Isle of Wight school funding: Analysis of who will gain or lose under NFF

The second stage of a consultation for a change to the national funding formula for schools was launched by the Secretary of State for Education, Justine Greening MP, yesterday (Wednesday).

The new national funding formula seeks to address the “unfairness in the current, outdated system” to ensure that small, rural schools are funded as equally as those in urban areas.

Underperforming areas will gain
Justine Greening says,

“Schools serving large numbers of pupils who live in areas of deprivation but who are not eligible for free school meals – those whose families are just about managing – will benefit from our proposals.
“Schools in areas of sustained educational underperformance will also gain.”

Although Isle of Wight schools have seen some great improvements in the last four years (from a time when many had been placed in Special Measures), the Island still ranks near the bottom of the league tables for attainment, so according to Ms Greening’s comment above, should see some promising funding gains.

Secondary schools the winners
The figures provided relate to six of the Island’s secondary schools; Sandown Bay, Ryde Academy, Medina College, Cowes Enterprise College, Carisbrooke College and Christ the King College.

The IOW Studio School and Island Free School are not included yet, as they are still considered ‘new schools and filling up’.

Looking across the six schools the average increase in funding would be 3.34% (£161,333pa).

The biggest increase would go to Sandown Bay Academy (the largest pupil numbers), which could see an increase of 4.12% (£214,000), whilst the lowest increase would go to Christ the King College with 2.4% (£135,000).

School	Baseline funding	Illustrative NFF funding	% change	£ change
Carisbrooke College	£3,777,000	£3,881,000	2.75%	£104,000
Christ the King College	£5,615,000	£5,750,000	2.40%	£135,000
Cowes Enterprise College	£4,366,000	£4,509,000	3.28%	£143,000
Medina College	£5,467,000	£5,669,000	3.69%	£202,000
Ryde Academy	£4,452,000	£4,622,000	3.82%	£170,000
Sandown Bay	£5,199,000	£5,413,000	4.12%	£214,000

Many primary schools lose out
The picture is quite different for Isle of Wight primary schools though.

According to the preliminary illustrative figures presented by the DfE, the average change to funding is -0.39%, with four primary schools potentially losing over £30,000 of funding per annum.

Oakfield Primary in Ryde could lose -2.70% (-£37,000), with Lanesend (-£36k), St Francis (-£36k) and Gurnard (-£33k) primary schools all following close behind.

In percentage terms, the winners in the primary sector look to be Chillerton & Rookley with 5.88% increase (£19,000). However in terms of funding the largest increase goes to Barton Primary with an increase of £43,000 (4.61%).

Primary school	Baseline funding	Illustrative NFF funding	% change	£ change
Barton	£932,000	£975,000	4.61%	£43,000
Queens Gate	£1,526,000	£1,561,000	2.29%	£35,000
Nine Acres	£1,486,000	£1,515,000	1.95%	£29,000
The Bay	£1,632,000	£1,661,000	1.78%	£29,000
Dover Park	£1,016,000	£1,042,000	2.56%	£26,000
Brading	£506,000	£527,000	4.15%	£21,000
Broadlea	£1,570,000	£1,590,000	1.27%	£20,000
Chillerton and Rookley	£323,000	£342,000	5.88%	£19,000
Haylands	£1,592,000	£1,607,000	0.94%	£15,000
Green Mount	£1,383,000	£1,393,000	0.72%	£10,000
Carisbrooke	£1,437,000	£1,446,000	0.63%	£9,000
St Blasius	£785,000	£793,000	1.02%	£8,000
Gatten and Lake	£832,000	£837,000	0.60%	£5,000
Summerfields	£818,000	£820,000	0.24%	£2,000
St Thomas of Canterbury	£767,000	£768,000	0.13%	£1,000
Yarmouth	£468,000	£467,000	-0.21%	-£1,000
Hunnyhill	£1,131,000	£1,129,000	-0.18%	-£2,000
All Saints	£491,000	£487,000	-0.81%	-£4,000
St Helen's	£371,000	£367,000	-1.08%	-£4,000
Wroxall	£626,000	£620,000	-0.96%	-£6,000
St Saviour's	£570,000	£564,000	-1.05%	-£6,000
Newport	£1,218,000	£1,211,000	-0.57%	-£7,000
Godshill	£511,000	£504,000	-1.37%	-£7,000
St Mary's	£823,000	£815,000	-0.97%	-£8,000
Brighstone	£626,000	£616,000	-1.60%	-£10,000
Bembridge	£764,000	£752,000	-1.57%	-£12,000
Nettlestone	£772,000	£758,000	-1.81%	-£14,000
Northwood	£749,000	£734,000	-2.00%	-£15,000
Niton	£633,000	£618,000	-2.37%	-£15,000
Shalfleet	£671,000	£655,000	-2.38%	-£16,000
Wootton	£761,000	£744,000	-2.23%	-£17,000
Holy Cross	£789,000	£771,000	-2.28%	-£18,000
Arreton St George's	£708,000	£690,000	-2.54%	-£18,000
Newchurch	£793,000	£773,000	-2.52%	-£20,000
Binstead	£841,000	£819,000	-2.62%	-£22,000
Cowes	£1,128,000	£1,099,000	-2.57%	-£29,000
Gurnard	£1,250,000	£1,217,000	-2.64%	-£33,000
St Francis	£1,353,000	£1,317,000	-2.66%	-£36,000
Lanesend	£1,334,000	£1,298,000	-2.70%	-£36,000
Oakfield	£1,369,000	£1,332,000	-2.70%	-£37,000