Guidance

Manage your education estate

A service to help you manage your school and college buildings, land and facilities.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 26 February 2026
• Last updated: 14 October 2026
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  1. 14 October 2026

     Updated information about how to add an organisation to your account.

  2. 22 September 2026

     Added the school estate management standards annual return to the list of tasks users can complete using the service.

  3. 2 April 2026

     Added access information for responsible bodies.

  4. 26 February 2026

     First published.

Applies to England

This service is for people who are responsible for looking after school and college buildings, land and facilities.

Use this service to:

• find resources and guidance to help you manage your estate
• complete the school estate management standards annual return
• view data about the condition of your estate
• view your funding allocations
• explore Department for Education (DfE) funding opportunities
• read updates about estate management policy, guidance and more

You need a DfE Sign-in account to use this service.

Add your organisation to your DfE Sign-in account

You can view funding allocations, condition data or other information specific to your organisation. For example, if you work at a responsible body or a setting.

To do this, you need to:

1. Sign in to your DfE Sign-in account.
2. Add the organisation to your DfE Sign-in account (find out how to add organisations to your account).
3. Add the ‘Manage your education estate’ service to the organisation (find out how to add a service).

Responsible bodies include dioceses, further education college corporations, local authorities and trusts. Settings include schools, nurseries and colleges.