ESFA Update academies: 4 September 2019
Published 4 September 2019
Applies to England
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1. Information: Prime Minister boosts schools with £14 billion package
On Friday, 30 August, the Prime Minister announced an investment of over £14 billion in primary and secondary education between now and 2022 to 2023.
The funding package for 5 to 16 schools includes £2.6 billion for 2020 to 2021, £4.8 billion for 2021 to 2022, and £7.1 billion for 2022 to 2023 compared to 2019 to 2020. This will bring the schools budget to £52.2 billion in 2022 to 2023.
Included in the package is:
- every secondary school will receive a minimum of £5,000 per pupil next year, with every primary school getting a minimum of £4,000 from 2021 to 2022
- £700 million extra for local authorities to support children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in 2020 to 2021, so every pupil can access the education that is right for them, and none are held back from reaching their potential
We will issue further operational information for local authorities and academies in due course.
2. Information: academy funding allocation payment schedules are now available
We have uploaded academies’ funding allocation payment schedules for 2019 to 2020 to the document exchange.
They are saved in the ‘revenue funding’ folder under the 2019 to 2020 academic year. Academies can access the document exchange by logging into Information Exchange, and choosing the document exchange tab at the top of the page.
If you cannot access your payment schedule, please contact us via the ESFA online enquiry form.
3. Information: claims for 16 to 19 Bursary Fund for students in defined vulnerable groups
The online form to claim from the 16 to 19 Bursary Fund for students in defined vulnerable groups for the academic year 2019 to 2020 is now available on the Student Bursary Support Service (SBSS) portal.