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An overview of 16 to 19 education funding and how we calculate.
Guidance on 16 to 19 education and skills funding rules for the current and previous funding years.
1: Introduction These rules and guidance covers the period 1 August 2025…
The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) closed on 31 March 2025.…
Rules and guidance for using 16 to 19 formula funding allocated by ESFA.
Information for institutions on the maths and English condition of funding.
The funding rates and formula used to calculate the education and skills funding arrangements for 16 to 19 year olds.
Information about how we allocate 16 to 19 funding to institutions.
Details for 16 to 19 funded institutions on how funding will work in academic year 2024 to 2025.
Information about how to get ESFA funding for post-16 education and training.
Check if your students are compliant with the maths and English condition of funding.
The high value courses premium (HVCP) is additional funding to encourage and support delivery of selected level 3 courses in subjects that lead to higher wage returns, to enable a more productive economy.
Advice about individualised learner record (ILR) funding returns for institutions funded by Department for Education.
The advanced maths premium is funding for additional students studying an eligible level 3 maths qualification.
Guidance about programme cost weightings in the 16 to 19 funding formula for sector subject areas from academic year 2023 to 2024.
Information on the large programme uplift, which applies to high quality, larger study programmes that provide students with additional stretch and challenge.
Explains how we calculate your 16 to 19 funding allocation.
Helps you understand how we have calculated your 16 to 19 funding allocation.
Funding to support the delivery of English and maths to those students who have not yet attained a grade 9 to 4 GCSE or equivalent in either or both subjects.
Funding for all 16 to 19 institutions targeted at students in most need, offering small group tuition to recover lost learning.
How we calculate and allocate revenue funding for 16 to 19 free schools in the 2024 to 2025 academic year.
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