Guidance

Coronavirus (COVID-19) mass testing funding for schools and colleges

Information about the funding allocations associated with the coronavirus (COVID-19) National Testing Programme.

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Applies to England

Documents

Details

View the allocations to find out how much each institution has been allocated.

Read the technical note for more information on the allocations to be paid to each institution.

You can also view the funding allocation amounts for pupil and staff testing.

Read the exceptional costs guidance to find out how to claim exceptional costs related to coronavirus (COVID-19) mass testing.

Published 15 April 2021
Last updated 26 July 2022 + show all updates
  1. Update to the final allocations

  2. Allocations and guidance have now been updated

  3. Updated to host the conditions of grant and allocations for spring 2022.

  4. Updated Coronavirus (COVID-19) mass testing funding for schools and colleges: exceptional costs guidance (updated January 2022) to reflect 1 test per pupil.

  5. Updated guidance for the new claims window

  6. We have updated the published allocations, provided new supporting guidance detailing the calculation guidance and provided additional supporting costing/allocation amount tables

  7. Updated to reflect new claim form deadline for exceptional costs, and related guidance

  8. We've updated the allocations, technical note and allocation amounts to align with the summer allocations.

  9. All documents updated to include the second mass testing allocation and related supporting information

  10. We've added a link to the coronavirus (COVID-19) mass testing exceptional costs claim form and published guidance about the claim form.

  11. First published.