Surrey to Receive Additional School Funding

Surrey County Council will receive £72 million over three years from the government towards paying for 16,000 extra school places.

Cabinet Member for Schools and Learning Linda Kemeny is pleased as the demand for school places is huge because of the 20% rise in the birth rate.

Surrey hopes to find up to 3,000 places by the start of the next academic year after creating more than 2,800 for this September.

Cabinet Member for Schools and Learning Linda Kemeny said:

“We’re pleased that the government has listened to us. The fact that we’ve been given one of the biggest shares of funding in the country and significantly more than in previous years is recognition of the huge demand we are facing at our high-quality schools following a 20% rise in the birth rate, a surge in numbers that is continuing.”

A full press release can be found on the Department for Education website.

Surrey aims to find up to 3,000 places by the start of the next academic year after creating more than 2,800 for this September.