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<p><p><p><p>In this Briefing Note, we describe the options for a national funding formula for schools and examine how different options would affect the finances of different schools or areas of the country. Our analysis is based on data held by the Department for Education (DfE) and this work has been supported by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation. </p></p></p>
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![Luke Sibieta](/sites/default/files/styles/square_desktop/public/2022-07/Luke%20Sibieta%20%20s.jpg?itok=i5W6DH-B)
Research Fellow
Luke is a Research Fellow at the IFS and his general research interests include education policy, political economy and poverty and inequality.
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Haroon Chowdry
Report details
- DOI
- 10.1920/bn.ifs.2011.00123
- Publisher
- IFS
Suggested citation
Chowdry, H and Sibieta, L. (2011). School funding reform: an empirical analysis of options for a national funding formula. London: IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/school-funding-reform-empirical-analysis-options-national-funding-formula-0 (accessed: 5 July 2024).
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