Guidance

Local authorities planning calendar for the 2024 to 2025 financial year

Published 14 January 2025

Applies to England

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1. January 2025

1.1 Local authority action:

1.2 Payment:

1.3 Information:

2. February 2025

2.1 Local authority action:

  • local authorities obtain political ratification of their pre-16 funding formulae as outlined in their APT

  • local authorities issue allocations to maintained schools after sign-off from ESFA and by 28 February 2025

2.2 Payment:

2.3 Information:

  • ESFA issues section 251 (s251) budget guidance on completing the budget template for 2025 to 2026

3. March 2025 

3.1 Local authority action:

  • S251 budget returns collection for 2025 to 2026 opens

3.2 Payment:

3.3 Information:

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