Data set from School funding statistics

Revenue funding to state-funded schools in England for pupils aged 5-16, in cash and real terms, 2010-11 to 2023-24

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Published 26 January 2023

Last updated 26 January 2023

This data file contains time series data, running from 2010-11 to 2023-24, of revenue funding to state-funded schools in England for pupils aged 5-16. Data is in both cash terms and real terms (2022-23 prices). The data file also contains the GDP deflator index figures used to construct the real terms series.

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Data set details

• Theme: Finance and funding
• Publication: School funding statistics
• Release: Financial year 2022-23
• Geographic levels: National
• Indicators:
  • School funding, cash terms, £m
  • School funding, cash terms, annual growth in funding, %
  • School funding, 2022-23 terms, £m
• Time period: 2010-11 to 2023-24

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	School_funding_cashterms_£m	Annual_growth_in_funding_cashterms_%	School_funding_202223terms_£m	Annual_growth_in_funding_202223terms_%	Cumulative_growth_in_funding_since_201011_202223terms_%	Cumulative_growth_in_funding_since_201516_202223terms_%	Per_pupil_funding_cashterms_£	Annual_growth_in_per_pupil_funding_cashterms_%	Per_pupil_funding_202223terms_£	Annual_growth_in_per_pupil_funding_202223terms_%	Cumulative_growth_in_per_pupil_funding_since_201011_202223terms_%	Cumulative_growth_in_per_pupil_funding_since_201516_202223terms_%	Pupil_number_FTE	GDP_deflator_index
201011	Financial year	National	E92000001	England	35000	z	45200	z	z	z	5180	z	6680	z	z	z	6761000	77.5
201112	Financial year	National	E92000001	England	35700	2.1	45300	0.3	0.3	z	5270	1.7	6680	0	0	z	6788000	78.8
201213	Financial year	National	E92000001	England	36600	2.5	45700	0.7	1.1	z	5360	1.8	6680	0.1	0	z	6834000	80.2
201314	Financial year	National	E92000001	England	37700	3	46100	0.9	2	z	5460	1.9	6670	-0.1	-0.1	z	6902000	81.9
201415	Financial year	National	E92000001	England	38700	2.7	46800	1.6	3.6	z	5560	1.8	6720	0.7	0.5	z	6967000	82.8

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 14 variables

Variable name	Variable description
Annual_growth_in_funding_202223terms_%	School funding, 2022-23 terms, annual growth in funding, %
Annual_growth_in_funding_cashterms_%	School funding, cash terms, annual growth in funding, %
Annual_growth_in_per_pupil_funding_202223terms_%	Per pupil funding, 2022-23 terms, annual growth in funding, %
Annual_growth_in_per_pupil_funding_cashterms_%	Per pupil funding, cash terms, annual growth in funding, %
Cumulative_growth_in_funding_since_201011_202223terms_%	School funding, 2022-23 terms, cumulative growth since 2010-11, %

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Footnotes

1. Funding covers the following grants: dedicated schools grant (excluding early years and post-16 high-needs funding); grants outside the DSG to the City of London, Isles of Scilly and City Technology Colleges; pre-16 high-needs funding in non-maintained special schools, special and alternative provision free schools; pupil premium (all pupil ages); schools supplementary grant (reception to year 11); mainstream schools additional grant; supplementary free school meals grant; teachers' pay grant (reception to year 11); teachers' pension employer contribution grant (TPECG) (reception to year 11).
2. State-funded providers, including mainstream primary and secondary schools, special schools, alternative provision, pupil referral units and non-maintained special schools.
3. Funding in 2023-24 is based on a combination of published funding allocations, and the budget settlement agreed at the 2021 Spending Review, and some estimates of small-grant and high needs spending.
4. Pupil number counts are taken from the January preceding each financial year.
5. Published in January 2023 by HM Treasury.

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