Question reference: S5W-26064
- Date lodged: 30 October 2019
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Current status: Answered by John Swinney on 31 October 2019
Question
To ask the Scottish Government when figures showing local authority and school level spend of Pupil Equity Funding in 2018-19 will be published.
Answer
Figures showing 2018-19 Pupil Equity Funding levels of spend, at both Local Authority and School level, were published on 31 October 2019 and are available to access here:- https://www.gov.scot/policies/schools/pupil-attainment/
With £122.258m Pupil Equity Funding allocated in 2018-19, alongside the £47.667m carry over from 2017-18, there was almost £170 million of PEF available for schools in 2018-19. £132,266m of this was spent across Scotland, which equates to 78% of available PEF, a significant increase from the £72.540m spent in 2017-18 which equated to 60%.
Cumulatively, over 2017-18 and 2018-19, £204.806m has been invested of the £242.466m (84%) allocated PEF across the two years, with £37.660m carried forward.