Inclusive mainstream fund: 2026 to 2027
Funding for schools and 16 to 19 providers for 2026 to 2027 through the inclusive mainstream fund.
Applies to England
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This guidance is for:
- local authorities
- school leaders and teachers
- maintained school and academy sixth form leaders and teachers
- further education sixth-form college leaders and teachers
- governing bodies and their representatives
The inclusive mainstream fund (IMF) will provide all mainstream settings with additional funding to prepare and deliver inclusive practice in:
- local authority maintained schools
- academies (including free schools and 16 to 19 academies)
- city technical colleges
Guidance on using the IMF is available in:
Updates to this page
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Added 'Inclusive mainstream fund for schools: conditions of grant 2026 to 2027' and 'Inclusive mainstream fund for 16 to 19 providers: conditions of grant 2026 to 2027'. Updated 'Inclusive mainstream fund for 16 to 19 providers: methodology 2026 to 2027' to clarify that institutions that do not have a DB2 allocation will not be allocated inclusive mainstream funding. The best practice guides have been moved to the relevant support pages.
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Updated 'Inclusive mainstream fund for 16 to 19 providers: methodology 2026 to 2027' to add information about fund rates for financial year 2026 to 2027 and added 'Inclusive mainstream fund allocations' and 'Inclusive mainstream fund allocations: 16 to 19 providers'.
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First published.