Financial year 2020-21

School funding statistics

Data guidance

Published 28 January 2021

Description

— Data files for the school funding statistics 2020-21 edition.

Coverage

— Schools in England, for pupils aged 5-16.

File formats and conventions

— Files are csv format.

Data files

All data files associated with this releases are listed below with guidance on their content. To download any of these files, please visit our data catalogue.

Percentage of mainstream schools receiving funding through the additional pupil-led factors in 2020-21

• Filename: 20210128_fig2rev.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2020-21
• Content:

  This data shows the percentage of mainstream schools receiving funding through each of the additional pupil-led factors in 2020-21. These factors are: English as an additional language, free school meals (FSM), FSM ever 6, income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI), looked-after children, mobility and low prior attainment.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
english_as_an_additional_language	English as an additional language
free_school_meals	Free school meals
free_school_meals_ever_6	Free school meals ever 6
idaci	IDACI
looked-after_children	Looked-after children
low_prior_attainment	Low prior attainment
mobility	Mobility

Revenue funding to state-funded schools in England for pupils aged 5-16, in cash and real terms, 2010-11 to 2021-22

• Filename: 20210128_tab1_2021.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2010-11 to 2021-22
• Content:

  This data file contains time series data, running from 2010-11 to 2021-22, of revenue funding to state-funded schools in England for pupils aged 5-16. Data is in both cash terms and real terms (2020-21 prices). The data file also contains the GDP deflator index figures used to construct the real terms series.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
Annual_growth_in_funding_202021terms_%	School funding, 2020-21 terms, annual growth in funding, %
Annual_growth_in_funding_cashterms_%	School funding, cash terms, annual growth in funding, %
Annual_growth_in_per_pupil_funding_202021terms_%	Per pupil funding, 2020-21 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_202021terms_%	School funding, 2020-21 terms, cumulative growth since 2010-11, %
Cumulative_growth_in_funding_since_201516_202021terms_%	School funding, 2020-21 terms, cumulative growth since 2015-16, %
Cumulative_growth_in_per_pupil_funding_since_201011_202021terms_%	Per pupil funding, 2020-21 terms, cumulative growth since 2010-11, %
Cumulative_growth_in_per_pupil_funding_since_201516_202021terms_%	Per pupil funding, 2020-21 terms, cumulative growth since 2015-16, %
GDP_deflator_index	GDP deflator index
Per_pupil_funding_202021terms_£	Per pupil funding, 2020-21 terms, £
Per_pupil_funding_cashterms_£	Per pupil funding, cash terms, £
Pupil_number_FTE	Pupil number, FTE
School_funding_202021terms_£m	School funding, 2020-21 terms, £m
School_funding_cashterms_£m	School funding, cash terms, £m

Footnotes

1. Stated-funded schools meals all state-funded providers, including mainstream primary and secondary schools, special schools, alternative provision, pupil referral units and non-maintained special schools.
2. Funding in 2021-22 is based on the 2019 Spending Round settlement for school funding.
3. Published in January 2021 by HM Treasury.
4. 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); supplementary free school meals grant; teachers' pay grant (reception to year 11); teachers' pension employer contribution grant (TPECG) (reception to year 11).
5. Pupil number counts are taken from the January preceding each financial year.