Local authority schools funding

Schools block funding, dedicated schools grant, education services grant, authority proforma tool, fund allocation and spending.

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Guidance and regulation

1. Dedicated schools grant (DSG): 2019 to 2020
   • Guidance
   • 17 March 2020
   • Education and Skills Funding Agency
2. Early years national funding formula: funding rates and guidance
   • Guidance
   • 22 November 2018
   • Education and Skills Funding Agency
3. Early years funding: 2020-2021
   • Guidance
   • 19 December 2019
   • Education and Skills Funding Agency
4. Dedicated schools grant (DSG): 2020 to 2021
   • Guidance
   • 27 March 2020
   • Education and Skills Funding Agency
5. Schemes for financing schools
   • Statutory guidance
   • 5 February 2019
   • Department for Education and Education and Skills Funding Agency

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News and communications

20 December 2016 — Written statement

School revenue funding settlement for 2017 to 2018

Department for Education and Closed organisation: Education Funding Agency

1. Schools revenue funding settlement for 2016 to 2017
   • 17 December 2015
   • Department for Education and Closed organisation: Education Funding Agency
   • Written statement
2. Revised play capital allocations for local authorities
   • 20 October 2010
   • Department for Education
   • Correspondence

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Research and statistics

1. LA and school expenditure: 2016 to 2017 financial year
   • 24 October 2018
   • Department for Education
   • Official statistics
2. Planned LA and school expenditure: 2018 to 2019 financial year
   • 27 September 2018
   • Department for Education
   • Official statistics
3. Planned LA and school expenditure: 2017 to 2018 financial year
   • 21 September 2017
   • Department for Education
   • Official statistics
4. LA and school expenditure: 2015 to 2016 financial year
   • 10 May 2017
   • Department for Education
   • Official statistics
5. Planned LA and school expenditure: 2016 to 2017 financial year
   • 29 September 2016
   • Department for Education
   • Official statistics

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Policy papers and consultations

1. School loan schemes: implementation of changes
   • 22 March 2018
   • Department for Education
   • Consultation outcome
   • Date closed 13 December 2017
2. Recouping local authority funding for free schools
   • 15 December 2016
   • Department for Education
   • Consultation outcome
   • Date closed 21 September 2016

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

1. Schools block funding formulae 2019 to 2020
   • 28 June 2019
   • Education and Skills Funding Agency
   • Transparency
2. Schools block funding formulae 2018 to 2019
   • 17 December 2018
   • Education and Skills Funding Agency
   • Transparency
3. Schools block funding allocations 2018 to 2019
   • 17 December 2018
   • Education and Skills Funding Agency
   • Transparency

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Organisations

1. Department for Education
2. Education & Skills Funding Agency
3. Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government