That:
The
local implementation of the National Funding Formula (NFF) for
2019/20 as set out in the consultation document and below, be
approved as follows;
(a)
The final school funding values be
agreed, subject to a minimum total funding per pupil of
£3,500 for primary schools and £4,800 for secondary
schools, including the adoption of the NFF sparsity taper, as
follows:
1.
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Basic
entitlement per pupil
|
Primary
|
£2,747
|
2.
|
Basic
entitlement per secondary pupil
|
Key
stage 3
|
£3,863
|
3.
|
Basic
entitlement per secondary pupil
|
Key
stage 4
|
£4,386
|
4.
|
Deprivation per free school meals
|
Primary
|
£440
|
5.
|
Deprivation per free school meals
|
Secondary
|
£440
|
6.
|
Deprivation per ever-6 free school meals
|
Primary
|
£540
|
7.
|
Deprivation per ever-6 free school meals
|
Secondary
|
£785
|
8.
|
Socio-economic deprivation Income Deprivation Affecting Children
Index
(IDACI)
|
9.
|
Band
A (3% of pupils)
|
Primary
|
£575
|
10.
|
|
Secondary
|
£810
|
11.
|
Band
B (8% of pupils)
|
Primary
|
£420
|
12.
|
|
Secondary
|
£600
|
13.
|
Band
C (7% of pupils)
|
Primary
|
£390
|
14.
|
|
Secondary
|
£560
|
15.
|
Band
D (8% of pupils)
|
Primary
|
£360
|
16.
|
|
Secondary
|
£515
|
17.
|
Band
E (9% of pupils)
|
Primary
|
£240
|
18.
|
|
Secondary
|
£390
|
19.
|
Band
F (10% of pupils)
|
Primary
|
£200
|
20.
|
|
Secondary
|
£290
|
21.
|
Band
G (55% of pupils)
|
Primary
|
£0
|
22.
|
|
Secondary
|
£0
|
23.
|
Low
prior attainment per pupil
|
Primary
|
£1,022
|
24.
|
Low
prior attainment per pupil
|
Secondary
|
£1,550
|
25.
|
Lump
Sum
|
Primary
|
£110,000
|
26.
|
Lump
Sum
|
Secondary
|
£110,000
|
27.
|
Primary sparsity, on a NFF taper basis, over 2 miles and less
than an average year group size of 21.4 pupils
|
|
£15,625
|
28.
|
Secondary sparsity, on a NFF taper basis, over 3 miles and less
than an average year group size of 120 pupils
|
|
£40,625
|
29.
|
English as additional language per primary pupil (year 1
basis)
|
|
£515
|
30.
|
English as additional language per secondary pupil (year 1
basis)
|
|
£1,385
|
31.
|
PFI
contract
|
|
£286,824
|
32.
|
Business rates
|
|
£1,224,807
|
33.
|
Exceptional premises factor (Eastnor)
|
|
£8,764
|
(b) the following additional
payments be agreed at a cost of £281k, as follows;
(i)
Funding of £10 per pupil additional to the
national funding formula as set out in (a) above be
recommended
(ii)
That the Minimum Funding Guarantee be set at 0.33% to
ensure those schools on the guarantee also receive the £10 per pupil additional funding as in
(b)(i) above be recommended
(iii)
The transfer of £112,000 equivalent to 0.12% of the total schools block to
the high needs block for 2019/20 to help fund the primary Special
Educational Needs (SEN) protection scheme and ensure the current
cap of £130 per pupil continues for 2019/20 be
recommended
(c) The additional funding within
the schools block of £197k be allocated as
follows;
(i)
An additional £5 per pupil for primary and high
schools and a further increase 0.17% in the MFG i.e. a total of the
maximum permitted 0.5%.
(ii)
An additional
£103,000, equivalent to a further 0.10%, be transferred to
the high needs block in support of the increase in special school
places
(d)
the protected funding level be adopted in order to pass through to
all schools the government’s 0.5% increase this year on
2017/18 baselines;
(e) The central school
services block be used to fund the former Education Services Grant
retained duties (£360k), national licences for schools
(£131k), Schools Forum (£12k) and admissions
(£132k – reduced by £10k) and the remaining
£56k is transferred to the high needs block for
2019/20;
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(f) For the early years
block:
(i)
There is no change in the early years funding formula
for providers in Herefordshire
(ii)
Central expenditure of £335k for early years
consultants and NEF payment costs be approved for 2019/20
(iii)
The pass through percentage to 3 and 4 year old
providers be approved at 97.5%
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