Pre-16 schools funding: local authority guidance for 2025 to 2026
Local authority guidance for implementing the funding system for the 2025 to 2026 financial year
Applies to England
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Summary policy document
In advance of the department confirming the schools national funding formula (NFF) factor values and NFF allocations for 2025 to 2026 we have published a summary policy note to help you with your planning.
This sets out the structure of the schools NFF for 2025 to 2026 (that is the factors that will be used in the NFF, and how they will operate). There will be no substantial changes to the NFF for 2025 to 2026.
We aim to publish NFF allocations for schools and all supporting documents on the NFF (including the schools operational guide and NFF technical note), for 2025 to 2026 as soon as possible following the budget announcement on 30 October 2024. The dedicated schools grant (DSG) allocations will then be published in December 2024.