Appendices
Appendix 1
Further information available on Primary Planning Areas.
Appendix 2
Further information available on Secondary Planning Areas.
Appendix 3 - Education Pupil Yield Methodology
CCC requests developer contributions through Section 106 agreements to support educational infrastructure impacted by new housing developments. These contributions are determined by two main factors: the DfE’s cost per pupil multiplier for Coventry and the pupil yield anticipated from the development.
Contributions are sought for Early Years, Primary, Secondary, Sixth Form and SEND; ensuring they are aligned with government policies and local authority practices. The way in which Education selects schools to secure contributions towards expanding school places, as part of the Section 106 process, is determined by the following criteria:
- good value for money
- ensure contributions requested align with CCC’s One Strategic Plan and its ongoing programmes
- select schools close to the development where possible, but must also factor in localised areas of pressure City wide
- all schools are selected equally and fairly
Cost Multiplier
There is no nationwide funding formula for Early Years provision, however there is guidance based on the amount of floor space that an Early Years child will need based on age of the child. Providers must meet the following indoor space requirements:
- children under 2 years: 3.5 m2 per child
- 2-year olds: 2.5 m2 per child
- children aged 3 to 5 years: 2.3 m2 per child
The variation in Early Years provision between AM and PM sessions, and the high turnover of providers, mean that this can often be a variable that changes monthly. For this reason, the same cost multiplier as primary aged pupils are used.
The DfE provide an annual update to this figure and for 2025 to 2026 this figure is £19,288.30. The Secondary calculation has been updated by the DfE to a figure of £24,783.22. These new figures have been confirmed by the DfE and are expected to rise in the future in line with inflation.
Therefore, the cost per pupil multiplier will be updated as and when the DfE provide the new allocation allowance for Coventry. The DfE do not provide costs per pupil place for Sixth form pupils. Therefore, the methodology for this, takes the Secondary calculation and adds the additional floor space required for a sixth form pupil.
The additional floor space required for a sixth form pupil over a secondary age pupil is a recognised DfE statistic. The basis behind these floor space calculations is the extra equipment and supervision that sixth form pupils require over secondary age pupils. The DfE state the additional floor space required be larger than that for Secondary and working this out as a percentage sixth form pupils require 30% more space than Secondary.
Therefore, 30% has been added to the cost multiplier for Secondary to give a total for a single sixth form of £32,217.90 For SEN, as there is no DfE multiplier, Coventry uses the benchmarking mechanism undertaken by the DfE in 2023, which recommends that ‘Special schools require more space per pupil than mainstream schools, and this should be reflected in the assumed costs of provision.
Education Capital Strategy recommend that developer contributions for special or alternative school places are set at 4 times the cost of mainstream places, consistent with the space standards in Building Bulletin 104. You can also refer to the National School Delivery Cost Benchmarking report for the costs of delivering SEN school places.’ The DfE recommend for £96,806 average cost per pupil place for SEN, Coventry’s cost per pupil multiplier has been updated to match this figure.
Pupil Yield Early Years
The early years entitlements are:
- the 15 hours entitlement for eligible working parents of children from 9 months to 2 years old (new entitlement from 1 September 2024)
- the 15 hours entitlement for eligible working parents of 2-year-old children (new entitlement from 1 April 2024)
- the 15 hours entitlement for disadvantaged 2-year-olds
- the universal 15 hours entitlement for all 3 and 4-year-olds
- the additional 15 hours entitlement for eligible working parents of 3 and 4-year-olds
The entitlement hours are up to 15 hours of childcare a week over 38 weeks of the year (equivalent to a maximum of 570 hours a year), or, for 3 and 4-year-olds, up to 30 hours of childcare a week over 38 weeks of the year for qualifying children of working parents (equivalent to a maximum 1,140 hours a year).
From September 2025, eligible working parents of children aged 9 months and above will be able to access 30 hours (over 38 weeks a year) from the term following their child turning 9 months to when they start school.
Due to the extended entitlements the Early Years contribution request is calculated from asking for 2 years’ worth 15 hours with the take up rate of funded 2 years and 3.3 years of 30 hours being added into this. This will be co-ordinated each year with Early Years colleagues to consider the take up rates.
Primary and Secondary
Coventry has become more attractive for people to raise families in, resulting in a younger population within the city. This trend is expected to continue in the new housing that is being put into the city. In essence more people within Coventry are having more children.
The formula for this is by examining the total number of eligible homes within Coventry and the current Number on Roll in Schools, split between Primary and Secondary. This gives the pupil yield for how many school age children the current housing stock within Coventry provides. The pupil yield from a single eligible dwelling for primary is 0.38 and for secondary 0.32 pupils per eligible household.
Sixth Form
The formula for this is calculated from the proportion of children staying on in sixth form or in education between Years 12 and 13. However it is still an inconsistent indicator, therefore the percentage applied to the children staying on rate will be based on the stay on rate of children the September before the application was received.
For the most recent year, the drop off between year 12 and year 13 was 8.9% of the cohort, therefore, to incorporate this into the pupil yield only 1.9 year groups are requested. This has resulted in a drop in the sixth form contribution asked for.
Primary SEND
To calculate the primary SEND contribution, CCC use the school census published three times annually. This lists the student details for the current mainstream and BSSS cohort and the number of children within this cohort with an EHCP or SEN statement. By understanding the total number of EHCPs and SEN statements within the current primary cohort, it is possible to calculate the current % of the cohort with additional needs arising from new housing.
By dividing the figures of total cohort by number of EHCPs a total of 4.18% is received. This factor will be applied to the pupil yield calculation for primary. This figure will be updated annually as the number of EHCPs is rising in excess of proportionality of the general increase in population.
Secondary SEND
The Secondary SEND pupil yield is calculated using the same method of calculating the current number of secondary age pupils with an EHCP or Statement and dividing by the total amount of children in Secondary education. The current amount of EHCPs within Secondary school is 4.74%. This figure will be updated annually as the number of EHC plans is rising more than proportionality of the general increase in population.
