School finances

School budget shares

By law, we must publish budget and outturn statements about funding and expenditure for education and children’s social care.

School budget shares 2026 to 2027

• Mainstream schools funding consultation - October 2025
• School budget shares 2026-27
• Nursery school budgets 2026-27
• Primary and secondary schools 2026-27

School budget shares 2025 to 2026

• Mainstream schools funding consultation
• Mainstream schools funding consultation - notional SEN
• Primary and secondary schools 2025-26
• Nursery schools 2025-26
• Special schools 2025-26
• Alternative provision 2025-26
• Pilgrim school 2025-26
• School budget shares letter 2025-26

School budget shares 2024 to 2025

• Primary and secondary schools 2024-25
• Nursery schools 2024-25
• Special schools 2024-25
• Alternative provision 2024-25
• Pilgrim school 2024-25
• School budget shares letter 2024-25

School budget shares 2023 to 2024

• Primary and secondary schools 2023-24
• Nursery schools 2023-24
• Special schools 2023-24
• Alternative provision 2023-24
• Pilgrim school 2023-24
• School budget shares letter 2023-24

School budget shares 2022 to 2023

• Primary and secondary schools 2022-23
• Nursery schools 2022-23
• Special schools 2022-23
• Alternative provision 2022-23
• Pilgrim school 2022-23
• School budget shares letter 2022-23

School budget shares 2021 to 2022

• Primary and secondary schools 2021-22
• Nursery schools 2021-22
• Special schools 2021-22
• School budget shares letter 2021-22
• Schools national funding formula consultation letter

School budget shares 2020 to 2021

• Primary and secondary schools 2020-21
• Nursery schools 2020-21
• Special schools 2020-21
• Ash Villa school 2020-21
• Pilgrim school 2020-21
• Alternative provision 2020-21
• School budget shares letter 2020-21

Section 251 budget statements

These statements inform schools and the public about our plans to fund education and children’s social care.

Section 251 budget statement 2025-26

• early years report 2025-26
• local authority table 2025-26
• schools table report 2025-26

Section 251 budget statement 2024-25

• early years report 2024-25
• local authority table 2024-25
• schools table report 2024-25

Section 251 budget statement 2023-24

• early years report 2023-24
• local authority table 2023-24
• schools table report 2023-24

Section 251 budget statement 2022-23

• early years report 2022-23
• local authority table 2022-23
• schools table report 2022-23

Section 251 budget statement 2021-22

• early years report 2021-22
• local authority table 2021-22
• schools table report 2021-22

Outturn statements

These statements inform schools and the public about our actual expenditure for education and children’s social care.

Section 251 outturn statement 2022-23

• 2022-23 table A
• 2022-23 table A1

Section 251 outturn statement 2023-24

• 2023-24 table A
• 2023-24 table A1

Section 251 outturn statement 2024-25

• 2024-25 table A
• 2024-25 table A1