Guidance, allocations and conditions of grant for pre-16 schools funding.

View the funding education for 16 to 19 year olds for guidance relating to post-16 funding.

Pre-16 schools funding

These pages provide guidance for local authorities about school revenue funding.

Dedicated schools grant

These pages provide information and guidance about the dedicated schools grant.

High needs funding

These pages provide information for local authorities about high needs funding arrangements.

Early years funding

These pages provides early years funding rates and operational guidance for local authorities.

Pupil premium

These pages provide information, allocations and the conditions of grant for pupil premium.

Year 7 literacy and numeracy catch up premium

These pages show how much year 7 literacy and numeracy catch up premium funding schools receive, and advice on how to spend it.

Universal infant free school meals (UIFSM)

These pages show how much UIFSM funding schools receive, and advice on how to spend it.

Teachers’ pay grant

These pages show the allocations and conditions of grant for local authorities for the teachers’ pay grant.

Teachers’ pension employer contribution grant (TPECG)

These pages provide information on the TPECG.

Section 251

These pages provide information about local authority education funding and expenditure plans.

Other grants (PE and sport, FSM and school improvement)

These pages provide information about the other grants local authorities may receive.

Data and quality assurance

These pages provide guidance to help local authorities collect information about their income and expenditure.

Other information

These pages provide other information for local authorities about pre-16 funding.

Published 9 October 2019
Last updated 30 October 2020 + show all updates

  1. We have added the PE and sport premium: conditions of grant for 2020 to 2021.

  2. We have added the dedicated schools grant (DSG) deficit management plan page.

  3. We have added the high needs funding arrangements for 2021 to 2022.

  4. We have added the high needs benchmarking tool to the ‘High needs funding’ section.

  5. We have added the 2021 to 2022 guidance and national funding formula tables for schools and high needs to the ‘Pre-16 schools funding section’. We have added details of the teachers’ pension grant supplementary fund to the ‘Teachers’ pension employer contribution grant (TPECG)’ section.

  6. We’ve added updated guidance pages.

  7. First published.

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