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Dudley: school funding per pupil

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

£295m for Dudley in 2026-27, £884 per resident, +0.4% on a year earlier after inflation. That is £6,631 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

£295m2026-27, cash +2.5% on a year earlier As of 19 November 2025
£884Per resident, 2026-27 As of 19 November 2025
£6,631Schools block funding per pupil, 2026-27 England: £6,771 As of 19 November 2025
£6,501Schools block funding per pupil, real terms, 2026-27 England: £6,638 As of 19 November 2025
£6,890Mainstream 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

Dudley: 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

Dudley: spending in cash and in 2025-26 prices, £ million (£ million)
Year	Real terms (2025-26 prices)	Cash
2019-20 Details for 2019-20	£255.3m	£199.6m
Cash £199.6m
2020-21 Details for 2020-21	£265.0m	£218.0m
Cash £218.0m
2021-22 Details for 2021-22	£274.0m	£225.9m
Cash £225.9m
2022-23 Details for 2022-23	£271.8m	£239.9m
Cash £239.9m
2023-24 Details for 2023-24	£273.1m	£253.7m
Cash £253.7m
2024-25 Details for 2024-25	£284.3m	£274.8m
Cash £274.8m
2025-26 Details for 2025-26	£288.2m	£288.2m
Cash £288.2m
2026-27 Details for 2026-27	£289.5m	£295.3m
Cash £295.3m

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

Dudley: spending per resident, 2025-26 prices

Per resident divides by ONS mid-year population estimates.

The numbers behind this chart

Dudley: spending per resident, 2025-26 prices (£ per resident)
Year	Per resident, 2025-26 prices	Per resident, cash
2019-20 Details for 2019-20	£793	£620
Per resident, cash £620
2020-21 Details for 2020-21	£822	£676
Per resident, cash £676
2021-22 Details for 2021-22	£847	£698
Per resident, cash £698
2022-23 Details for 2022-23	£836	£738
Per resident, cash £738
2023-24 Details for 2023-24	£833	£774
Per resident, cash £774
2024-25 Details for 2024-25	£858	£830
Per resident, cash £830
2025-26 Details for 2025-26	£863	£863
Per resident, cash £863
2026-27 Details for 2026-27	£867	£884
Per resident, cash £884

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.

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Dudley

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.

£295m in 2026-27 (cash); £290m in 2025-26 prices; £884 per resident; +2.5% on a year earlier in cash, +0.4% 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.

Dudley against England: latest period of each measure
Measure	Dudley	England	Period
Schools block funding per pupil Details for Schools block funding per pupil	£6,631	£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	£6,501	£6,638	2026-27
England £6,638 Period 2026-27
Mainstream school funding per pupil Details for Mainstream school funding per pupil	£6,890	£6,996	2025-26
England £6,996 Period 2025-26
Pupils per teacher Details for Pupils per teacher	18.4 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	63.5%	62.8%	2025-26
England 62.8% Period 2025-26
Apprenticeship starts per 100,000 people Details for Apprenticeship starts per 100,000 people	1,040 per 100,000	959 per 100,000	2024/25
England 959 per 100,000 Period 2024/25

Schools block funding per pupil: Dudley 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. Breaks in the series: 2020-21: From 2020-21 the teachers’ pay and pension grants are rolled in; each later year includes the grants rolled in the year after.

The numbers behind this chart

Schools block funding per pupil: Dudley and comparisons (Schools block funding per pupil)
Year	Dudley	England
2019-20 Details for 2019-20	£4,572	£4,645
England £4,645
2020-21 Details for 2020-21	£4,945	£5,063
England £5,063
2021-22 Details for 2021-22	£5,110	£5,221
England £5,221
2022-23 Details for 2022-23	£5,420	£5,534
England £5,534
2023-24 Details for 2023-24	£5,727	£5,839
England £5,839
2024-25 Details for 2024-25	£6,170	£6,298
England £6,298
2025-26 Details for 2025-26	£6,473	£6,608
England £6,608
2026-27 Details for 2026-27	£6,631	£6,771
England £6,771

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

Schools block funding per pupil, real terms: Dudley 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: Dudley and comparisons (Schools block funding per pupil, real terms)
Year	Dudley	England
2019-20 Details for 2019-20	£5,849	£5,941
England £5,941
2020-21 Details for 2020-21	£6,012	£6,154
England £6,154
2021-22 Details for 2021-22	£6,197	£6,332
England £6,332
2022-23 Details for 2022-23	£6,142	£6,270
England £6,270
2023-24 Details for 2023-24	£6,165	£6,286
England £6,286
2024-25 Details for 2024-25	£6,383	£6,515
England £6,515
2025-26 Details for 2025-26	£6,473	£6,608
England £6,608
2026-27 Details for 2026-27	£6,501	£6,638
England £6,638

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

Pupils per teacher: Dudley 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: Dudley and comparisons (Pupils per teacher, pupils per teacher)
Year	Dudley	England
2010/11 Details for 2010/11	17.6	17.1
England 17.1
2011/12 Details for 2011/12	17.9	17.2
England 17.2
2012/13 Details for 2012/13	17.0	17.2
England 17.2
2013/14 Details for 2013/14	16.9	17.1
England 17.1
2014/15 Details for 2014/15	16.9	17.1
England 17.1
2015/16 Details for 2015/16	17.7	17.3
England 17.3
2016/17 Details for 2016/17	17.7	17.5
England 17.5
2017/18 Details for 2017/18	17.7	17.9
England 17.9
2018/19 Details for 2018/19	18.8	18.0
England 18.0
2019/20 Details for 2019/20	18.9	18.2
England 18.2
2020/21 Details for 2020/21	18.8	18.0
England 18.0
2021/22 Details for 2021/22	18.9	18.0
England 18.0
2022/23 Details for 2022/23	18.5	18.0
England 18.0
2023/24 Details for 2023/24	18.6	18.1
England 18.1
2024/25 Details for 2024/25	18.9	18.0
England 18.0
2025/26 Details for 2025/26	18.4	17.9
England 17.9

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

Apprenticeship starts per 100,000 people: Dudley 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: Dudley and comparisons (Apprenticeship starts per 100,000 people, per 100,000)
Year	Dudley	England
2020/21 Details for 2020/21	1,231	906
England 906
2021/22 Details for 2021/22	1,169	980
England 980
2022/23 Details for 2022/23	1,127	938
England 938
2023/24 Details for 2023/24	1,108	932
England 932
2024/25 Details for 2024/25	1,040	959
England 959

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

Every mainstream school: its allocation for 2025-26

97 mainstream schools with 44,525 pupils were allocated £307m in 2025-26, £6,890 per pupil (England: £6,996). 63.5% 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.

Dudley: mainstream schools’ funding allocations, 2025-26
School	Phase	Pupils	Per pupil	Total	URN	Academy
Alder Coppice Primary School Details for Alder Coppice Primary School	Primary	367	£5,490	£2,014,901	103869	No
Phase Primary Pupils 367 Total £2,014,901 URN 103869 Academy No
Amblecote Primary School Details for Amblecote Primary School	Primary	298	£6,152	£1,833,338	103806	No
Phase Primary Pupils 298 Total £1,833,338 URN 103806 Academy No
Ashwood Park Primary School Details for Ashwood Park Primary School	Primary	280	£6,327	£1,771,516	103818	No
Phase Primary Pupils 280 Total £1,771,516 URN 103818 Academy No
Beacon Hill Academy Details for Beacon Hill Academy	Secondary	1,090	£8,250	£8,992,328	137705	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 1,090 Total £8,992,328 URN 137705 Academy Yes
Beechwood Church of England Primary School Details for Beechwood Church of England Primary School	Primary	199	£7,555	£1,503,431	142047	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 199 Total £1,503,431 URN 142047 Academy Yes
Belle Vue Primary School Details for Belle Vue Primary School	Primary	366	£5,463	£1,999,621	103828	No
Phase Primary Pupils 366 Total £1,999,621 URN 103828 Academy No
Bishop Milner Catholic College Details for Bishop Milner Catholic College	Secondary	752	£7,830	£5,888,130	140126	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 752 Total £5,888,130 URN 140126 Academy Yes
Blanford Mere Primary School Details for Blanford Mere Primary School	Primary	315	£5,507	£1,734,607	103792	No
Phase Primary Pupils 315 Total £1,734,607 URN 103792 Academy No
Blowers Green Primary School Details for Blowers Green Primary School	Primary	212	£7,103	£1,505,919	147708	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 212 Total £1,505,919 URN 147708 Academy Yes
Bramford Primary School Details for Bramford Primary School	Primary	419	£5,820	£2,438,699	139437	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 419 Total £2,438,699 URN 139437 Academy Yes
Brierley Hill Primary School Details for Brierley Hill Primary School	Primary	195	£7,582	£1,478,518	103776	No
Phase Primary Pupils 195 Total £1,478,518 URN 103776 Academy No
Brockmoor Primary School Details for Brockmoor Primary School	Primary	392	£7,174	£2,812,400	103777	No
Phase Primary Pupils 392 Total £2,812,400 URN 103777 Academy No
Bromley Hills Primary School Details for Bromley Hills Primary School	Primary	286	£6,234	£1,782,928	103819	No
Phase Primary Pupils 286 Total £1,782,928 URN 103819 Academy No
Brook Primary School Details for Brook Primary School	Primary	392	£6,045	£2,369,725	103778	No
Phase Primary Pupils 392 Total £2,369,725 URN 103778 Academy No
Caslon Primary Community School Details for Caslon Primary Community School	Primary	215	£7,035	£1,512,497	103801	No
Phase Primary Pupils 215 Total £1,512,497 URN 103801 Academy No
Christ Church CofE Primary School Details for Christ Church CofE Primary School	Primary	518	£6,200	£3,211,666	148865	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 518 Total £3,211,666 URN 148865 Academy Yes
Church of the Ascension CofE Primary School Details for Church of the Ascension CofE Primary School	Primary	311	£5,337	£1,659,698	148864	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 311 Total £1,659,698 URN 148864 Academy Yes
Colley Lane Primary Academy Details for Colley Lane Primary Academy	Primary	406	£7,634	£3,099,435	142964	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 406 Total £3,099,435 URN 142964 Academy Yes
Cotwall End Primary School Details for Cotwall End Primary School	Primary	418	£5,426	£2,268,258	103810	No
Phase Primary Pupils 418 Total £2,268,258 URN 103810 Academy No
Cradley CofE Primary School Details for Cradley CofE Primary School	Primary	212	£5,942	£1,259,700	103846	No
Phase Primary Pupils 212 Total £1,259,700 URN 103846 Academy No
Crestwood Park Primary School Details for Crestwood Park Primary School	Primary	211	£6,345	£1,338,712	103790	No
Phase Primary Pupils 211 Total £1,338,712 URN 103790 Academy No
Dawley Brook Primary School Details for Dawley Brook Primary School	Primary	202	£5,824	£1,176,536	103781	No
Phase Primary Pupils 202 Total £1,176,536 URN 103781 Academy No
Dingle Community Primary School Details for Dingle Community Primary School	Primary	183	£6,291	£1,151,253	103829	No
Phase Primary Pupils 183 Total £1,151,253 URN 103829 Academy No
Dudley Wood Primary School Details for Dudley Wood Primary School	Primary	399	£6,188	£2,469,106	144078	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 399 Total £2,469,106 URN 144078 Academy Yes
Ellowes Hall Sports College Details for Ellowes Hall Sports College	Secondary	1,044	£7,704	£8,042,701	141570	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 1,044 Total £8,042,701 URN 141570 Academy Yes
Fairhaven Primary School Details for Fairhaven Primary School	Primary	275	£5,604	£1,541,145	149822	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 275 Total £1,541,145 URN 149822 Academy Yes
Foxyards Primary School Details for Foxyards Primary School	Primary	302	£6,444	£1,945,953	148182	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 302 Total £1,945,953 URN 148182 Academy Yes
Gig Mill Primary School Details for Gig Mill Primary School	Primary	549	£5,540	£3,041,193	150457	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 549 Total £3,041,193 URN 150457 Academy Yes
Glynne Primary School Details for Glynne Primary School	Primary	420	£5,417	£2,275,311	103832	No
Phase Primary Pupils 420 Total £2,275,311 URN 103832 Academy No
Greenfield Primary School Details for Greenfield Primary School	Primary	282	£5,544	£1,563,458	103799	No
Phase Primary Pupils 282 Total £1,563,458 URN 103799 Academy No
Halesowen CofE Primary School Details for Halesowen CofE Primary School	Primary	192	£7,924	£1,521,395	103847	No
Phase Primary Pupils 192 Total £1,521,395 URN 103847 Academy No
Ham Dingle Primary Academy Details for Ham Dingle Primary Academy	Primary	352	£5,577	£1,963,233	143822	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 352 Total £1,963,233 URN 143822 Academy Yes
Hawbush Primary School Details for Hawbush Primary School	Primary	206	£7,565	£1,558,404	150729	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 206 Total £1,558,404 URN 150729 Academy Yes
Hob Green Primary School Details for Hob Green Primary School	Primary	215	£7,341	£1,578,328	143196	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 215 Total £1,578,328 URN 143196 Academy Yes
Howley Grange Primary School Details for Howley Grange Primary School	Primary	414	£5,532	£2,290,365	103814	No
Phase Primary Pupils 414 Total £2,290,365 URN 103814 Academy No
Huntingtree Primary School Details for Huntingtree Primary School	Primary	398	£6,403	£2,548,513	151157	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 398 Total £2,548,513 URN 151157 Academy Yes
Hurst Green Primary School Details for Hurst Green Primary School	Primary	420	£5,601	£2,352,229	103807	No
Phase Primary Pupils 420 Total £2,352,229 URN 103807 Academy No
Hurst Hill Primary School Details for Hurst Hill Primary School	Primary	202	£6,450	£1,302,941	143537	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 202 Total £1,302,941 URN 143537 Academy Yes
Jesson's Church of England Primary School Details for Jesson's Church of England Primary School	Primary	621	£6,116	£3,797,894	150955	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 621 Total £3,797,894 URN 150955 Academy Yes
Kates Hill Primary School Details for Kates Hill Primary School	Primary	404	£6,886	£2,781,878	144080	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 404 Total £2,781,878 URN 144080 Academy Yes
Kingswinford Academy Details for Kingswinford Academy	Secondary	921	£7,402	£6,817,251	137773	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 921 Total £6,817,251 URN 137773 Academy Yes
Lapal Primary School Details for Lapal Primary School	Primary	364	£5,362	£1,951,616	143782	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 364 Total £1,951,616 URN 143782 Academy Yes
Leasowes High School Details for Leasowes High School	Secondary	1,058	£7,724	£8,171,706	143582	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 1,058 Total £8,171,706 URN 143582 Academy Yes
Lutley Primary School Details for Lutley Primary School	Primary	580	£5,374	£3,117,005	143783	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 580 Total £3,117,005 URN 143783 Academy Yes
Maidensbridge Primary School Details for Maidensbridge Primary School	Primary	201	£5,504	£1,106,382	103779	No
Phase Primary Pupils 201 Total £1,106,382 URN 103779 Academy No
Manor Way Primary Academy Details for Manor Way Primary Academy	Primary	203	£5,785	£1,174,314	142355	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 203 Total £1,174,314 URN 142355 Academy Yes
Milking Bank Primary School Details for Milking Bank Primary School	Primary	419	£5,537	£2,320,015	103834	No
Phase Primary Pupils 419 Total £2,320,015 URN 103834 Academy No
Mount Pleasant Primary School Details for Mount Pleasant Primary School	Primary	340	£6,240	£2,121,453	103780	No
Phase Primary Pupils 340 Total £2,121,453 URN 103780 Academy No
Netherbrook Primary School Details for Netherbrook Primary School	Primary	416	£6,347	£2,640,440	144079	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 416 Total £2,640,440 URN 144079 Academy Yes
Netherton CofE Primary School Details for Netherton CofE Primary School	Primary	354	£6,498	£2,300,257	144418	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 354 Total £2,300,257 URN 144418 Academy Yes
Newfield Park Primary Academy Details for Newfield Park Primary Academy	Primary	414	£5,417	£2,242,444	150555	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 414 Total £2,242,444 URN 150555 Academy Yes
Northfield Road Primary School Details for Northfield Road Primary School	Primary	379	£6,772	£2,566,594	147155	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 379 Total £2,566,594 URN 147155 Academy Yes
Old Swinford Hospital Details for Old Swinford Hospital	Secondary	723	£6,765	£4,891,027	103870	No
Phase Secondary Pupils 723 Total £4,891,027 URN 103870 Academy No
Oldswinford C of E Primary School Details for Oldswinford C of E Primary School	Primary	412	£5,453	£2,246,614	103839	No
Phase Primary Pupils 412 Total £2,246,614 URN 103839 Academy No
Olive Hill Primary Academy Details for Olive Hill Primary Academy	Primary	413	£5,954	£2,458,990	144301	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 413 Total £2,458,990 URN 144301 Academy Yes
Our Lady and St Kenelm RC School Details for Our Lady and St Kenelm RC School	Primary	207	£5,764	£1,193,138	103850	No
Phase Primary Pupils 207 Total £1,193,138 URN 103850 Academy No
Pedmore CE Primary School Details for Pedmore CE Primary School	Primary	220	£5,375	£1,182,486	148938	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 220 Total £1,182,486 URN 148938 Academy Yes
Pegasus Academy Details for Pegasus Academy	Secondary	647	£8,928	£5,776,422	137390	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 647 Total £5,776,422 URN 137390 Academy Yes
Peters Hill Primary School Details for Peters Hill Primary School	Primary	699	£5,581	£3,901,166	103791	No
Phase Primary Pupils 699 Total £3,901,166 URN 103791 Academy No
Priory Primary School Details for Priory Primary School	Primary	492	£6,821	£3,356,042	145305	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 492 Total £3,356,042 URN 145305 Academy Yes
Quarry Bank Primary School Details for Quarry Bank Primary School	Primary	317	£6,613	£2,096,252	103830	No
Phase Primary Pupils 317 Total £2,096,252 URN 103830 Academy No
Queen Victoria Primary School Details for Queen Victoria Primary School	Primary	455	£6,203	£2,822,181	149544	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 455 Total £2,822,181 URN 149544 Academy Yes
Red Hall Primary School Details for Red Hall Primary School	Primary	367	£6,756	£2,479,359	103784	No
Phase Primary Pupils 367 Total £2,479,359 URN 103784 Academy No
Redhill School Details for Redhill School	Secondary	1,209	£7,375	£8,916,703	139872	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 1,209 Total £8,916,703 URN 139872 Academy Yes
Ridgewood High School Details for Ridgewood High School	Secondary	603	£7,595	£4,579,781	141712	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 603 Total £4,579,781 URN 141712 Academy Yes
Roberts Primary School Details for Roberts Primary School	Primary	603	£6,075	£3,663,408	103821	No
Phase Primary Pupils 603 Total £3,663,408 URN 103821 Academy No
Rufford Primary School Details for Rufford Primary School	Primary	208	£7,240	£1,506,006	148685	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 208 Total £1,506,006 URN 148685 Academy Yes
Russells Hall Primary School Details for Russells Hall Primary School	Primary	416	£6,279	£2,612,124	103813	No
Phase Primary Pupils 416 Total £2,612,124 URN 103813 Academy No
Sledmere Primary School Details for Sledmere Primary School	Primary	574	£6,635	£3,808,627	149221	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 574 Total £3,808,627 URN 149221 Academy Yes
St Chad's Catholic Primary School Details for St Chad's Catholic Primary School	Primary	214	£5,975	£1,278,555	140144	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 214 Total £1,278,555 URN 140144 Academy Yes
St James Academy Details for St James Academy	Secondary	869	£8,892	£7,727,478	144657	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 869 Total £7,727,478 URN 144657 Academy Yes
St James's CofE Primary School Details for St James's CofE Primary School	Primary	397	£5,466	£2,170,199	103851	No
Phase Primary Pupils 397 Total £2,170,199 URN 103851 Academy No
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Details for St Joseph's Catholic Primary School	Primary	216	£6,803	£1,469,524	140147	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 216 Total £1,469,524 URN 140147 Academy Yes
St Joseph's RC Primary School Details for St Joseph's RC Primary School	Primary	199	£5,434	£1,081,319	141477	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 199 Total £1,081,319 URN 141477 Academy Yes
St Margaret's At Hasbury CofE Primary School Details for St Margaret's At Hasbury CofE Primary School	Primary	207	£6,185	£1,280,275	103840	No
Phase Primary Pupils 207 Total £1,280,275 URN 103840 Academy No
St Mark's CofE Primary School Details for St Mark's CofE Primary School	Primary	302	£6,849	£2,068,374	103836	No
Phase Primary Pupils 302 Total £2,068,374 URN 103836 Academy No
St Mary's CofE Primary School Details for St Mary's CofE Primary School	Primary	151	£6,277	£947,779	148937	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 151 Total £947,779 URN 148937 Academy Yes
St Mary's RC Primary School Details for St Mary's RC Primary School	Primary	195	£6,484	£1,264,449	141489	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 195 Total £1,264,449 URN 141489 Academy Yes
Straits Primary School Details for Straits Primary School	Primary	416	£5,418	£2,253,755	103827	No
Phase Primary Pupils 416 Total £2,253,755 URN 103827 Academy No
Summerhill School Details for Summerhill School	Secondary	1,089	£8,352	£9,095,830	103854	No
Phase Secondary Pupils 1,089 Total £9,095,830 URN 103854 Academy No
Tenterfields Primary Academy Details for Tenterfields Primary Academy	Primary	192	£5,915	£1,135,669	143195	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 192 Total £1,135,669 URN 143195 Academy Yes
The Bromley-Pensnett Primary School Details for The Bromley-Pensnett Primary School	Primary	219	£7,584	£1,660,903	141979	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 219 Total £1,660,903 URN 141979 Academy Yes
The Crestwood School Details for The Crestwood School	Secondary	1,034	£8,074	£8,348,367	141325	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 1,034 Total £8,348,367 URN 141325 Academy Yes
The Dormston School Details for The Dormston School	Secondary	1,129	£7,636	£8,621,560	103855	No
Phase Secondary Pupils 1,129 Total £8,621,560 URN 103855 Academy No
The Earls High School Details for The Earls High School	Secondary	1,295	£7,162	£9,274,313	137812	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 1,295 Total £9,274,313 URN 137812 Academy Yes
The Link Academy Details for The Link Academy	Secondary	1,012	£8,764	£8,868,883	144952	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 1,012 Total £8,868,883 URN 144952 Academy Yes
The Pedmore High School Details for The Pedmore High School	Secondary	663	£8,301	£5,503,477	145593	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 663 Total £5,503,477 URN 145593 Academy Yes
The Ridge Primary School Details for The Ridge Primary School	Primary	208	£5,727	£1,191,164	103805	No
Phase Primary Pupils 208 Total £1,191,164 URN 103805 Academy No
The Wordsley School Details for The Wordsley School	Secondary	937	£8,330	£7,804,835	103858	No
Phase Secondary Pupils 937 Total £7,804,835 URN 103858 Academy No
Thorns Collegiate Academy Details for Thorns Collegiate Academy	Secondary	902	£7,961	£7,180,964	143818	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 902 Total £7,180,964 URN 143818 Academy Yes
Thorns Primary School Details for Thorns Primary School	Primary	196	£7,090	£1,389,684	150322	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 196 Total £1,389,684 URN 150322 Academy Yes
Wallbrook Primary Academy Details for Wallbrook Primary Academy	Primary	247	£7,308	£1,805,007	147721	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 247 Total £1,805,007 URN 147721 Academy Yes
Windsor High School and Sixth Form Details for Windsor High School and Sixth Form	Secondary	1,435	£7,515	£10,784,682	136618	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 1,435 Total £10,784,682 URN 136618 Academy Yes
Withymoor Primary School Details for Withymoor Primary School	Primary	412	£5,575	£2,296,932	150456	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 412 Total £2,296,932 URN 150456 Academy Yes
Wollescote Primary School Details for Wollescote Primary School	Primary	404	£6,837	£2,762,029	103800	No
Phase Primary Pupils 404 Total £2,762,029 URN 103800 Academy No
Woodside Primary School and Nursery Details for Woodside Primary School and Nursery	Primary	418	£6,980	£2,917,830	143821	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 418 Total £2,917,830 URN 143821 Academy Yes
Wrens Nest Primary School Details for Wrens Nest Primary School	Primary	419	£7,670	£3,213,719	103823	No
Phase Primary Pupils 419 Total £3,213,719 URN 103823 Academy No

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 → Dudley. 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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