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Pupils: Undocumented Migrants

Asked by James McMurdockIndependentDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 5 December 2025UIN 95256

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of not holding data on the number of pupils with irregular immigration status on school funding allocations.

Answered by Georgia Gould

The schools national funding formula (NFF) allocates funding based on the characteristics of schools and their pupils. The immigration status of pupils has no impact on the funding allocated.

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