School capital funding allocations

School condition allocations (SCA) and devolved formula capital (DFC) allocations up to 2019, including the healthy pupils capital funding for 2018 to 2019.

Documents

Condition funding methodology for 2018 to 2019

Ref: DFE-00291-2017PDF, 299KB, 15 pages

Condition funding allocations: quality assurance note

PDF, 137KB, 3 pages

Condition grants spend guidance

Ref: DFE-00070-2018 PDF, 251KB, 12 pages

Healthy pupils capital fund guidance

Ref: DFE-00069-2018 PDF, 174KB, 12 pages

Details

Details of school capital funding allocations for:

• local authorities and local-authority-maintained schools
• local voluntary-aided bodies and voluntary-aided schools (schools whose governing bodies employ the staff and have primary responsibility for admission arrangements, and whose land and buildings are normally owned by a charitable foundation; voluntary-aided bodies can include dioceses and individual faith and non-faith voluntary-aided schools)
• academies and large multi-academy trusts and sponsors
• sixth-form colleges
• special schools not maintained by the local authority
• special post-16 institutions

We are rolling forward our existing funding approach for the financial year 2018 to 2019, with no changes to the methodology used in 2017 to 2018.

‘Capital funding 2018 to 2019’ gives more information about the additional £400 million in capital funding for schools in England announced in the Budget.

We can confirm that capital funding in 2019 to 2020 for investment in the maintenance and regeneration of the schools estate will be delivered through:

• devolved formula capital (DFC)
• school condition allocations (SCA)
• the condition improvement fund (CIF)

Multi-academy trusts (and opted-in sponsors) with 5 or more academies and at least 3,000 pupils will continue to receive a school condition allocation for their academies. We are reviewing other aspects of our approach to funding for 2019 to 2020. This includes:

• ensuring the national funding system offers value for money
• reviewing how best to support strategic planning by responsible bodies
• further strengthening accountability and incentives for effective and efficient capital spend and good asset management

‘School condition allocations and devolved formula capital: updated for 2018 to 2019’ gives:

• 2018 to 2019 school condition allocations and amounts for organisations responsible for one or more schools, such as:
  • local authorities
  • voluntary-aided bodies
  • multi-academy trusts and sponsors
• 2018 to 2019 devolved formula capital amounts for all eligible institutions
• 2018 to 2019 healthy pupils capital fund allocations for responsible bodies who will receive direct allocations

Healthy pupils capital funding is for improving access to facilities for physical activity, healthy eating, mental health and wellbeing and medical conditions (such as kitchens, dining facilities, changing rooms, playgrounds and sports facilities). This is a one year fund for 2018 to 2019 only. For 2018 to 2019, responsible bodies that:

• receive school condition allocations will receive a direct allocation from the healthy pupils capital fund in addition to the school condition allocations
• were eligible to bid for condition improvement funding, were also eligible to bid for the healthy pupils capital funding via the condition improvement fund.

Please consult the guidance documents on this page for the purposes and spend periods of these grants.

Published 24 January 2014
Last updated 2 November 2018 + show all updates

1. 2 November 2018 Added information about the additional £400 million in capital funding for schools in England announced in the Budget.
2. 10 July 2018 Removed ‘Ready reckoner’ tool. Updated ‘School condition allocations: 2018 to 2019’ spreadsheet with DFC amounts.
3. 15 March 2018 Updated school condition allocations for 2018 to 2019.
4. 19 October 2017 Added information about 2018 to 2019 school condition funding and the healthy pupils capital fund.
5. 9 June 2017 Updated DFC allocations to reflect school status on 1 April 2017, taking into account academy conversions, school closures or school mergers. July payments to LAs will adjust to reflect this.
6. 12 May 2017 Updated the school condition allocations and devolved formula capital spreadsheet and assurance note.
7. 3 April 2017 Updated all existing documents and added ‘Estimate your school’s funding: ready reckoner’.
8. 12 May 2016 Updated spreadsheet to reflect final school condition and devolved formula capital (DFC) allocations for 2016 to 2017.
9. 12 February 2016 Spreadsheet updated to include a breakdown of individual devolved formula capital allocations for academies in multi-academy trusts and sponsor groups that are receiving a school condition allocation.
10. 11 February 2016 Updated allocations spreadsheet, methodology document and quality assurance note
11. 10 July 2015 Updated and combined school condition and devolved formula capital (DFC) allocations spreadsheets to reflect final allocations for 2015 to 2018.
12. 18 May 2015 Added final 2015 to 2018 allocations for devolved formula capital (DFC) funding.
13. 9 February 2015 Replaced last year’s allocations with details of school capital funding allocations for the financial year 2015 to 2016.
14. 19 December 2014 Updated spreadsheet – ‘2014 to 2015 capital allocations: non-maintained special schools’
15. 4 December 2014 Updated allocation spreadsheets.
16. 26 August 2014 Updated data: ‘2014 to 2015 capital maintenance and DFC allocations spreadsheet’ and ‘DFC allocations to local authorities and voluntary aided schools: 2014 to 2015’.
17. 29 July 2014 New allocation data for CTCs and NMSS added.
18. 1 May 2014 Updated with final DFC allocations for local authorities, voluntary aided schools and academies
19. 28 April 2014 Updated the capital maintenance and DFS allocations spreadsheet with information on the actual open academies as at 1 April 2014.
20. 24 February 2014 Updated the spreadsheet to include the schools which were due to convert to academy status.
21. 19 February 2014 Added the provisional allocations spreadsheet.
22. 24 January 2014 First published.