Pre-16 funding

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, including top-up funding

Find out how your general annual grant (GAG) funding is calculated, and what government funding you're entitled to on top of your GAG.

Find out how pupil referral units (PRUs), alternative provision (AP) academies and AP free schools are funded from the 'high needs block'.

Get to grips with how maintained mainstream schools are funded. Find out about the national funding formula (NFF), as well as the other streams of funding that feed into your school's budget.

Learn how special schools receive their funding, including how place funding and top-up funding are allocated.

Understand which factors are included in the national funding formula (NFF), and what the current transitional state of the NFF means for your school.

Data you submit in census returns is used to determine your school's funding. Read on to see which data is collected on each return. Also, learn how to address errors in census returns.