School funding

Get to grips with everything you need to know about the condition improvement fund (CIF). Find out if you're eligible, what it can cover and how much you could get.

Find out about the school condition allocation (SCA), a capital funding grant to help maintain and improve school buildings.

Find out if your school is eligible and how much funding you should receive to help you cover the costs of the 2024-25 financial year.

Find out how sixth forms are funded in the 2024/25 academic year under the current funding formula. You'll also find information about the 16 to 19 bursary fund.

Get to grips with the funding you'll receive for the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), including the new entitlements for children aged between 9 months and 2 years. Understand the difference between universal and additional entitlements when it comes to the early years national funding formula (EYNFF).

Mainstream schools are expected to use their core budget allocations to provide FSM to pre-16 pupils, and can receive funding for disadvantaged post-16 pupils. Find out how much you'll receive and learn how FSM are funded in special schools.

Understand how provision for pupils with special educational needs (SEN) is funded in your school.

The EYFP is extra funding to support disadvantaged children in your early years provision. Find out who is eligible and how much funding you can receive.

Get to grips with your pupil premium reporting requirements for 2024/25, and see examples of other schools' published strategy statements.

Read our 1-minute summary of the pupil premium and download it to share with your colleagues.