Guidance

16 to 19 funding: allocation calculation toolkit guides

Helps you understand how we have calculated your 16 to 19 funding allocation.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 5 March 2025
• Last updated: 10 March 2026 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

16 to 19 further education allocation calculation toolkit: 2026 to 2027

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16 to 19 special post-16 institution allocation calculation toolkit: 2026 to 2027

HTML

16 to 19 school and academy sixth-form allocation calculation toolkit: 2026 to 2027

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16 to 19 further education allocation calculation toolkit: 2026 to 2027 example file

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 186 KB

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16 to 19 SPI allocation calculation toolkit: 2026 to 2027 example file

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 142 KB

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16 to 19 school and academy sixth-form allocation calculation toolkit: 2026 to 2027 example file

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 264 KB

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Details

We have published the 16 to 19 allocation calculation toolkit (ACT) guidance on this page and it will help you understand your ACT file and how we have used your data. We’ve removed the guidance and examples for academic year 2025 to 2026 and you can still access them in our national archives.

The allocation calculation toolkits are not accessible because there are tables with complex structures. This means it does not meet WCAG success criteria:

• 1.3.2: meaningful sequence

We are currently working on an accessible version, which should be available by March 2027.

You can find your ACT file in Document exchange in the ‘Documents received from DfE’ section.

To access Document exchange, log into DfE Sign-In. If you need access, please contact one of the super-users in your organisation. If you experience any issues accessing DfE Sign-In, please contact the help desk.

Published 5 March 2025

Last updated 10 March 2026 + show all updates

1. 10 March 2026

   Added new guidance and calculation samples for 2026 to 2027.

2. 5 March 2025

   First published.