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

• Local authorities planning calendar
  • Guidance
  • 1 April 2021
  • Education and Skills Funding Agency
• Early years funding: 2020-2021
  • Guidance
  • 19 December 2019
  • Education and Skills Funding Agency
• Early years national funding formula: funding rates and guidance
  • Guidance
  • 22 November 2018
  • Education and Skills Funding Agency
• Free school travel: funding allocations
  • Guidance
  • 7 April 2021
  • Department for Education and Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
• Dedicated schools grant: very high deficit intervention
  • Guidance
  • 19 March 2021
  • Department for Education

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News and communications

• School revenue funding settlement for 2017 to 2018
  • 20 December 2016
  • Department for Education and Closed organisation: Education Funding Agency
  • Written statement
• Schools revenue funding settlement for 2016 to 2017
  • 17 December 2015
  • Department for Education and Closed organisation: Education Funding Agency
  • Written statement
• Revised play capital allocations for local authorities
  • 20 October 2010
  • Department for Education
  • Correspondence

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Research and statistics

• LA and school expenditure: 2016 to 2017 financial year
  • 24 October 2018
  • Department for Education
  • Official statistics
• Planned LA and school expenditure: 2018 to 2019 financial year
  • 27 September 2018
  • Department for Education
  • Official statistics
• Planned LA and school expenditure: 2017 to 2018 financial year
  • 21 September 2017
  • Department for Education
  • Official statistics
• LA and school expenditure: 2015 to 2016 financial year
  • 10 May 2017
  • Department for Education
  • Official statistics
• 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

• School loan schemes: implementation of changes
  • 22 March 2018
  • Department for Education
  • Consultation outcome
  • Date closed 13 December 2017
• Recouping local authority funding for free schools
  • 15 December 2016
  • Department for Education
  • Consultation outcome
  • Date closed 21 September 2016
• National funding formula for schools and high needs
  • 20 July 2020
  • Department for Education
  • Policy paper

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

• Schools block funding formulae 2019 to 2020
  • 28 June 2019
  • Education and Skills Funding Agency
  • Transparency
• Schools block funding formulae 2018 to 2019
  • 17 December 2018
  • Education and Skills Funding Agency
  • Transparency

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Organisations

• Department for Education
• Education & Skills Funding Agency
• Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government