Financial year 2025-26

School funding statistics

School funding data for England, including trends in funding over time since 2010-11 and funding allocations of individual primary and secondary schools.

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• Produced by: Department for Education
• Published: 29 January 2026

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• Revenue funding to state-funded schools in England for pupils aged 5-16, in cash and real terms, 2010-11 to 2026-27

  National

  This data file contains time series data, running from 2010-11 to 2026-27, of revenue funding to state-funded schools in England for pupils aged 5-16. Data is in both cash terms and real terms (2025-26 prices).

  • Number of rows: 17
  • Indicators:
    • GDP deflator index
    • Per pupil funding, 2025-26 terms, annual growth in funding, %
    • Per pupil funding, 2025-26 terms, cumulative growth since 2010-11, %
  • Time period: 2010-11 to 2026-27

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• School funding allocations for 2025-26

  School

  This data shows the funding received by individual mainstream schools, both through their core budgets and through several other revenue grants.

  • Number of rows: 20,158
  • Indicators:
    • Academy opening date
    • Academy?
    • Allocation per Pupil
  • Time period: 2025-26

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• School funding allocations for 2025-26 (Excel version)

  An Excel version of the school-level funding allocations data for 2025-26.

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Data files for the 2026 edition of School Funding Statistics

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