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Cumberland: school funding per pupil

Last updated 29 September 2026. Figures refresh every night. How each figure is worked out.

£238m for Cumberland in 2026-27, £843 per resident, +1.0% on a year earlier after inflation. That is £6,908 of schools block funding per pupil in 2026-27, against £6,771 for England. 2026-27 is the provisional allocation, which DfE updates for the latest pupil numbers.

Figure as of 19 November 2025. Source: Department for Education.

Key figures

£238m2026-27, cash +3.0% on a year earlier As of 19 November 2025
£843Per resident, 2026-27 As of 19 November 2025
£6,908Schools block funding per pupil, 2026-27 England: £6,771 As of 19 November 2025
£6,773Schools block funding per pupil, real terms, 2026-27 England: £6,638 As of 19 November 2025
£7,112Mainstream school funding per pupil, 2025-26 England: £6,996 As of 29 January 2026

Source: Department for Education.

Over time: cash, real terms and per resident

Cumberland: spending in cash and in 2025-26 prices, £ million

Real terms use HM Treasury’s GDP deflator, 2025-26 prices.

The numbers behind this chart

Cumberland: spending in cash and in 2025-26 prices, £ million (£ million)
Year	Real terms (2025-26 prices)	Cash
2023-24 Details for 2023-24	£220.5m	£204.8m
Cash £204.8m
2024-25 Details for 2024-25	£229.9m	£222.2m
Cash £222.2m
2025-26 Details for 2025-26	£231.1m	£231.1m
Cash £231.1m
2026-27 Details for 2026-27	£233.4m	£238.1m
Cash £238.1m

Figure as of 19 November 2025. Source: Department for Education.

Cumberland: spending per resident, 2025-26 prices

Per resident divides by ONS mid-year population estimates.

The numbers behind this chart

Cumberland: spending per resident, 2025-26 prices (£ per resident)
Year	Per resident, 2025-26 prices	Per resident, cash
2023-24 Details for 2023-24	£794	£737
Per resident, cash £737
2024-25 Details for 2024-25	£821	£794
Per resident, cash £794
2025-26 Details for 2025-26	£819	£819
Per resident, cash £819
2026-27 Details for 2026-27	£827	£843
Per resident, cash £843

Figure as of 19 November 2025. Source: Department for Education.

Source: Department for Education, National funding formula tables for schools and high needs: summary tables, 2020-21 to 2026-27, published 19 November 2025.

Where it sits, and what is below it

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Cumberland

The schools block of the dedicated schools grant for pupils aged 5 to 16 in mainstream schools, with the grants later rolled into it. 2026-27 is the provisional allocation. High needs (special educational needs), early years and central services are separate blocks and are not included.

£238m in 2026-27 (cash); £233m in 2025-26 prices; £843 per resident; +3.0% on a year earlier in cash, +1.0% in real terms.

Spending category: not published. Each mainstream school’s 2025-26 allocation is in the table of schools on this authority’s page (DfE school-level funding). What each school then spends is published separately (consistent financial reporting for maintained schools, academy accounts returns for academies) and is not read here.

Cash is as published. Real terms are in 2025-26 prices, using HM Treasury’s GDP deflator. Per resident divides by ONS mid-year population for the area the body serves. Changes compare the same body in consecutive years.

What is recorded alongside the money

These figures are published beside the funding, not as its result. Demand, geography, recording practice and many other things differ between areas and change over time; none of these charts shows cause and effect.

Cumberland against England: latest period of each measure
Measure	Cumberland	England	Period
Schools block funding per pupil Details for Schools block funding per pupil	£6,908	£6,771	2026-27
England £6,771 Period 2026-27
Schools block funding per pupil, real terms Details for Schools block funding per pupil, real terms	£6,773	£6,638	2026-27
England £6,638 Period 2026-27
Mainstream school funding per pupil Details for Mainstream school funding per pupil	£7,112	£6,996	2025-26
England £6,996 Period 2025-26
Pupils per teacher Details for Pupils per teacher	17.6 pupils per teacher	17.9 pupils per teacher	2025/26
England 17.9 pupils per teacher Period 2025/26
Pupils in academies Details for Pupils in academies	43.8%	62.8%	2025-26
England 62.8% Period 2025-26
Apprenticeship starts per 100,000 people Details for Apprenticeship starts per 100,000 people	1,480 per 100,000	959 per 100,000	2024/25
England 959 per 100,000 Period 2024/25

Schools block funding per pupil: Cumberland and comparisons

The local authority’s schools block of the dedicated schools grant, with the grants later rolled into it, divided by its schools block pupils (aged 5 to 16, in state-funded mainstream schools). Cash. Upper-tier authorities (counties, unitaries, metropolitan districts, London boroughs), England only. The latest year is the provisional allocation.

The numbers behind this chart

Schools block funding per pupil: Cumberland and comparisons (Schools block funding per pupil)
Year	Cumberland	England
2023-24 Details for 2023-24	£5,897	£5,839
England £5,839
2024-25 Details for 2024-25	£6,381	£6,298
England £6,298
2025-26 Details for 2025-26	£6,708	£6,608
England £6,608
2026-27 Details for 2026-27	£6,908	£6,771
England £6,771

Figure as of 19 November 2025. Source: Department for Education.

Schools block funding per pupil, real terms: Cumberland and comparisons

The same, in the dataset’s price base using HM Treasury’s GDP deflator.

The numbers behind this chart

Schools block funding per pupil, real terms: Cumberland and comparisons (Schools block funding per pupil, real terms)
Year	Cumberland	England
2023-24 Details for 2023-24	£6,348	£6,286
England £6,286
2024-25 Details for 2024-25	£6,601	£6,515
England £6,515
2025-26 Details for 2025-26	£6,708	£6,608
England £6,608
2026-27 Details for 2026-27	£6,773	£6,638
England £6,638

Figure as of 19 November 2025. Source: Department for Education.

Pupils per teacher: Cumberland and comparisons

Full-time equivalent pupils per full-time equivalent teacher (qualified and unqualified) in state-funded schools, November each year (the school workforce census), England. The period is the academic year that starts that autumn.

The numbers behind this chart

Pupils per teacher: Cumberland and comparisons (Pupils per teacher, pupils per teacher)
Year	Cumberland	England
2023/24 Details for 2023/24	17.7	18.1
England 18.1
2024/25 Details for 2024/25	17.4	18.0
England 18.0
2025/26 Details for 2025/26	17.6	17.9
England 17.9

Figure as of 4 June 2026. Source: Department for Education.

Apprenticeship starts per 100,000 people: Cumberland and comparisons

Apprenticeship starts by people living in the authority per 100,000 population, as DfE publishes it (on its own population estimate), England, academic year (August to July). Full years only.

The numbers behind this chart

Apprenticeship starts per 100,000 people: Cumberland and comparisons (Apprenticeship starts per 100,000 people, per 100,000)
Year	Cumberland	England
2022/23 Details for 2022/23	1,352	938
England 938
2023/24 Details for 2023/24	1,350	932
England 932
2024/25 Details for 2024/25	1,480	959
England 959

Figure as of 16 July 2026. Source: Department for Education.

Every mainstream school: its allocation for 2025-26

164 mainstream schools with 34,469 pupils were allocated £245m in 2025-26, £7,112 per pupil (England: £6,996). 43.8% of the pupils are in academies, which are funded directly by DfE on the same formula. Allocations differ mainly with pupils’ deprivation and prior attainment, school size and local costs; special schools and high-needs top-ups are not in this table.

Cumberland: mainstream schools’ funding allocations, 2025-26
School	Phase	Pupils	Per pupil	Total	URN	Academy
All Saints' CofE School Details for All Saints' CofE School	Primary	174	£6,638	£1,154,927	112272	No
Phase Primary Pupils 174 Total £1,154,927 URN 112272 Academy No
Allonby Primary School Details for Allonby Primary School	Primary	20	£16,419	£328,370	112100	No
Phase Primary Pupils 20 Total £328,370 URN 112100 Academy No
Arlecdon Primary School Details for Arlecdon Primary School	Primary	36	£9,678	£348,421	147395	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 36 Total £348,421 URN 147395 Academy Yes
Ashfield Infant & Nursery School Details for Ashfield Infant & Nursery School	Primary	175	£6,268	£1,096,837	112146	No
Phase Primary Pupils 175 Total £1,096,837 URN 112146 Academy No
Ashfield Junior School Details for Ashfield Junior School	Primary	253	£5,960	£1,507,913	112147	No
Phase Primary Pupils 253 Total £1,507,913 URN 112147 Academy No
Bassenthwaite Primary School Details for Bassenthwaite Primary School	Primary	22	£15,005	£330,112	145326	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 22 Total £330,112 URN 145326 Academy Yes
Beacon Hill Community School Details for Beacon Hill Community School	Secondary	138	£10,026	£1,383,544	112375	No
Phase Secondary Pupils 138 Total £1,383,544 URN 112375 Academy No
Beckermet CofE School Details for Beckermet CofE School	Primary	72	£7,713	£555,358	112345	No
Phase Primary Pupils 72 Total £555,358 URN 112345 Academy No
Beckstone Primary School Details for Beckstone Primary School	Primary	333	£5,662	£1,885,494	134739	No
Phase Primary Pupils 333 Total £1,885,494 URN 134739 Academy No
Belle Vue Primary School Details for Belle Vue Primary School	Primary	433	£5,630	£2,437,778	112228	No
Phase Primary Pupils 433 Total £2,437,778 URN 112228 Academy No
Bewcastle School Details for Bewcastle School	Primary	12	£24,132	£289,581	112103	No
Phase Primary Pupils 12 Total £289,581 URN 112103 Academy No
Black Combe Junior School Details for Black Combe Junior School	Primary	87	£7,743	£673,637	112160	No
Phase Primary Pupils 87 Total £673,637 URN 112160 Academy No
Blackford CofE Primary School Details for Blackford CofE Primary School	Primary	50	£9,844	£492,194	112300	No
Phase Primary Pupils 50 Total £492,194 URN 112300 Academy No
Blennerhasset School Details for Blennerhasset School	Primary	55	£8,777	£482,713	112104	No
Phase Primary Pupils 55 Total £482,713 URN 112104 Academy No
Boltons CofE School Details for Boltons CofE School	Primary	77	£7,409	£570,476	112245	No
Phase Primary Pupils 77 Total £570,476 URN 112245 Academy No
Bookwell Primary School Details for Bookwell Primary School	Primary	193	£5,919	£1,142,362	112155	No
Phase Primary Pupils 193 Total £1,142,362 URN 112155 Academy No
Borrowdale CofE Primary School Details for Borrowdale CofE Primary School	Primary	22	£15,598	£343,164	112333	No
Phase Primary Pupils 22 Total £343,164 URN 112333 Academy No
Bowness-on-Solway Primary School Details for Bowness-on-Solway Primary School	Primary	42	£10,101	£424,238	112414	No
Phase Primary Pupils 42 Total £424,238 URN 112414 Academy No
Braithwaite CofE Primary School Details for Braithwaite CofE Primary School	Primary	41	£10,359	£424,700	142106	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 41 Total £424,700 URN 142106 Academy Yes
Brampton Primary School Details for Brampton Primary School	Primary	181	£6,613	£1,196,918	112405	No
Phase Primary Pupils 181 Total £1,196,918 URN 112405 Academy No
Bransty Primary School Details for Bransty Primary School	Primary	194	£6,176	£1,198,055	112167	No
Phase Primary Pupils 194 Total £1,198,055 URN 112167 Academy No
Bridekirk Dovenby CofE Primary School Details for Bridekirk Dovenby CofE Primary School	Primary	131	£5,696	£746,170	112270	No
Phase Primary Pupils 131 Total £746,170 URN 112270 Academy No
Brook Street Primary School Details for Brook Street Primary School	Primary	207	£6,845	£1,417,001	112231	No
Phase Primary Pupils 207 Total £1,417,001 URN 112231 Academy No
Broughton Moor Primary School Details for Broughton Moor Primary School	Primary	54	£8,859	£478,387	112129	No
Phase Primary Pupils 54 Total £478,387 URN 112129 Academy No
Broughton Primary School Details for Broughton Primary School	Primary	118	£6,007	£708,877	137513	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 118 Total £708,877 URN 137513 Academy Yes
Burgh by Sands School Details for Burgh by Sands School	Primary	82	£7,273	£596,376	112106	No
Phase Primary Pupils 82 Total £596,376 URN 112106 Academy No
Caldew Lea School Details for Caldew Lea School	Primary	258	£6,986	£1,802,445	147114	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 258 Total £1,802,445 URN 147114 Academy Yes
Caldew School Details for Caldew School	Secondary	880	£7,218	£6,352,213	137254	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 880 Total £6,352,213 URN 137254 Academy Yes
Captain Shaw's CofE School Details for Captain Shaw's CofE School	Primary	23	£14,677	£337,574	112290	No
Phase Primary Pupils 23 Total £337,574 URN 112290 Academy No
Castle Carrock School Details for Castle Carrock School	Primary	41	£10,147	£416,017	137653	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 41 Total £416,017 URN 137653 Academy Yes
Cockermouth School Details for Cockermouth School	Secondary	1,073	£6,935	£7,440,836	142306	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 1,073 Total £7,440,836 URN 142306 Academy Yes
Crosby-on-Eden CofE School Details for Crosby-on-Eden CofE School	Primary	76	£7,366	£559,808	138896	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 76 Total £559,808 URN 138896 Academy Yes
Crosscanonby St John's CofE School Details for Crosscanonby St John's CofE School	Primary	53	£9,813	£520,097	112273	No
Phase Primary Pupils 53 Total £520,097 URN 112273 Academy No
Cummersdale School Details for Cummersdale School	Primary	104	£6,568	£683,031	112107	No
Phase Primary Pupils 104 Total £683,031 URN 112107 Academy No
Cumwhinton School Details for Cumwhinton School	Primary	191	£5,594	£1,068,516	112108	No
Phase Primary Pupils 191 Total £1,068,516 URN 112108 Academy No
Dean CofE School Details for Dean CofE School	Primary	82	£7,200	£590,391	146756	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 82 Total £590,391 URN 146756 Academy Yes
Dearham Primary School Details for Dearham Primary School	Primary	192	£6,073	£1,165,950	137602	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 192 Total £1,165,950 URN 137602 Academy Yes
Derwent Vale Primary and Nursery School Details for Derwent Vale Primary and Nursery School	Primary	77	£9,069	£698,301	112239	No
Phase Primary Pupils 77 Total £698,301 URN 112239 Academy No
Distington Community School Details for Distington Community School	Primary	105	£8,002	£840,229	133264	No
Phase Primary Pupils 105 Total £840,229 URN 133264 Academy No
Eaglesfield Paddle CofE Primary Academy Details for Eaglesfield Paddle CofE Primary Academy	Primary	172	£5,481	£942,650	136784	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 172 Total £942,650 URN 136784 Academy Yes
Ellenborough Academy Details for Ellenborough Academy	Primary	26	£13,114	£340,965	148870	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 26 Total £340,965 URN 148870 Academy Yes
Energy Coast UTC Details for Energy Coast UTC	Secondary	272	£8,551	£2,325,973	140600	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 272 Total £2,325,973 URN 140600 Academy Yes
Ennerdale and Kinniside CofE Primary School Details for Ennerdale and Kinniside CofE Primary School	Primary	41	£10,017	£410,684	112293	No
Phase Primary Pupils 41 Total £410,684 URN 112293 Academy No
Ewanrigg Junior School Details for Ewanrigg Junior School	Primary	134	£8,174	£1,095,342	112136	No
Phase Primary Pupils 134 Total £1,095,342 URN 112136 Academy No
Fairfield Primary School Details for Fairfield Primary School	Primary	402	£5,335	£2,144,581	142196	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 402 Total £2,144,581 URN 142196 Academy Yes
Fellview Primary School Details for Fellview Primary School	Primary	40	£10,116	£404,643	112238	No
Phase Primary Pupils 40 Total £404,643 URN 112238 Academy No
Fir Ends Primary School Details for Fir Ends Primary School	Primary	77	£7,569	£582,807	112420	No
Phase Primary Pupils 77 Total £582,807 URN 112420 Academy No
Flimby Primary School Details for Flimby Primary School	Primary	106	£7,333	£777,256	146423	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 106 Total £777,256 URN 146423 Academy Yes
Frizington Community Primary School Details for Frizington Community Primary School	Primary	123	£6,600	£811,796	112156	No
Phase Primary Pupils 123 Total £811,796 URN 112156 Academy No
Gilsland CofE Primary School Details for Gilsland CofE Primary School	Primary	20	£16,040	£320,796	138159	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 20 Total £320,796 URN 138159 Academy Yes
Gosforth CofE Primary School Details for Gosforth CofE Primary School	Primary	107	£6,427	£687,636	112294	No
Phase Primary Pupils 107 Total £687,636 URN 112294 Academy No
Grasslot Infant School Details for Grasslot Infant School	Primary	50	£9,605	£480,231	112132	No
Phase Primary Pupils 50 Total £480,231 URN 112132 Academy No
Great Corby School and Nursery Details for Great Corby School and Nursery	Primary	92	£6,913	£635,997	137860	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 92 Total £635,997 URN 137860 Academy Yes
Great Orton Primary School Details for Great Orton Primary School	Primary	34	£13,131	£446,466	112110	No
Phase Primary Pupils 34 Total £446,466 URN 112110 Academy No
Hallbankgate Village School Details for Hallbankgate Village School	Primary	48	£9,783	£469,575	112417	No
Phase Primary Pupils 48 Total £469,575 URN 112417 Academy No
Haverigg Primary School Details for Haverigg Primary School	Primary	173	£5,941	£1,027,851	112157	No
Phase Primary Pupils 173 Total £1,027,851 URN 112157 Academy No
Hayton CofE Primary School Details for Hayton CofE Primary School	Primary	125	£5,954	£744,275	112402	No
Phase Primary Pupils 125 Total £744,275 URN 112402 Academy No
Hensingham Primary School Details for Hensingham Primary School	Primary	113	£7,164	£809,499	147597	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 113 Total £809,499 URN 147597 Academy Yes
Holm Cultram Abbey CofE Primary School Details for Holm Cultram Abbey CofE Primary School	Primary	48	£10,555	£506,626	112249	No
Phase Primary Pupils 48 Total £506,626 URN 112249 Academy No
Holme St Cuthbert School Details for Holme St Cuthbert School	Primary	26	£13,790	£358,544	112112	No
Phase Primary Pupils 26 Total £358,544 URN 112112 Academy No
Houghton CofE School Details for Houghton CofE School	Primary	183	£5,559	£1,017,217	112250	No
Phase Primary Pupils 183 Total £1,017,217 URN 112250 Academy No
Inglewood Infant School Details for Inglewood Infant School	Primary	156	£7,204	£1,123,884	112217	No
Phase Primary Pupils 156 Total £1,123,884 URN 112217 Academy No
Inglewood Junior School Details for Inglewood Junior School	Primary	258	£6,822	£1,760,172	112216	No
Phase Primary Pupils 258 Total £1,760,172 URN 112216 Academy No
Ireby CofE School Details for Ireby CofE School	Primary	32	£11,351	£363,242	112251	No
Phase Primary Pupils 32 Total £363,242 URN 112251 Academy No
Irthington Village School Details for Irthington Village School	Primary	57	£8,696	£495,690	112113	No
Phase Primary Pupils 57 Total £495,690 URN 112113 Academy No
Jericho Primary School Details for Jericho Primary School	Primary	365	£5,668	£2,068,989	112175	No
Phase Primary Pupils 365 Total £2,068,989 URN 112175 Academy No
Kells Infant School Details for Kells Infant School	Primary	71	£7,983	£566,772	112169	No
Phase Primary Pupils 71 Total £566,772 URN 112169 Academy No
Keswick School Details for Keswick School	Secondary	915	£6,708	£6,137,679	136902	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 915 Total £6,137,679 URN 136902 Academy Yes
Kingmoor Junior School Details for Kingmoor Junior School	Primary	341	£5,485	£1,870,282	112229	No
Phase Primary Pupils 341 Total £1,870,282 URN 112229 Academy No
Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School Details for Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School	Primary	234	£5,752	£1,345,977	112230	No
Phase Primary Pupils 234 Total £1,345,977 URN 112230 Academy No
Kirkbampton CofE School Details for Kirkbampton CofE School	Primary	94	£7,121	£669,395	112252	No
Phase Primary Pupils 94 Total £669,395 URN 112252 Academy No
Kirkbride Primary School Details for Kirkbride Primary School	Primary	73	£8,017	£585,232	112114	No
Phase Primary Pupils 73 Total £585,232 URN 112114 Academy No
Kirkland Church of England Academy Details for Kirkland Church of England Academy	Primary	35	£10,907	£381,762	148336	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 35 Total £381,762 URN 148336 Academy Yes
Lanercost CofE Primary School Details for Lanercost CofE Primary School	Primary	70	£8,061	£564,268	112254	No
Phase Primary Pupils 70 Total £564,268 URN 112254 Academy No
Longtown Primary School Details for Longtown Primary School	Primary	178	£6,314	£1,123,937	143116	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 178 Total £1,123,937 URN 143116 Academy Yes
Lorton School Details for Lorton School	Primary	45	£9,450	£425,239	143781	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 45 Total £425,239 URN 143781 Academy Yes
Lowca Community School Details for Lowca Community School	Primary	54	£8,947	£483,145	112158	No
Phase Primary Pupils 54 Total £483,145 URN 112158 Academy No
Maryport CofE Primary School Details for Maryport CofE Primary School	Primary	232	£5,840	£1,354,786	112274	No
Phase Primary Pupils 232 Total £1,354,786 URN 112274 Academy No
Millom Infant School Details for Millom Infant School	Primary	58	£9,058	£525,370	112159	No
Phase Primary Pupils 58 Total £525,370 URN 112159 Academy No
Millom School Details for Millom School	Secondary	450	£7,784	£3,502,688	112388	No
Phase Secondary Pupils 450 Total £3,502,688 URN 112388 Academy No
Monkwray Junior School Details for Monkwray Junior School	Primary	116	£7,602	£881,816	112170	No
Phase Primary Pupils 116 Total £881,816 URN 112170 Academy No
Montreal CofE Primary School Details for Montreal CofE Primary School	Primary	122	£7,788	£950,195	132170	No
Phase Primary Pupils 122 Total £950,195 URN 132170 Academy No
Moor Row Community Primary School Details for Moor Row Community Primary School	Primary	67	£8,376	£561,223	112161	No
Phase Primary Pupils 67 Total £561,223 URN 112161 Academy No
Moresby Primary School Details for Moresby Primary School	Primary	105	£6,547	£687,429	112162	No
Phase Primary Pupils 105 Total £687,429 URN 112162 Academy No
Netherhall School Details for Netherhall School	Secondary	798	£8,034	£6,411,351	112382	No
Phase Secondary Pupils 798 Total £6,411,351 URN 112382 Academy No
Netherton Infant School Details for Netherton Infant School	Primary	37	£10,737	£397,267	112137	No
Phase Primary Pupils 37 Total £397,267 URN 112137 Academy No
Newlaithes Infant School Details for Newlaithes Infant School	Primary	178	£6,158	£1,096,196	112226	No
Phase Primary Pupils 178 Total £1,096,196 URN 112226 Academy No
Newlaithes Junior School Details for Newlaithes Junior School	Primary	238	£5,766	£1,372,197	112224	No
Phase Primary Pupils 238 Total £1,372,197 URN 112224 Academy No
Newtown Primary School Details for Newtown Primary School	Primary	130	£8,342	£1,084,444	148137	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 130 Total £1,084,444 URN 148137 Academy Yes
Norman Street Primary School Details for Norman Street Primary School	Primary	353	£5,754	£2,031,262	112219	No
Phase Primary Pupils 353 Total £2,031,262 URN 112219 Academy No
Northside Primary School Details for Northside Primary School	Primary	70	£9,559	£669,138	143536	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 70 Total £669,138 URN 143536 Academy Yes
Orgill Primary School Details for Orgill Primary School	Primary	205	£6,621	£1,357,360	131443	No
Phase Primary Pupils 205 Total £1,357,360 URN 131443 Academy No
Oughterside Primary School Details for Oughterside Primary School	Primary	49	£10,420	£510,566	112138	No
Phase Primary Pupils 49 Total £510,566 URN 112138 Academy No
Our Lady and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Maryport Details for Our Lady and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Maryport	Primary	181	£6,951	£1,258,175	149245	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 181 Total £1,258,175 URN 149245 Academy Yes
Pennine Way Primary School Details for Pennine Way Primary School	Primary	537	£6,258	£3,360,454	131177	No
Phase Primary Pupils 537 Total £3,360,454 URN 131177 Academy No
Petteril Bank School Details for Petteril Bank School	Primary	130	£8,170	£1,062,107	149410	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 130 Total £1,062,107 URN 149410 Academy Yes
Plumbland CofE School Details for Plumbland CofE School	Primary	52	£9,120	£474,227	112275	No
Phase Primary Pupils 52 Total £474,227 URN 112275 Academy No
Raughton Head CofE School & Nursery Details for Raughton Head CofE School & Nursery	Primary	58	£8,422	£488,477	112257	No
Phase Primary Pupils 58 Total £488,477 URN 112257 Academy No
Richard Rose Central Academy Details for Richard Rose Central Academy	Secondary	900	£7,912	£7,121,248	135621	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 900 Total £7,121,248 URN 135621 Academy Yes
Richard Rose Morton Academy Details for Richard Rose Morton Academy	Secondary	893	£7,542	£6,734,605	135620	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 893 Total £6,734,605 URN 135620 Academy Yes
Richmond Hill School Details for Richmond Hill School	Primary	161	£6,894	£1,109,862	112127	No
Phase Primary Pupils 161 Total £1,109,862 URN 112127 Academy No
Robert Ferguson Primary School Details for Robert Ferguson Primary School	Primary	388	£6,072	£2,356,127	112242	No
Phase Primary Pupils 388 Total £2,356,127 URN 112242 Academy No
Rockcliffe CofE School Details for Rockcliffe CofE School	Primary	121	£6,252	£756,483	112258	No
Phase Primary Pupils 121 Total £756,483 URN 112258 Academy No
Rosley CofE School Details for Rosley CofE School	Primary	58	£8,524	£494,399	112306	No
Phase Primary Pupils 58 Total £494,399 URN 112306 Academy No
Scotby CofE Primary School Details for Scotby CofE Primary School	Primary	231	£5,476	£1,264,951	112403	No
Phase Primary Pupils 231 Total £1,264,951 URN 112403 Academy No
Seascale Primary School Details for Seascale Primary School	Primary	95	£7,266	£690,254	112163	No
Phase Primary Pupils 95 Total £690,254 URN 112163 Academy No
Seaton Academy Details for Seaton Academy	Primary	158	£6,022	£951,449	136285	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 158 Total £951,449 URN 136285 Academy Yes
Seaton St. Paul's CofE Junior School Details for Seaton St. Paul's CofE Junior School	Primary	194	£5,784	£1,122,018	112277	No
Phase Primary Pupils 194 Total £1,122,018 URN 112277 Academy No
Shankhill CofE Primary School Details for Shankhill CofE Primary School	Primary	37	£11,464	£424,172	112259	No
Phase Primary Pupils 37 Total £424,172 URN 112259 Academy No
Silloth Primary School Details for Silloth Primary School	Primary	145	£6,349	£920,629	112235	No
Phase Primary Pupils 145 Total £920,629 URN 112235 Academy No
Solway Community School Details for Solway Community School	Secondary	147	£9,662	£1,420,264	112377	No
Phase Secondary Pupils 147 Total £1,420,264 URN 112377 Academy No
St Bede's Catholic Primary School Details for St Bede's Catholic Primary School	Primary	201	£6,758	£1,358,332	112369	No
Phase Primary Pupils 201 Total £1,358,332 URN 112369 Academy No
St Bees Village Primary School Details for St Bees Village Primary School	Primary	146	£5,766	£841,767	149818	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 146 Total £841,767 URN 149818 Academy Yes
St Bega's CofE Primary School Details for St Bega's CofE Primary School	Primary	21	£15,874	£333,356	112349	No
Phase Primary Pupils 21 Total £333,356 URN 112349 Academy No
St Begh's Catholic Junior School Details for St Begh's Catholic Junior School	Primary	243	£6,414	£1,558,642	112354	No
Phase Primary Pupils 243 Total £1,558,642 URN 112354 Academy No
St Benedict's Catholic High School Details for St Benedict's Catholic High School	Secondary	876	£7,690	£6,736,488	112398	No
Phase Secondary Pupils 876 Total £6,736,488 URN 112398 Academy No
St Bridget's Catholic Primary School Details for St Bridget's Catholic Primary School	Primary	161	£6,644	£1,069,763	112348	No
Phase Primary Pupils 161 Total £1,069,763 URN 112348 Academy No
St Bridget's CofE School Details for St Bridget's CofE School	Primary	80	£7,603	£608,203	112271	No
Phase Primary Pupils 80 Total £608,203 URN 112271 Academy No
St Bridget's CofE School Details for St Bridget's CofE School	Primary	67	£8,361	£560,178	112296	No
Phase Primary Pupils 67 Total £560,178 URN 112296 Academy No
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School Details for St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School	Primary	107	£7,196	£769,989	151053	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 107 Total £769,989 URN 151053 Academy Yes
St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Carlisle Details for St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Carlisle	Primary	163	£7,244	£1,180,726	148700	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 163 Total £1,180,726 URN 148700 Academy Yes
St Gregory and St Patrick's Catholic Infant School Details for St Gregory and St Patrick's Catholic Infant School	Primary	145	£6,595	£956,317	112355	No
Phase Primary Pupils 145 Total £956,317 URN 112355 Academy No
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Workington Details for St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Workington	Primary	172	£7,295	£1,254,655	149246	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 172 Total £1,254,655 URN 149246 Academy Yes
St Herbert's CofE (VA) Primary and Nursery School Details for St Herbert's CofE (VA) Primary and Nursery School	Primary	237	£5,393	£1,278,242	134789	No
Phase Primary Pupils 237 Total £1,278,242 URN 134789 Academy No
St James' Catholic Primary School Details for St James' Catholic Primary School	Primary	182	£6,274	£1,141,893	112351	No
Phase Primary Pupils 182 Total £1,141,893 URN 112351 Academy No
St James' CofE Infant and Nursery School Details for St James' CofE Infant and Nursery School	Primary	90	£7,105	£639,426	112297	No
Phase Primary Pupils 90 Total £639,426 URN 112297 Academy No
St James' CofE Junior School Details for St James' CofE Junior School	Primary	157	£6,031	£946,812	112298	No
Phase Primary Pupils 157 Total £946,812 URN 112298 Academy No
St John Henry Newman Catholic School Details for St John Henry Newman Catholic School	Secondary	678	£8,012	£5,431,833	112399	No
Phase Secondary Pupils 678 Total £5,431,833 URN 112399 Academy No
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Details for St Joseph's Catholic Primary School	Primary	46	£9,479	£436,020	112350	No
Phase Primary Pupils 46 Total £436,020 URN 112350 Academy No
St Josephs Catholic High School, Workington Details for St Josephs Catholic High School, Workington	Secondary	511	£8,531	£4,359,380	148703	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 511 Total £4,359,380 URN 148703 Academy Yes
St Margaret Mary Catholic Primary School, Carlisle Details for St Margaret Mary Catholic Primary School, Carlisle	Primary	207	£6,517	£1,349,058	148701	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 207 Total £1,349,058 URN 148701 Academy Yes
St Mary's Catholic Primary School Details for St Mary's Catholic Primary School	Primary	189	£7,283	£1,376,516	112338	No
Phase Primary Pupils 189 Total £1,376,516 URN 112338 Academy No
St Mary's Catholic Primary School Details for St Mary's Catholic Primary School	Primary	167	£6,626	£1,106,612	112353	No
Phase Primary Pupils 167 Total £1,106,612 URN 112353 Academy No
St Matthew's CofE School Details for St Matthew's CofE School	Primary	45	£9,505	£427,713	112308	No
Phase Primary Pupils 45 Total £427,713 URN 112308 Academy No
St Michael's CofE Primary School Details for St Michael's CofE Primary School	Primary	191	£5,852	£1,117,713	112246	No
Phase Primary Pupils 191 Total £1,117,713 URN 112246 Academy No
St Michael's CofE Primary School Details for St Michael's CofE Primary School	Primary	43	£10,849	£466,515	112332	No
Phase Primary Pupils 43 Total £466,515 URN 112332 Academy No
St Michael's Nursery and Infant School Details for St Michael's Nursery and Infant School	Primary	53	£9,175	£486,281	112143	No
Phase Primary Pupils 53 Total £486,281 URN 112143 Academy No
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Details for St Patrick's Catholic Primary School	Primary	256	£6,401	£1,638,688	132835	No
Phase Primary Pupils 256 Total £1,638,688 URN 132835 Academy No
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Details for St Patrick's Catholic Primary School	Primary	193	£6,340	£1,223,548	112340	No
Phase Primary Pupils 193 Total £1,223,548 URN 112340 Academy No
Stanwix School Details for Stanwix School	Primary	380	£5,355	£2,035,071	141623	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 380 Total £2,035,071 URN 141623 Academy Yes
Stoneraise School Details for Stoneraise School	Primary	164	£6,172	£1,012,148	112122	No
Phase Primary Pupils 164 Total £1,012,148 URN 112122 Academy No
The Bishop Harvey Goodwin School (Church of England Voluntary Aided) Details for The Bishop Harvey Goodwin School (Church of England Voluntary Aided)	Primary	138	£7,690	£1,061,190	133727	No
Phase Primary Pupils 138 Total £1,061,190 URN 133727 Academy No
The Nelson Thomlinson School Details for The Nelson Thomlinson School	Secondary	986	£7,098	£6,998,809	112397	No
Phase Secondary Pupils 986 Total £6,998,809 URN 112397 Academy No
The Whitehaven Academy Details for The Whitehaven Academy	Secondary	766	£7,732	£5,922,772	146634	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 766 Total £5,922,772 URN 146634 Academy Yes
Thomlinson Junior School Details for Thomlinson Junior School	Primary	238	£5,879	£1,399,248	112125	No
Phase Primary Pupils 238 Total £1,399,248 URN 112125 Academy No
Thornhill Primary School Details for Thornhill Primary School	Primary	57	£8,815	£502,454	147396	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 57 Total £502,454 URN 147396 Academy Yes
Thursby Primary School Details for Thursby Primary School	Primary	96	£7,347	£705,268	112123	No
Phase Primary Pupils 96 Total £705,268 URN 112123 Academy No
Thwaites School Details for Thwaites School	Primary	29	£13,171	£381,963	112166	No
Phase Primary Pupils 29 Total £381,963 URN 112166 Academy No
Trinity School Details for Trinity School	Secondary	1,338	£7,125	£9,533,371	137369	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 1,338 Total £9,533,371 URN 137369 Academy Yes
Upperby Primary School Details for Upperby Primary School	Primary	318	£6,636	£2,110,228	112243	No
Phase Primary Pupils 318 Total £2,110,228 URN 112243 Academy No
Valley Primary School and Nursery Details for Valley Primary School and Nursery	Primary	242	£7,284	£1,762,760	134214	No
Phase Primary Pupils 242 Total £1,762,760 URN 134214 Academy No
Victoria Infant and Nursery School Details for Victoria Infant and Nursery School	Primary	195	£6,853	£1,336,289	112144	No
Phase Primary Pupils 195 Total £1,336,289 URN 112144 Academy No
Victoria Junior School Details for Victoria Junior School	Primary	307	£6,781	£2,081,721	112145	No
Phase Primary Pupils 307 Total £2,081,721 URN 112145 Academy No
Waberthwaite CofE School Details for Waberthwaite CofE School	Primary	53	£8,879	£470,600	112352	No
Phase Primary Pupils 53 Total £470,600 URN 112352 Academy No
Walton & Lees Hill CofE School Details for Walton & Lees Hill CofE School	Primary	16	£19,075	£305,200	112256	No
Phase Primary Pupils 16 Total £305,200 URN 112256 Academy No
Warwick Bridge Primary School Details for Warwick Bridge Primary School	Primary	153	£6,058	£926,829	112404	No
Phase Primary Pupils 153 Total £926,829 URN 112404 Academy No
West Lakes Academy Details for West Lakes Academy	Secondary	973	£7,368	£7,169,027	135632	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 973 Total £7,169,027 URN 135632 Academy Yes
Westfield Nursery and Primary School Details for Westfield Nursery and Primary School	Primary	140	£8,279	£1,159,112	133390	No
Phase Primary Pupils 140 Total £1,159,112 URN 133390 Academy No
Wiggonby CofE School Details for Wiggonby CofE School	Primary	52	£8,882	£461,844	112309	No
Phase Primary Pupils 52 Total £461,844 URN 112309 Academy No
Wigton Nursery and Infant School Details for Wigton Nursery and Infant School	Primary	128	£6,728	£861,147	112126	No
Phase Primary Pupils 128 Total £861,147 URN 112126 Academy No
William Howard School Details for William Howard School	Secondary	1,162	£6,998	£8,132,066	137252	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 1,162 Total £8,132,066 URN 137252 Academy Yes
Workington Academy Details for Workington Academy	Secondary	1,129	£7,692	£8,684,790	141499	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 1,129 Total £8,684,790 URN 141499 Academy Yes
Wreay Church of England Primary School Details for Wreay Church of England Primary School	Primary	74	£7,791	£576,530	147397	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 74 Total £576,530 URN 147397 Academy Yes
Yewdale School Details for Yewdale School	Primary	267	£5,632	£1,503,614	141995	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 267 Total £1,503,614 URN 141995 Academy Yes

Total is the school’s core schools block allocation plus pupil premium, the universal infant free school meals and PE and sport grants, and the teachers’ pay, National Insurance and schools budget support grants, as DfE lists them. Per pupil divides it by the school’s pupils. Each school’s record on the Get Information about Schools register is found by its URN.

Source: Department for Education, School funding statistics, Financial year 2025-26: national time series and school-level allocations, published 29 January 2026.

What these figures do and don't show

Different measures at each level. The UK and nation totals are HM Treasury’s spending on education by function. Below them are each publisher’s own measures: DfE’s core schools budget, each authority’s schools block, councils’ net education spending. They are not expected to add up to the level above.
England is not the UK. Education is devolved. The schools block, school allocations, the school workforce, apprenticeships and the student loan book shown here are England’s, and are never added to UK or other nations’ figures.
Per pupil is not comparable across nations. England’s schools block, Wales’s figures and Scotland’s council spending per pupil measure different things, so each authority is compared only with its own nation.
Student loans are lending, not spending. The money lent, repaid and still owed is shown beside the spending, not added to it. Only the part not expected to be repaid counts as spending, on the basis the Office for National Statistics introduced in 2018.
Nothing here shows cause and effect. Pupils per teacher, apprenticeship starts and other figures are shown alongside the money, not as its result. Areas differ in deprivation, sparsity, pupils with special needs and costs, which is why funding per pupil differs.
Allocations are not spending. School-level figures are what each school was allocated for the year, not what it spent; the latest schools block year is provisional.

Where this sits: United Kingdom → England → Department for Education: total departmental expenditure limit → State-funded schools in England: core funding for pupils aged 5 to 16 → Cumberland. Figures from data/services/education.json, generated 29 September 2026.

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National funding formula tables for schools and high needs: summary tables, 2020-21 to 2026-27	Department for Education	19 November 2025	annual	Open Government Licence v3.0
School funding statistics, Financial year 2025-26: national time series and school-level allocations	Department for Education	29 January 2026	annual	Open Government Licence v3.0
School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025: size of the workforce and pupil to teacher ratios	Department for Education	4 June 2026	annual	Open Government Licence v3.0
Apprenticeships, Academic year 2025/26	Department for Education	16 July 2026	annual	Open Government Licence v3.0

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