Guidance

Post-16 schools budget grant

The post-16 schools budget grant will help schools and academies with their overall costs in the 2024 to 2025 financial year, following confirmation of the 2024 teacher pay award. 

• From: Education and Skills Funding Agency
• Published: 25 September 2024
• Last updated: 30 September 2024 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Post-16 schools budget grant methodology: September 2024 to March 2025

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Post- 16 schools budget grant: conditions of grant for the 2024 to 2025 financial year

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Post-16 schools budget grant allocations for 2024 to 2025

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Details

 Payments 

 We will pay  the post-16 schools budget grant for the period from September 2024 to March 2025.

We expect to pay the grant in:  

• November 2024 for local authorities  

• December 2024 for academies   

There will be one payment to cover the 2024 to 2025 financial year.  

Methodology

This sets out the methodology for the post -16 schools budget grant.

Conditions of grant

This sets out the terms and conditions that local authorities and settings must follow.

Allocations

We have published allocations at an institutional level showing the total funding allocated for financial year 2024 to 2025.

Published 25 September 2024
Last updated 30 September 2024 + show all updates

1. 30 September 2024

   We have added the post-16 schools budget grant conditions of grant and allocations for the financial year 2024 to 2025

2. 25 September 2024

   First published.