881 - - 1,943,881 414 1,969,091 - - 1,969,091 417 Goldthorn Park Primary School 1,411,503 - - 1,411,503 383 1,644,668 - - 1,644,668 417 Grove Primary Academy 1,799,843 - - 1,799,843 387 1,817,892 - - 1,817,892 389 Hill Avenue Academy 1,075,888 - - 1,075,888 284 1,063,162 - - 1,063,162 272 Holy Rosary Catholic Primary Academy 928,291 - - 928,291 192 957,189 - - 957,189 197 Manor Primary School 1,685,473 - - 1,685,473 509 1,884,481 - - 1,884,481 537 Nishkam Primary School Wolverhampton 1,039,675 - - 1,039,675 216 1,327,984 - - 1,327,984 320

Northwood 8 Page Park Primary School 2,491,787 - - 2,491,787 593 2,545,866 - - 2,545,866 603 Palmers Cross Primary School 859,273 - - 859,273 203 870,337 - - 870,337 200 Parkfield Primary School 944,840 - - 944,840 208 998,061 - - 998,061 213 Perry Hall Primary School 1,396,537 - - 1,396,537 411 1,458,997 - - 1,458,997 415 SS Mary and John's Catholic Primary Academy 997,115 - - 997,115 210 981,258 - - 981,258 205 SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary Academy 876,803 - - 876,803 196 872,937 - - 872,937 189 St Alban's Church of England Primary School 719,026 - 1,611 - 4,446 712,969 171 730,872 - - 730,872 175 St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School 1,154,176 - - 1,154,176 348 1,207,818 - - 1,207,818 344 St Jude's Church of England Primary Academy 1,546,784 - - 1,546,784 395 1,673,069 - - 1,673,069 418 St Martin's Church of England Primary School 1,030,777 - - 1,030,777 238 1,087,582 - - 1,087,582 245 St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Wolverhampton 1,680,608 - - 1,680,608 386 1,816,964 - - 1,816,964 413 St Michael's Catholic Primary Academy and Nursery 749,761 - - 749,761 203 781,698 - - 781,698 207 St Stephen's Church of England Primary School 1,022,671 - - 1,022,671 210 1,058,749 - - 1,058,749 212 St Teresa's Catholic Primary Academy 920,096 - - 920,096 208 897,337 - - 897,337 196 St Thomas' Church of England Primary School 728,370 - 1,846 - 5,096 721,428 196 742,362 - - 742,362 200 Villiers Primary School 2,269,444 - 5,247 - 14,482 2,249,715 557 2,241,728 - - 2,241,728 560 Woden Primary School 1,947,170 - - 1,947,170 411 1,991,398 - - 1,991,398 418 Woodthorne Primary 1,412,958 - 3,815 - 10,530 1,398,613 405 1,370,043 - - 1,370,043 389

Academy Primary School Total 43,879,841 - 15,505 - 42,796 43,821,540 10,668 45,441,718 - - 45,441,718 10,876

Academy School Total 118,321,508 - 23,710 - 65,442 118,232,355 24,206 124,113,186 - - 124,113,186 25,113

Primary Sector Total 95,165,601 - 127,641 - 352,300 94,685,660 23,157 98,618,983 - 106,019 - 345,345 98,167,619 23,531

Secondary Sector Total 80,355,936 - 27,158 - 74,958 80,253,820 13,945 85,302,943 - 18,851 - 61,404 85,222,688 14,722

All-through Sector Total 4,357,820 - - 4,357,820 1,020 4,662,067 - - 4,662,067 1,082 Primary and Secondary Schools Total 179,879,357 - 154,799 - 427,258 179,297,300 38,122 188,583,992 - 124,869 - 406,749 188,052,374 39,335 Agenda Item 9

City of Wolverhampton Council

SCHOOLS’ FORUM

Date 25 February 2019

Report title High Needs Block Funding 2019-2020

Contact Officer Debra Boniface

Telephone number 01902 557975

Summary This report provides an update on the High Needs block of the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) 2019-2020 and seeks approval to allocate the funding in accordance with the guidance issued by the Education and Skills Funding Agency.

Decisions Members of the Schools Forum are asked to:

1. Note the anticipated settlement for 2019-2020.

2. Note the areas of overspend on the DSG High Needs Block in 2018-2019 that will be treated as the first call on the 2019-2020 allocation, as approved by Schools Forum in January 2018.

3. Approve the allocation of High Needs expenditure for 2019-2020 (Appendix 1).

4. Approve the revised matrix bands for 2019-2020 (Appendix 2).

5. Approve a total per place contribution for maintained PRUs and Special Schools to support the delivery of local authority retained education functions previously funded by Education Services Grant.

Schedule of Background Papers School Forum reports: January 2019, October and December 2018 Dedicated Schools Grant allocation tables: 2019 to 2020 (www.gov.uk) High Needs Funding 2019 to 2020: Operational guide – September 2018

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1.0 Background

1.1 On 19 December 2018, the Department for Education made annual announcements regarding school funding for 2019-2020. The table below details the City of Wolverhampton’s initial DSG allocation for 2018-2019, as set out in the following blocks:

Details £million Basis of calculations

Schools Block 191.215 £4,100.67 per primary pupil £5,493.24 per secondary pupil Central School Services Block 2.033 £31.77 per pupil plus an adjustment for historic commitments High Needs Block (Provisional) 35.976 Early Years Block 19.070 Total 248.294

1.2 This report considers the provisional allocation of the High Needs Block for Wolverhampton in 2019-2020 and presents the expenditure for forum approval.

2.0 High Needs Block Funding

2.1 The high needs funding system supports provision for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) from their early years to age 25, in line with statutory duties under the Children and Families Act 2014. The High Needs Block Provisional settlement of £35.98 million has been calculated for the City of Wolverhampton as follows:

Pupil Count Unit Rate Total

£ £million Actual Allocations 31.548 Area Cost Adjustment 883 4,020.32 3.550 Provisional Import Adjustment 41 6,000 0.25 Additional High Needs 0.632 Funding Provisional Total 35.976

2.2 The following sections detail the allocation of High Needs Block expenditure for 2019- 2020. Schools’ Forum approval is sought to allocate the High Needs Block as detailed in Appendix 1.

3.0 Prior year commitments from 2018-2019

3.1 At its meeting of January 2019, Schools’ Forum approved the borrowing forward of £0.4 million from the 2019-2020 DSG allocation to meet 2018-2019 in year pressures within the High Needs Block.

3.2 Furthermore at Schools Forum in December 2018 it was agreed that 0.5% of funding allocation would be transferred from the Schools’ Block to the High Needs Block. It is hoped that this additional funding, along with an increase in the 2019-2020 grant will go some way to meet the budget pressure in 2019-2020 and prevent the need to continually borrow forward.

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4.0 Funding High Needs Provision in Mainstream Schools

4.1 The funding framework for mainstream schools with units for high needs pupils (Resource Bases) changed in 2018-2019. The per pupil funding through the delegated budget will now be £6,000 plus the Age-Weighted Pupil Unit (AWPU) calculated in the local funding formula per agreed place that is occupied. The former rate of £10,000 will continue to be paid for unoccupied places. Schools will continue to receive top up payments from the Local Authority for each occupied place, based on pupils assessed needs.

4.2 The funding for maintained Pupil Referral Units and Special Schools remains unchanged at £10,000 per agreed pupil place funding, plus top ups based on pupils assessed needs.

5.0 Matrix (Top Up) Funding

5.1 The High Needs Review Group are undertaking a review of the banding matrix as an assessment of individual pupil needs. This is a lengthy process, at its early stages, so cannot be implemented for 2019-2020. In recognition of the fact that there has been no increase to the funding of High Needs settings in recent years, an interim increase of 5% on the current matrix banding is proposed. The revised matrix is illustrated in Appendix 2.

6.0 Settings with High incidence of SEN

6.1 As in previous years, the Local Authority will retain funding to support schools that have a higher than average number of pupils with SEND. It is proposed that the criteria for support used previously be maintained for the 2019-2020 allocation.

6.2 In order for a school to be eligible for support from this fund they will need to satisfy two criteria.

Low Prior Attainment : The percentage of pupils attracting LPA within the school is more than 10% below the average for that sector. Deprivation : The percentage of pupils attracting deprivation within the school is more than 10% below the average for that sector Statements more than : Where the numbers of Low Incidence High Cost £6,000 (LIHC) pupils is more than 5.0% above the average for the sector.

7.0 Education Functions

7.1 For 2019-2020, the rate of funding received through the CSSB is £32.46 per pupil and maintained primary and secondary schools have been asked to make an additional contribution at a rate of £28.60 per pupil (85% of the funding shortfall). This was agreed at January 2019 Schools Forum.

7.2 In January 2019, Schools Forum were notified of the differential rates that had historically been applied for special schools and PRUs, calculated on a per place basis. The multipliers are recommended by ESFA as 3.75 for PRUs and 4.25 for special schools. This therefore results in a total per place contribution of £107.25 for PRUs and £121.55 for Special Schools.

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Appendix 1

2019-2020 Indicative Allocation of High Needs Block

DEDICATED SCHOOLS GRANT 2019-20 allocation HIGH NEEDS BLOCK £million 2019-20 High Needs Block Allocation £35.98 2019-20 Transfer from Schools Block (0.44%) £0.96 Prior Commitments Out of City placements -£0.40 2019-20 High Needs Block for funding formula £36.53

LA Funding ESFA Funding Total £ million £ million £ million Place funding £7.00 £4.97 £11.97 Top Up Funding £9.00 £9.00 Hospital/ Home Funding £0.81 £0.81 Outreach £0.75 £0.75 Additionality £0.73 £0.73 Out of City - Independent £2.70 £2.70 Out of City – Alternative Provision £0.75 £0.75 Out of City – Local Authorities £0.35 £0.35 Alternative Provision £0.70 £0.70 High Incidence SEN Funding £0.14 £0.14 Mainstream (Non Resource Unit) Top Ups £2.00 £2.00 SEN Assessment and Development £0.93 £0.93 SEN Sensory £0.56 £0.56 SEN Early Years £0.77 £0.77 Post 16 Top Up £1.50 £1.50 PFI - Pennfields £0.25 £0.25 Additional Nursey & Reception SEND Provision £0.31 £0.31 Transfer re Post 16 (19-25) funding £1.62 £1.62 SEND Management and Commissioining £0.20 £0.20 Contribution to EPP £0.50 £0.50 TOTAL HIGH NEEDS BLOCK £29.94 £6.59 £36.53

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Appendix 2 2019-2020 Matrix Band Unit Rates

2019-2020 Unit Rates Special School Matrix Places Top Up A A B C D E

Speech, Language Speech, Language Cognition and Physical (Including Band & Communication & Communication SEMH Sensory Learning Residential) Broadmeadow Other

2 £11,414 £7,476 £374 £6,485 £8,058 £10,386 3 £14,643 £10,705 £2,850 £11,306 £11,306 £13,522 4 £20,900 £16,963 £8,598 £17,563 £17,563 £16,795

Resource Base Matrix Places Top Up (Pro-rated for Part time places in Early Years) A B C D E

Speech, Language Cognition and Band SEMH Sensory Physical & Communication Learning

2 £2,439 £1,415 £2,624 £1,620 3 £5,652 £3,465 £5,856 £4,741 4 £11,878 £5,402 £5,255 £12,081 £7,997

PRU Places Top Up

Orchard Northern House Braybrook Midpoint Statemented Per Place £12,758 £12,758 £14,188 £12,758

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City of Wolverhampton Council

SCHOOLS’ FORUM

Date 25 February 2019

Report title Early Years Funding Block 2019-2020

Contact Officer Debra Boniface

Telephone number 01902 557975

Summary This report provides a summary of the Early Years funding block of the Dedicated Schools Grant, as illustrated in the Dedicated schools grant (DSG): 2019 to 2020 announcement made by the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) on 19 December 2018.

Decisions Members of the Schools’ Forum are asked to:

1. Agree to the local authority proposal to maintain the base hourly rates at the levels agreed for 2018-2019.

Schedule of background papers (If applicable) Schools revenue funding 2019 to 2020: Operational guide – December 2018 Schools and Early Years Finance Regulations 2018 Early years entitlements: Operational guide or local authorities and providers – June 2018 Dedicated Schools Grant allocation tables: 2019 to 2020 (www.gov.uk)

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1.0 Background

1.1 The Department for Education (DfE) introduced a National Funding Formula for Early Years (EYNFF) in 2017, and Schools Forum agreed to wholly adopt the formula from its onset.

1.2 The hourly rate applied to City of Wolverhampton Council remains at £4.68 per hour, of which £4.25 is a base rate distributed to providers; £0.35 is distributed through deprivation factors; and £0.08 is centrally retained for Special Educational Needs (SEN) Inclusion funding.

1.3 An additional supplement has been made available for maintained nursery schools by way of a specific grant, and this grant continues to be made available for 2019-2020.

2.0 Proposals for 2019-2020 hourly rates

2.1 Local Authorities are expected to “pass-through” 95% of the hourly rate funding to providers (an increase from 93% in 2017-2018). Using the rates set out in Paragraph 1.2, the Council are currently providing a pass-through rate of over 98%. Therefore, the same rates are proposed for 2019-2020, and members of forum are asked to approve these rates.

2.2 The following table sets out the indicative settlement figures for 2019-2020, and the intended distribution, based on the hourly rates: Base Rate £4.25 (Universal and additional 15 hours) SEN Inclusion Fund £0.08 Deprivation Funding £0.35 Two-year-old funding £5.24 Early Years Pupil Premium £0.53 (first 570 or Universal hours only) Maintained Nursery School Supplement £2.83 (Universal hours only)

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DEDICATED SCHOOLS GRANT 2019-2020 allocations EARLY YEARS' BLOCK (indicative) £million Universal entitlement for 3 & 4 year olds (*) 11.587 Additional 15 hours for eligible 3 & 4 year olds (*) 2.305 2 year olds funding (*) 3.912 Early Years Pupil Premium 0.245 Disability Access Fund 0.079 Maintained Nursery School Supplement 0.943 Total Early Years Block 19.070 * see footnote DISTRIBUTED TO PROVIDERS (INDICATIVE FIGURES) Distributed to settings at base rate £4.25 per hour 12.615 Deprivation Funding Distribution 1.039 Maintained Nursery School Supplement 0.943 2 year old funding - distributed to settings at £5.24 per hour 3.912 Early Years Pupil Premium 0.245

18.753 RETAINED CENTRALLY FOR DISTRIBUTION BASED ON ELIGIBILITY SEN Social Inclusion supplement 0.237 Disability Access Fund 0.079 0.316

TOTAL EARLY YEARS BLOCK 19.070

*2019 TO 2020 financial year early block allocations are initial, and based on Schools, Early Years and Alternative Provision census data January 2018. Allocations will be updated to reflect January 2019 and January 2020 census data.

*Estimated 2 and 4 years old child numbers for the additional 15 hours entitlement or eligible working parents will be updated with data from the Januay 2019 and January 2020 census data

2.3 In September 2017, additional funding was made available for a further 15 hours entitlement for parents of three and four-year-olds that met additional criteria. In 2019- 2020, this funding is available for the whole financial year. DfE guidance instructs that the additional hours be distributed at the same rate as the Universal settlement, so the distribution is included in the base rate of £4.25, but from 2019-2020, will be uplifted with the deprivation supplement, applicable to each setting

3.0 Disability Access Fund

3.1 Disability Access Fund (DAF) is distributed at a rate of £615 per eligible pupil. If a pupil attends more than one setting using their free entitlement, the parent must nominate the main setting to receive the supplement. If a pupil moves from one setting to another after the DAF has been paid, the new setting will not receive the grant for this pupil until the anniversary of the initial payment has been reached. There are no amendments to the distribution of this fund, as it is clearly defined by DfE and DWP eligibility criteria.

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4.0 Maintained Nursery School Supplementary Grant

4.1 In 2017-2018, the maintained nursery school (MNS) supplementary grant was paid to settings to match their 2016-2017 total allocation, and this grant continues to be available for 2019-2020.

4.2 The grant is awarded at £2.83 per pupil hour in maintained nursery settings, and it is distributed at the same rate.

5.0 SEN Inclusion Funds

5.1 Each Local Authority is required to have SEN Inclusion Funds for all three and four-year- olds with SEN who are taking up free entitlements, regardless of the number of hours taken. These funds are intended to support local authorities to work with providers to address the needs of individual children with SEN. This fund also supports local authorities to undertake their responsibilities to strategically commission SEN services as required under the Children and Families Act 2014.

5.2 SEN Inclusion funds are targeted at children with lower level or emerging SEN. Children with more complex needs and those in receipt of an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) continue to be eligible to receive funding via the high needs block of the DSG.

5.3 There is no proposal to amend the hourly rate of £0.08 retained in 2019-2020.

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City of Wolverhampton Council

SCHOOLS’ FORUM

Date 25 February 2019

Report title Central Services Block 2019-2020

Contact Officer Debra Boniface

Telephone number 01902 557975

Summary This report provides an update on the Central Schools Services block of the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) Services and seeks approval to a list of items that the Local Authority proposes to manage centrally on the behalf of schools and academies.

Decision Members of the Schools Forum are asked to:

1. Agree the individual lines of the proposed budget allocation of the Central Schools Services Block for 2019 - 2020.

Schedule of background papers School Forum reports: January 2019 Dedicated Schools Grant allocation tables: 2019 to 2020 (www.gov.uk) Schools Revenue Funding 2019 to 2020: Operational Guide – December 2018

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1.0 Introduction

1.1 The Department for Education (DfE) introduced a fourth block of funding within the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG): the Central School Services Block (CSSB). This will ensure local authorities can continue to carry out their important role in supporting the provision of excellent education for all children of compulsory school age. 1.2 CSSB will fund local authorities for the statutory duties that they hold for both maintained schools and academies. It brings together: - Funding for ongoing responsibilities such as admissions, previously top-sliced by each local authority from its Schools Block allocation as centrally retained duties element and Education Services Grant (ESG) services, and; - Residual funding for historic commitments, previously top-sliced by the local authority from the Schools Block as centrally retained element. 1.3 The policy document which sets out the background and principles of the new National Funding Formula for schools can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/648532/na tional_funding_formula_for_schools_and_high_needs-Policy_document.pdf 1.4 Further detail on schools funding arrangements for 2019-2020, along with the Operational Guidance, can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pre- 16-schools-funding-guidance-for-2019-to-2020

1.5 This paper covers arrangements for CSSB in 2019-2020. It sets out Wolverhampton City Council’s funding allocation and presents the planned expenditure for decision. 1.6 A number of these services are subject to a limitation of no new commitments or increases in expenditure from the previous year. Schools’ Forum approval or consultation is required each year to confirm the use of the CSSB.

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2.0 Central School Services Block

2019-2020 DEDICATED SCHOOLS GRANT allocation CENTRAL SCHOOL SERVICES BLOCK £m 2019-2020 CSSB Unit of Funding 32.46 2019-2020 CSSB pupils (headcount) 39,229 £m 2019-2020 CSSB funding for ongoing responsibilities 1.27 2019-2020 CSSB funding for historic commitments 0.76 TOTAL CSSB Funding for 2019-2020 2.03

ONGOING RESPONSIBILITIES School Admissions Costs of LA Coordinated admissions 369,000.00 Servicing of Schools Forum Funds the costs for the administration of school forum 26,000.00

Licences/ Subscriptions All licenses that schools need will now be contained in 200,000.00 this national agreement ESG Services Statutory and Regulatory Services 164,177.00 Education Welfare 270,000.00 Asset Management 182,000.00 MASH Officer Agreed funding of safeguarding officer within the Multi- 62,196.00 Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) 1,273,373.00 HISTORICAL COMMITMENTS Tri-Partied Funding Contribution towards the costs of funding 700,000.00 arrangements shared between Education, Social Care and Health for looked after children Termination of employment costs Support the costs of historical agreements, for 60,000.00 severance arrangements for staff as part of school rationalisation /re organisations. 760,000.00

TOTAL CENTRAL SCHOOL SERVICES BLOCK 2,033,373.00

2.1 The table above sets out the 2019-2020 DSG Central School Services Block received by Wolverhampton City Council. It also summarises a list of proposed budget allocations to be spent from CSSB for 2019-2020.

2.2 The detailed descriptions for ongoing responsibilities elements are set out in the table above. No increases have been made for 2019-2020, with the increased funding being allocated to support the introduction of a safeguarding officer to the Multi -Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH), as agreed by Schools’ Forum in January 2019. Schools Forum is asked to approve the budget allocations for the ongoing responsibilities totalling £1,273,373.

2.3 Copyright licensing - the DfE purchase a single national licence managed by the Department for all state funded schools in England, covering 10 individual licences which includes:

a. CLA (Copyright Licensing Agency) Based on two rates: 5 to 15 (£1.64) and 16+ (£3.97).

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b. SPML (School Printed Music Licence) Flat rate (£0.43), based on total number of pupils, 5 to 16+. c. NLA (Newspaper Licensing Agency) Flat rate (£0.0375), based on total number of pupils, 5 to 16+. d. ERA (Education Recording Agency) Based on two rates: Primary (£0.4095) and Secondary (£0.8645) Primary rate includes under-5s (this is reflected in the lower rate for the licence). Primary rate is also charged for special schools and PRUs/AP. Secondary rate is used for All Through schools. e. PVSL (Public Video Screening Licence – Filmbank Distribution Ltd.) Based on a single, flat rate per school (£110.26), including discount. f. MPLC (Motion Picture Licensing Company) Based on a single, flat rate per school (£72.06 for 2018 to 2019), including a 10% discount. g. PPL (Phonographic Performance Ltd.) Operates on a banding system according to the number of pupils in the school. Rate is £72.23 for 0-200 pupils, rising by £11.82 for every 50 additional pupils. h. PRS (Performing Right Society Ltd.) Operates on a banding system according to the number of pupils in the school. Rate is £78.29 for 0-200 pupils, rising by £12.40 for every 50 additional pupils. i. MCPS (Mechanical Copyright Protection Society Ltd.) Based on a single, flat rate per school (£222.55) j. CCLI (Christian Copyright Licensing International) Based on a simplified banding system according to size of school and whether primary/secondary, with varying discounts applied. There is no charge for nurseries. The charges per school are:

Number of pupils Primary Secondary Special 1 - 49 £46.02 £36.50 £14.10 50 - 99 £72.82 £56.50 £18.10 100 - 249 £128.10 £97.75 £26.35 250 - 499 £180.02 £136.50 £34.10 500 - 999 £236.97 £179.00 £42.60 1,000 - 1,499 £290.57 £219.00 £50.60 1,500 - 2,999 £359.25 £270.25 £60.85

2.4 ESG Services cover the retained duties element of the old Education Services Grant which Local Authorities (LA) used to part fund statutory services they provide to all schools including academies. These services include statutory and regulatory services such as preparation of the DSG budget, formulation of the local school funding formula and elements of the Director of Children’s Services’ time, Educational Welfare and asset management of the LA’s capital programme.

2.5 Historical commitments approved by the ESFA are for: a) Tri-partied budget of £700,000 is the contribution to the costs of funding arrangements shared between Education, Social care and Health for looked after children.

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b) Termination costs supporting the costs of historical agreements for severance costs for staff as part of the school rationalisation and re-organisation.

2.6 The DfE requires that Schools’ Forum approve the use of the CSSB for the purposes shown above.

3.0 Impact

The allocation of CSSB resources has a major impact on the Local Authority’s ability to deliver its desired outcomes for all Wolverhampton’s schools and as such has implications for all areas within the Education Service.

financial √ governance √ educational √ other directorates √

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