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East Sussex: school funding per pupil

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

£409m for East Sussex in 2026-27, £728 per resident, −0.1% on a year earlier after inflation. That is £6,531 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

£409m2026-27, cash +1.9% on a year earlier As of 19 November 2025
£728Per resident, 2026-27 As of 19 November 2025
£6,531Schools block funding per pupil, 2026-27 England: £6,771 As of 19 November 2025
£6,403Schools block funding per pupil, real terms, 2026-27 England: £6,638 As of 19 November 2025
£6,771Mainstream 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

East Sussex: 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

East Sussex: spending in cash and in 2025-26 prices, £ million (£ million)
Year	Real terms (2025-26 prices)	Cash
2019-20 Details for 2019-20	£353.3m	£276.2m
Cash £276.2m
2020-21 Details for 2020-21	£371.8m	£305.8m
Cash £305.8m
2021-22 Details for 2021-22	£386.3m	£318.5m
Cash £318.5m
2022-23 Details for 2022-23	£383.8m	£338.7m
Cash £338.7m
2023-24 Details for 2023-24	£388.4m	£360.8m
Cash £360.8m
2024-25 Details for 2024-25	£400.5m	£387.2m
Cash £387.2m
2025-26 Details for 2025-26	£401.4m	£401.4m
Cash £401.4m
2026-27 Details for 2026-27	£400.9m	£408.9m
Cash £408.9m

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

East Sussex: spending per resident, 2025-26 prices

Per resident divides by ONS mid-year population estimates.

The numbers behind this chart

East Sussex: spending per resident, 2025-26 prices (£ per resident)
Year	Per resident, 2025-26 prices	Per resident, cash
2019-20 Details for 2019-20	£648	£507
Per resident, cash £507
2020-21 Details for 2020-21	£683	£562
Per resident, cash £562
2021-22 Details for 2021-22	£706	£582
Per resident, cash £582
2022-23 Details for 2022-23	£697	£615
Per resident, cash £615
2023-24 Details for 2023-24	£698	£648
Per resident, cash £648
2024-25 Details for 2024-25	£715	£691
Per resident, cash £691
2025-26 Details for 2025-26	£714	£714
Per resident, cash £714
2026-27 Details for 2026-27	£713	£728
Per resident, cash £728

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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East Sussex

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.

£409m in 2026-27 (cash); £401m in 2025-26 prices; £728 per resident; +1.9% on a year earlier in cash, −0.1% 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.

East Sussex against England: latest period of each measure
Measure	East Sussex	England	Period
Schools block funding per pupil Details for Schools block funding per pupil	£6,531	£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	£6,403	£6,638	2026-27
England £6,638 Period 2026-27
Mainstream school funding per pupil Details for Mainstream school funding per pupil	£6,771	£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	57.7%	62.8%	2025-26
England 62.8% Period 2025-26
Apprenticeship starts per 100,000 people Details for Apprenticeship starts per 100,000 people	870 per 100,000	959 per 100,000	2024/25
England 959 per 100,000 Period 2024/25

Schools block funding per pupil: East Sussex 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: East Sussex and comparisons (Schools block funding per pupil)
Year	East Sussex	England
2019-20 Details for 2019-20	£4,397	£4,645
England £4,645
2020-21 Details for 2020-21	£4,834	£5,063
England £5,063
2021-22 Details for 2021-22	£5,018	£5,221
England £5,221
2022-23 Details for 2022-23	£5,341	£5,534
England £5,534
2023-24 Details for 2023-24	£5,657	£5,839
England £5,839
2024-25 Details for 2024-25	£6,117	£6,298
England £6,298
2025-26 Details for 2025-26	£6,411	£6,608
England £6,608
2026-27 Details for 2026-27	£6,531	£6,771
England £6,771

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

Schools block funding per pupil, real terms: East Sussex 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: East Sussex and comparisons (Schools block funding per pupil, real terms)
Year	East Sussex	England
2019-20 Details for 2019-20	£5,625	£5,941
England £5,941
2020-21 Details for 2020-21	£5,876	£6,154
England £6,154
2021-22 Details for 2021-22	£6,086	£6,332
England £6,332
2022-23 Details for 2022-23	£6,052	£6,270
England £6,270
2023-24 Details for 2023-24	£6,089	£6,286
England £6,286
2024-25 Details for 2024-25	£6,328	£6,515
England £6,515
2025-26 Details for 2025-26	£6,411	£6,608
England £6,608
2026-27 Details for 2026-27	£6,403	£6,638
England £6,638

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

Pupils per teacher: East Sussex 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: East Sussex and comparisons (Pupils per teacher, pupils per teacher)
Year	East Sussex	England
2010/11 Details for 2010/11	17.5	17.1
England 17.1
2011/12 Details for 2011/12	17.8	17.2
England 17.2
2012/13 Details for 2012/13	17.7	17.2
England 17.2
2013/14 Details for 2013/14	17.5	17.1
England 17.1
2014/15 Details for 2014/15	17.5	17.1
England 17.1
2015/16 Details for 2015/16	18.0	17.3
England 17.3
2016/17 Details for 2016/17	18.0	17.5
England 17.5
2017/18 Details for 2017/18	18.7	17.9
England 17.9
2018/19 Details for 2018/19	18.9	18.0
England 18.0
2019/20 Details for 2019/20	19.0	18.2
England 18.2
2020/21 Details for 2020/21	18.8	18.0
England 18.0
2021/22 Details for 2021/22	18.2	18.0
England 18.0
2022/23 Details for 2022/23	18.6	18.0
England 18.0
2023/24 Details for 2023/24	18.3	18.1
England 18.1
2024/25 Details for 2024/25	18.0	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: East Sussex 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: East Sussex and comparisons (Apprenticeship starts per 100,000 people, per 100,000)
Year	East Sussex	England
2020/21 Details for 2020/21	850	906
England 906
2021/22 Details for 2021/22	889	980
England 980
2022/23 Details for 2022/23	805	938
England 938
2023/24 Details for 2023/24	812	932
England 932
2024/25 Details for 2024/25	870	959
England 959

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

Every mainstream school: its allocation for 2025-26

172 mainstream schools with 62,671 pupils were allocated £424m in 2025-26, £6,771 per pupil (England: £6,996). 57.7% 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.

East Sussex: mainstream schools’ funding allocations, 2025-26
School	Phase	Pupils	Per pupil	Total	URN	Academy
Alfriston School Details for Alfriston School	Primary	80	£7,981	£638,512	114385	No
Phase Primary Pupils 80 Total £638,512 URN 114385 Academy No
All Saints Church of England Primary School, Bexhill Details for All Saints Church of England Primary School, Bexhill	Primary	223	£7,182	£1,601,577	114491	No
Phase Primary Pupils 223 Total £1,601,577 URN 114491 Academy No
All Saints CofE Junior Academy Details for All Saints CofE Junior Academy	Primary	211	£6,233	£1,315,065	141655	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 211 Total £1,315,065 URN 141655 Academy Yes
All Saints' and St Richard's Church of England Primary School Details for All Saints' and St Richard's Church of England Primary School	Primary	86	£7,258	£624,159	114554	No
Phase Primary Pupils 86 Total £624,159 URN 114554 Academy No
Annecy Catholic Primary School Details for Annecy Catholic Primary School	Primary	182	£6,017	£1,095,168	146786	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 182 Total £1,095,168 URN 146786 Academy Yes
Ark Alexandra Academy Details for Ark Alexandra Academy	Secondary	1,451	£7,891	£11,449,400	139821	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 1,451 Total £11,449,400 URN 139821 Academy Yes
Ark Blacklands Primary Academy Details for Ark Blacklands Primary Academy	Primary	624	£5,534	£3,453,413	141021	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 624 Total £3,453,413 URN 141021 Academy Yes
Ark Castledown Primary Academy Details for Ark Castledown Primary Academy	Primary	373	£7,160	£2,670,546	144083	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 373 Total £2,670,546 URN 144083 Academy Yes
Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy Details for Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy	Primary	438	£5,570	£2,439,572	141022	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 438 Total £2,439,572 URN 141022 Academy Yes
Ashdown Primary School Details for Ashdown Primary School	Primary	400	£5,668	£2,267,185	114392	No
Phase Primary Pupils 400 Total £2,267,185 URN 114392 Academy No
Barcombe Church of England Primary School Details for Barcombe Church of England Primary School	Primary	125	£6,284	£785,545	114488	No
Phase Primary Pupils 125 Total £785,545 URN 114488 Academy No
Battle and Langton Church of England Primary School Details for Battle and Langton Church of England Primary School	Primary	420	£5,795	£2,434,087	114489	No
Phase Primary Pupils 420 Total £2,434,087 URN 114489 Academy No
Beacon Academy Details for Beacon Academy	Secondary	1,342	£6,883	£9,237,286	137982	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 1,342 Total £9,237,286 URN 137982 Academy Yes
Beckley Church of England Primary School Details for Beckley Church of England Primary School	Primary	91	£7,220	£656,988	114490	No
Phase Primary Pupils 91 Total £656,988 URN 114490 Academy No
Bexhill High Academy Details for Bexhill High Academy	Secondary	1,476	£7,653	£11,295,685	138895	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 1,476 Total £11,295,685 URN 138895 Academy Yes
Blackboys Church of England Primary School Details for Blackboys Church of England Primary School	Primary	131	£5,987	£784,296	114547	No
Phase Primary Pupils 131 Total £784,296 URN 114547 Academy No
Bodiam Church of England Primary School Details for Bodiam Church of England Primary School	Primary	62	£8,831	£547,499	114529	No
Phase Primary Pupils 62 Total £547,499 URN 114529 Academy No
Bonners CofE School Details for Bonners CofE School	Primary	106	£6,859	£727,065	114511	No
Phase Primary Pupils 106 Total £727,065 URN 114511 Academy No
Bourne Primary School Details for Bourne Primary School	Primary	393	£6,545	£2,572,254	114473	No
Phase Primary Pupils 393 Total £2,572,254 URN 114473 Academy No
Breakwater Academy Details for Breakwater Academy	Primary	159	£7,185	£1,142,403	143120	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 159 Total £1,142,403 URN 143120 Academy Yes
Brede Primary School Details for Brede Primary School	Primary	102	£6,743	£687,832	114389	No
Phase Primary Pupils 102 Total £687,832 URN 114389 Academy No
Burfield Academy Details for Burfield Academy	Primary	135	£6,387	£862,298	140384	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 135 Total £862,298 URN 140384 Academy Yes
Burwash CofE School Details for Burwash CofE School	Primary	161	£5,856	£942,867	114492	No
Phase Primary Pupils 161 Total £942,867 URN 114492 Academy No
Buxted CofE Primary School Details for Buxted CofE Primary School	Primary	191	£5,714	£1,091,450	114493	No
Phase Primary Pupils 191 Total £1,091,450 URN 114493 Academy No
Catsfield Church of England Primary School Details for Catsfield Church of England Primary School	Primary	105	£6,860	£720,272	114494	No
Phase Primary Pupils 105 Total £720,272 URN 114494 Academy No
Chailey School Details for Chailey School	Secondary	869	£6,928	£6,020,569	114594	No
Phase Secondary Pupils 869 Total £6,020,569 URN 114594 Academy No
Chailey St Peter's Church of England Primary School Details for Chailey St Peter's Church of England Primary School	Primary	106	£7,494	£794,405	114495	No
Phase Primary Pupils 106 Total £794,405 URN 114495 Academy No
Chantry Community Primary School Details for Chantry Community Primary School	Primary	200	£6,365	£1,273,094	150494	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 200 Total £1,273,094 URN 150494 Academy Yes
Chiddingly Primary School Details for Chiddingly Primary School	Primary	101	£7,265	£733,768	114391	No
Phase Primary Pupils 101 Total £733,768 URN 114391 Academy No
Christ Church CofE Primary and Nursery Academy Details for Christ Church CofE Primary and Nursery Academy	Primary	406	£6,915	£2,807,582	144521	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 406 Total £2,807,582 URN 144521 Academy Yes
Churchwood Primary Academy Details for Churchwood Primary Academy	Primary	210	£6,999	£1,469,845	141261	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 210 Total £1,469,845 URN 141261 Academy Yes
Chyngton School Details for Chyngton School	Primary	351	£5,869	£2,060,026	149252	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 351 Total £2,060,026 URN 149252 Academy Yes
Claverham Community College Details for Claverham Community College	Secondary	1,148	£7,081	£8,128,983	114584	No
Phase Secondary Pupils 1,148 Total £8,128,983 URN 114584 Academy No
Cradle Hill Community Primary School Details for Cradle Hill Community Primary School	Primary	619	£5,630	£3,484,714	114434	No
Phase Primary Pupils 619 Total £3,484,714 URN 114434 Academy No
Cross-in-Hand Church of England Primary School Details for Cross-in-Hand Church of England Primary School	Primary	386	£5,575	£2,152,124	114496	No
Phase Primary Pupils 386 Total £2,152,124 URN 114496 Academy No
Crowhurst CofE Primary School Details for Crowhurst CofE Primary School	Primary	90	£7,871	£708,416	114497	No
Phase Primary Pupils 90 Total £708,416 URN 114497 Academy No
Dallington Church of England Primary School Details for Dallington Church of England Primary School	Primary	109	£6,623	£721,895	114498	No
Phase Primary Pupils 109 Total £721,895 URN 114498 Academy No
Danehill Church of England Primary School Details for Danehill Church of England Primary School	Primary	94	£7,209	£677,689	114499	No
Phase Primary Pupils 94 Total £677,689 URN 114499 Academy No
Denton Community Primary School and Nursery Details for Denton Community Primary School and Nursery	Primary	211	£6,274	£1,323,862	114433	No
Phase Primary Pupils 211 Total £1,323,862 URN 114433 Academy No
Ditchling St Margaret's Church of England Primary School Details for Ditchling St Margaret's Church of England Primary School	Primary	192	£5,387	£1,034,237	148917	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 192 Total £1,034,237 URN 148917 Academy Yes
Dudley Infant Academy Details for Dudley Infant Academy	Primary	167	£6,613	£1,104,328	140311	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 167 Total £1,104,328 URN 140311 Academy Yes
East Hoathly CofE Primary School Details for East Hoathly CofE Primary School	Primary	77	£7,770	£598,272	114501	No
Phase Primary Pupils 77 Total £598,272 URN 114501 Academy No
Etchingham Church of England Primary School Details for Etchingham Church of England Primary School	Primary	98	£7,200	£705,642	114502	No
Phase Primary Pupils 98 Total £705,642 URN 114502 Academy No
Firle Church of England Primary School Details for Firle Church of England Primary School	Primary	57	£9,188	£523,743	114525	No
Phase Primary Pupils 57 Total £523,743 URN 114525 Academy No
Five Ashes CofE Primary School Details for Five Ashes CofE Primary School	Primary	56	£9,306	£521,121	114526	No
Phase Primary Pupils 56 Total £521,121 URN 114526 Academy No
Fletching Church of England Primary School Details for Fletching Church of England Primary School	Primary	79	£8,633	£682,024	114503	No
Phase Primary Pupils 79 Total £682,024 URN 114503 Academy No
Forest Row Church of England Primary School and Nursery Details for Forest Row Church of England Primary School and Nursery	Primary	164	£6,331	£1,038,254	114504	No
Phase Primary Pupils 164 Total £1,038,254 URN 114504 Academy No
Framfield Church of England Primary School Details for Framfield Church of England Primary School	Primary	85	£6,762	£574,740	114550	No
Phase Primary Pupils 85 Total £574,740 URN 114550 Academy No
Frant Church of England Primary School Details for Frant Church of England Primary School	Primary	96	£7,017	£673,678	114505	No
Phase Primary Pupils 96 Total £673,678 URN 114505 Academy No
Gildredge House Details for Gildredge House	All-through	1,160	£6,520	£7,563,541	139796	Yes
Phase All-through Pupils 1,160 Total £7,563,541 URN 139796 Academy Yes
Glenleigh Park Primary Academy Details for Glenleigh Park Primary Academy	Primary	341	£6,588	£2,246,466	138392	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 341 Total £2,246,466 URN 138392 Academy Yes
Groombridge St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Details for Groombridge St Thomas' Church of England Primary School	Primary	132	£5,892	£777,725	114559	No
Phase Primary Pupils 132 Total £777,725 URN 114559 Academy No
Grovelands Community Primary School Details for Grovelands Community Primary School	Primary	638	£5,761	£3,675,304	114393	No
Phase Primary Pupils 638 Total £3,675,304 URN 114393 Academy No
Guestling Bradshaw Church of England Primary School Details for Guestling Bradshaw Church of England Primary School	Primary	197	£6,314	£1,243,828	114551	No
Phase Primary Pupils 197 Total £1,243,828 URN 114551 Academy No
Hailsham Community College Details for Hailsham Community College	All-through	1,543	£6,621	£10,216,327	138472	Yes
Phase All-through Pupils 1,543 Total £10,216,327 URN 138472 Academy Yes
Hamsey Community Primary School Details for Hamsey Community Primary School	Primary	94	£7,561	£710,725	114394	No
Phase Primary Pupils 94 Total £710,725 URN 114394 Academy No
Hankham Primary School Details for Hankham Primary School	Primary	112	£7,164	£802,350	114395	No
Phase Primary Pupils 112 Total £802,350 URN 114395 Academy No
Harbour Primary and Nursery School Details for Harbour Primary and Nursery School	Primary	413	£6,479	£2,675,916	114441	No
Phase Primary Pupils 413 Total £2,675,916 URN 114441 Academy No
Harlands Community Primary & Nursery School Details for Harlands Community Primary & Nursery School	Primary	220	£5,707	£1,255,648	130954	No
Phase Primary Pupils 220 Total £1,255,648 URN 130954 Academy No
Hawkes Farm Academy Details for Hawkes Farm Academy	Primary	334	£5,821	£1,944,105	143119	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 334 Total £1,944,105 URN 143119 Academy Yes
Heathfield Community College Details for Heathfield Community College	Secondary	1,187	£6,993	£8,300,554	114587	No
Phase Secondary Pupils 1,187 Total £8,300,554 URN 114587 Academy No
Hellingly Community Primary School Details for Hellingly Community Primary School	Primary	196	£5,721	£1,121,329	114396	No
Phase Primary Pupils 196 Total £1,121,329 URN 114396 Academy No
Heron Park Primary Academy Details for Heron Park Primary Academy	Primary	314	£7,038	£2,210,088	138390	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 314 Total £2,210,088 URN 138390 Academy Yes
Herstmonceux Church of England Primary School Details for Herstmonceux Church of England Primary School	Primary	205	£5,821	£1,193,311	114506	No
Phase Primary Pupils 205 Total £1,193,311 URN 114506 Academy No
High Cliff Academy Details for High Cliff Academy	Primary	163	£6,822	£1,112,010	140385	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 163 Total £1,112,010 URN 140385 Academy Yes
High Hurstwood Church of England Primary School Details for High Hurstwood Church of England Primary School	Primary	95	£7,052	£669,924	114507	No
Phase Primary Pupils 95 Total £669,924 URN 114507 Academy No
Hollington Primary School Details for Hollington Primary School	Primary	271	£7,642	£2,070,911	150267	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 271 Total £2,070,911 URN 150267 Academy Yes
Hurst Green Church of England Primary School and Nursery Details for Hurst Green Church of England Primary School and Nursery	Primary	102	£6,805	£694,086	148741	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 102 Total £694,086 URN 148741 Academy Yes
Icklesham Church of England Primary School and Nursery Details for Icklesham Church of England Primary School and Nursery	Primary	99	£7,441	£736,627	114527	No
Phase Primary Pupils 99 Total £736,627 URN 114527 Academy No
Iford and Kingston Church of England Primary School Details for Iford and Kingston Church of England Primary School	Primary	184	£6,004	£1,104,688	114530	No
Phase Primary Pupils 184 Total £1,104,688 URN 114530 Academy No
Jarvis Brook Primary School Details for Jarvis Brook Primary School	Primary	115	£7,602	£874,226	144302	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 115 Total £874,226 URN 144302 Academy Yes
King Offa Primary Academy Details for King Offa Primary Academy	Primary	399	£6,059	£2,417,379	138400	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 399 Total £2,417,379 URN 138400 Academy Yes
King's Academy Ringmer Details for King's Academy Ringmer	Secondary	656	£7,316	£4,799,451	144505	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 656 Total £4,799,451 URN 144505 Academy Yes
Langney Primary Academy Details for Langney Primary Academy	Primary	425	£6,048	£2,570,228	146231	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 425 Total £2,570,228 URN 146231 Academy Yes
Laughton Community Primary School Details for Laughton Community Primary School	Primary	76	£7,981	£606,534	114404	No
Phase Primary Pupils 76 Total £606,534 URN 114404 Academy No
Little Common School Details for Little Common School	Primary	629	£5,439	£3,421,420	149894	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 629 Total £3,421,420 URN 149894 Academy Yes
Little Horsted Church of England Primary School Details for Little Horsted Church of England Primary School	Primary	91	£7,171	£652,542	114557	No
Phase Primary Pupils 91 Total £652,542 URN 114557 Academy No
Manor Primary School Details for Manor Primary School	Primary	409	£5,639	£2,306,471	114437	No
Phase Primary Pupils 409 Total £2,306,471 URN 114437 Academy No
Mark Cross Church of England Aided Primary School Details for Mark Cross Church of England Aided Primary School	Primary	87	£6,920	£602,011	114558	No
Phase Primary Pupils 87 Total £602,011 URN 114558 Academy No
Mayfield Church of England Primary School Details for Mayfield Church of England Primary School	Primary	138	£6,292	£868,313	114512	No
Phase Primary Pupils 138 Total £868,313 URN 114512 Academy No
Maynards Green Community Primary School Details for Maynards Green Community Primary School	Primary	208	£5,595	£1,163,836	114407	No
Phase Primary Pupils 208 Total £1,163,836 URN 114407 Academy No
Meridian Community Primary School and Nursery Details for Meridian Community Primary School and Nursery	Primary	421	£7,601	£3,200,101	114475	No
Phase Primary Pupils 421 Total £3,200,101 URN 114475 Academy No
Motcombe Infants' School Details for Motcombe Infants' School	Primary	223	£6,179	£1,377,914	114460	No
Phase Primary Pupils 223 Total £1,377,914 URN 114460 Academy No
Netherfield CofE Primary School Details for Netherfield CofE Primary School	Primary	126	£6,301	£793,965	114514	No
Phase Primary Pupils 126 Total £793,965 URN 114514 Academy No
Newick Church of England Primary School Details for Newick Church of England Primary School	Primary	204	£5,428	£1,107,327	150391	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 204 Total £1,107,327 URN 150391 Academy Yes
Ninfield Church of England Primary School Details for Ninfield Church of England Primary School	Primary	141	£6,230	£878,455	149576	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 141 Total £878,455 URN 149576 Academy Yes
Northiam Church of England Primary School and Nursery Details for Northiam Church of England Primary School and Nursery	Primary	112	£6,818	£763,642	148742	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 112 Total £763,642 URN 148742 Academy Yes
Nutley Church of England Primary School Details for Nutley Church of England Primary School	Primary	66	£8,425	£556,019	114517	No
Phase Primary Pupils 66 Total £556,019 URN 114517 Academy No
Oakwood Primary Academy Details for Oakwood Primary Academy	Primary	256	£6,768	£1,732,502	138391	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 256 Total £1,732,502 URN 138391 Academy Yes
Ocklynge Junior School Details for Ocklynge Junior School	Primary	737	£5,583	£4,114,896	144954	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 737 Total £4,114,896 URN 144954 Academy Yes
Ore Village Primary Academy Details for Ore Village Primary Academy	Primary	264	£7,621	£2,011,819	139683	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 264 Total £2,011,819 URN 139683 Academy Yes
Park Mead Primary School Details for Park Mead Primary School	Primary	92	£7,520	£691,830	114408	No
Phase Primary Pupils 92 Total £691,830 URN 114408 Academy No
Parkland Infant School Details for Parkland Infant School	Primary	180	£6,560	£1,180,718	144659	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 180 Total £1,180,718 URN 144659 Academy Yes
Parkland Junior School Details for Parkland Junior School	Primary	243	£6,344	£1,541,679	144660	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 243 Total £1,541,679 URN 144660 Academy Yes
Parkside Community Primary School Details for Parkside Community Primary School	Primary	208	£5,805	£1,207,377	114482	No
Phase Primary Pupils 208 Total £1,207,377 URN 114482 Academy No
Pashley Down Infant School Details for Pashley Down Infant School	Primary	234	£6,189	£1,448,197	114461	No
Phase Primary Pupils 234 Total £1,448,197 URN 114461 Academy No
Peacehaven Community School Details for Peacehaven Community School	Secondary	910	£8,888	£8,088,319	144661	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 910 Total £8,088,319 URN 144661 Academy Yes
Peacehaven Heights Academy Details for Peacehaven Heights Academy	Primary	363	£8,373	£3,039,391	148961	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 363 Total £3,039,391 URN 148961 Academy Yes
Peasmarsh Church of England Primary School Details for Peasmarsh Church of England Primary School	Primary	67	£8,716	£583,956	114518	No
Phase Primary Pupils 67 Total £583,956 URN 114518 Academy No
Pebsham Primary Academy Details for Pebsham Primary Academy	Primary	203	£6,324	£1,283,816	140411	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 203 Total £1,283,816 URN 140411 Academy Yes
Pevensey and Westham CofE Primary School Details for Pevensey and Westham CofE Primary School	Primary	414	£5,679	£2,350,910	114519	No
Phase Primary Pupils 414 Total £2,350,910 URN 114519 Academy No
Phoenix Academy Details for Phoenix Academy	Primary	79	£7,883	£622,786	145016	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 79 Total £622,786 URN 145016 Academy Yes
Plumpton Primary School Details for Plumpton Primary School	Primary	132	£6,142	£810,766	114410	No
Phase Primary Pupils 132 Total £810,766 URN 114410 Academy No
Polegate Primary School Details for Polegate Primary School	Primary	625	£5,628	£3,517,685	114435	No
Phase Primary Pupils 625 Total £3,517,685 URN 114435 Academy No
Priory School Details for Priory School	Secondary	1,167	£7,249	£8,459,667	114598	No
Phase Secondary Pupils 1,167 Total £8,459,667 URN 114598 Academy No
Punnetts Town Community Primary and Nursery School Details for Punnetts Town Community Primary and Nursery School	Primary	99	£6,662	£659,575	114414	No
Phase Primary Pupils 99 Total £659,575 URN 114414 Academy No
Ratton School Details for Ratton School	Secondary	1,202	£7,549	£9,073,869	138474	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 1,202 Total £9,073,869 URN 138474 Academy Yes
Ringmer Primary and Nursery School Details for Ringmer Primary and Nursery School	Primary	289	£5,487	£1,585,805	151270	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 289 Total £1,585,805 URN 151270 Academy Yes
Robertsbridge Community College Details for Robertsbridge Community College	Secondary	751	£7,477	£5,614,957	151564	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 751 Total £5,614,957 URN 151564 Academy Yes
Robsack Wood Primary Academy Details for Robsack Wood Primary Academy	Primary	365	£5,981	£2,182,913	141263	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 365 Total £2,182,913 URN 141263 Academy Yes
Rocks Park Primary School Details for Rocks Park Primary School	Primary	215	£5,564	£1,196,282	114471	No
Phase Primary Pupils 215 Total £1,196,282 URN 114471 Academy No
Roselands Infants' School Details for Roselands Infants' School	Primary	260	£6,044	£1,571,505	148707	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 260 Total £1,571,505 URN 148707 Academy Yes
Rotherfield Primary School Details for Rotherfield Primary School	Primary	205	£5,745	£1,177,807	114416	No
Phase Primary Pupils 205 Total £1,177,807 URN 114416 Academy No
Rye College Details for Rye College	Secondary	622	£8,046	£5,004,464	146825	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 622 Total £5,004,464 URN 146825 Academy Yes
Rye Community Primary School Details for Rye Community Primary School	Primary	203	£6,778	£1,375,905	146826	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 203 Total £1,375,905 URN 146826 Academy Yes
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hastings Details for Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hastings	Primary	206	£5,940	£1,223,557	114575	No
Phase Primary Pupils 206 Total £1,223,557 URN 114575 Academy No
Salehurst Church of England Primary School Details for Salehurst Church of England Primary School	Primary	172	£6,028	£1,036,893	114521	No
Phase Primary Pupils 172 Total £1,036,893 URN 114521 Academy No
Sandown Primary School and Nursery Details for Sandown Primary School and Nursery	Primary	413	£6,797	£2,807,337	114447	No
Phase Primary Pupils 413 Total £2,807,337 URN 114447 Academy No
Seaford Head School Details for Seaford Head School	Secondary	1,221	£7,145	£8,724,080	138473	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 1,221 Total £8,724,080 URN 138473 Academy Yes
Seaford Primary School Details for Seaford Primary School	Primary	406	£5,539	£2,248,737	114419	No
Phase Primary Pupils 406 Total £2,248,737 URN 114419 Academy No
Seahaven Academy Details for Seahaven Academy	Secondary	752	£7,880	£5,925,632	140679	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 752 Total £5,925,632 URN 140679 Academy Yes
Sedlescombe Church of England Primary School Details for Sedlescombe Church of England Primary School	Primary	197	£5,826	£1,147,691	147996	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 197 Total £1,147,691 URN 147996 Academy Yes
Shinewater Primary School Details for Shinewater Primary School	Primary	383	£6,592	£2,524,802	144662	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 383 Total £2,524,802 URN 144662 Academy Yes
Silverdale Primary Academy Details for Silverdale Primary Academy	Primary	620	£5,655	£3,505,983	141713	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 620 Total £3,505,983 URN 141713 Academy Yes
Sir Henry Fermor Church of England Primary School Details for Sir Henry Fermor Church of England Primary School	Primary	376	£5,720	£2,150,860	142611	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 376 Total £2,150,860 URN 142611 Academy Yes
South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery School Details for South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery School	Primary	205	£5,946	£1,218,962	114509	No
Phase Primary Pupils 205 Total £1,218,962 URN 114509 Academy No
Southover CofE Primary School Details for Southover CofE Primary School	Primary	271	£5,728	£1,552,208	114510	No
Phase Primary Pupils 271 Total £1,552,208 URN 114510 Academy No
St Andrew's Church of England Infants School Details for St Andrew's Church of England Infants School	Primary	251	£6,471	£1,624,275	149965	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 251 Total £1,624,275 URN 149965 Academy Yes
St Catherine's College Details for St Catherine's College	Secondary	1,086	£7,443	£8,083,304	143035	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 1,086 Total £8,083,304 URN 143035 Academy Yes
St John's Church of England Primary School Details for St John's Church of England Primary School	Primary	205	£5,519	£1,131,401	114549	No
Phase Primary Pupils 205 Total £1,131,401 URN 114549 Academy No
St John's Meads Church of England Primary School Details for St John's Meads Church of England Primary School	Primary	185	£5,677	£1,050,181	147712	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 185 Total £1,050,181 URN 147712 Academy Yes
St Leonards Church of England Primary Academy Details for St Leonards Church of England Primary Academy	Primary	411	£6,435	£2,644,762	141868	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 411 Total £2,644,762 URN 141868 Academy Yes
St Mark's Church of England Primary School Details for St Mark's Church of England Primary School	Primary	67	£8,292	£555,555	114552	No
Phase Primary Pupils 67 Total £555,555 URN 114552 Academy No
St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School Details for St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School	Primary	206	£5,714	£1,177,175	114565	No
Phase Primary Pupils 206 Total £1,177,175 URN 114565 Academy No
St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School Details for St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School	Primary	207	£6,644	£1,375,309	114574	No
Phase Primary Pupils 207 Total £1,375,309 URN 114574 Academy No
St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School Details for St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School	Primary	81	£7,797	£631,530	114553	No
Phase Primary Pupils 81 Total £631,530 URN 114553 Academy No
St Marys Catholic Primary School Details for St Marys Catholic Primary School	Primary	217	£5,463	£1,185,402	114566	No
Phase Primary Pupils 217 Total £1,185,402 URN 114566 Academy No
St Michael's Church of England Primary School Details for St Michael's Church of England Primary School	Primary	83	£8,074	£670,157	114520	No
Phase Primary Pupils 83 Total £670,157 URN 114520 Academy No
St Michael's Primary School Details for St Michael's Primary School	Primary	74	£7,061	£522,487	114423	No
Phase Primary Pupils 74 Total £522,487 URN 114423 Academy No
St Paul's Church of England Academy Details for St Paul's Church of England Academy	Primary	612	£6,260	£3,830,852	143034	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 612 Total £3,830,852 URN 143034 Academy Yes
St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School Details for St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School	Primary	419	£5,597	£2,344,972	114564	No
Phase Primary Pupils 419 Total £2,344,972 URN 114564 Academy No
St Philip's Catholic Primary School Details for St Philip's Catholic Primary School	Primary	203	£5,843	£1,186,050	114569	No
Phase Primary Pupils 203 Total £1,186,050 URN 114569 Academy No
St Richard's Catholic College Details for St Richard's Catholic College	Secondary	1,034	£7,132	£7,374,395	114612	No
Phase Secondary Pupils 1,034 Total £7,374,395 URN 114612 Academy No
St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School Details for St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School	Primary	443	£5,423	£2,402,292	114577	No
Phase Primary Pupils 443 Total £2,402,292 URN 114577 Academy No
St Thomas' Church of England Aided Primary School Details for St Thomas' Church of England Aided Primary School	Primary	138	£6,439	£888,521	114563	No
Phase Primary Pupils 138 Total £888,521 URN 114563 Academy No
Stafford Junior School Details for Stafford Junior School	Primary	366	£5,808	£2,125,849	148724	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 366 Total £2,125,849 URN 148724 Academy Yes
Staplecross Methodist Primary School Details for Staplecross Methodist Primary School	Primary	87	£7,726	£672,149	114531	No
Phase Primary Pupils 87 Total £672,149 URN 114531 Academy No
Stone Cross School Details for Stone Cross School	Primary	417	£5,594	£2,332,855	114484	No
Phase Primary Pupils 417 Total £2,332,855 URN 114484 Academy No
Stonegate Church of England Primary School Details for Stonegate Church of England Primary School	Primary	96	£6,994	£671,431	114523	No
Phase Primary Pupils 96 Total £671,431 URN 114523 Academy No
Telscombe Cliffs Academy Details for Telscombe Cliffs Academy	Primary	531	£7,365	£3,910,773	148927	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 531 Total £3,910,773 URN 148927 Academy Yes
The Baird Primary Academy Details for The Baird Primary Academy	Primary	302	£7,061	£2,132,356	140493	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 302 Total £2,132,356 URN 140493 Academy Yes
The Cavendish School Details for The Cavendish School	All-through	1,325	£6,542	£8,668,487	138475	Yes
Phase All-through Pupils 1,325 Total £8,668,487 URN 138475 Academy Yes
The Eastbourne Academy Details for The Eastbourne Academy	Secondary	795	£8,602	£6,838,275	136106	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 795 Total £6,838,275 URN 136106 Academy Yes
The Hastings Academy Details for The Hastings Academy	Secondary	823	£8,391	£6,905,960	136401	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 823 Total £6,905,960 URN 136401 Academy Yes
The Haven Church of England Methodist Primary School Details for The Haven Church of England Methodist Primary School	Primary	422	£5,777	£2,437,876	149523	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 422 Total £2,437,876 URN 149523 Academy Yes
The St Leonards Academy Details for The St Leonards Academy	Secondary	1,328	£8,474	£11,253,608	136400	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 1,328 Total £11,253,608 URN 136400 Academy Yes
The Turing School Details for The Turing School	Secondary	773	£8,272	£6,393,950	148179	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 773 Total £6,393,950 URN 148179 Academy Yes
Ticehurst and Flimwell Church of England Primary School Details for Ticehurst and Flimwell Church of England Primary School	Primary	106	£8,474	£898,206	114524	No
Phase Primary Pupils 106 Total £898,206 URN 114524 Academy No
Tollgate Community Junior School Details for Tollgate Community Junior School	Primary	358	£6,081	£2,176,885	149964	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 358 Total £2,176,885 URN 149964 Academy Yes
Uckfield College Details for Uckfield College	Secondary	1,300	£7,162	£9,310,856	114590	No
Phase Secondary Pupils 1,300 Total £9,310,856 URN 114590 Academy No
Uplands Academy Details for Uplands Academy	Secondary	705	£7,205	£5,079,623	148945	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 705 Total £5,079,623 URN 148945 Academy Yes
Wadhurst CofE Primary School and Nursery Details for Wadhurst CofE Primary School and Nursery	Primary	232	£5,634	£1,307,078	114532	No
Phase Primary Pupils 232 Total £1,307,078 URN 114532 Academy No
Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School Details for Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School	Primary	265	£6,235	£1,652,361	114405	No
Phase Primary Pupils 265 Total £1,652,361 URN 114405 Academy No
West Rise Junior School Details for West Rise Junior School	Primary	357	£6,130	£2,188,405	114467	No
Phase Primary Pupils 357 Total £2,188,405 URN 114467 Academy No
West Rise Primary School Details for West Rise Primary School	Primary	264	£6,720	£1,774,153	114466	No
Phase Primary Pupils 264 Total £1,774,153 URN 114466 Academy No
West St Leonards Primary Academy Details for West St Leonards Primary Academy	Primary	414	£6,086	£2,519,595	140179	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 414 Total £2,519,595 URN 140179 Academy Yes
Western Road Community Primary School Details for Western Road Community Primary School	Primary	210	£5,432	£1,140,766	114406	No
Phase Primary Pupils 210 Total £1,140,766 URN 114406 Academy No
Westfield School Details for Westfield School	Primary	182	£6,376	£1,160,440	114421	No
Phase Primary Pupils 182 Total £1,160,440 URN 114421 Academy No
White House Academy Details for White House Academy	Primary	191	£6,862	£1,310,705	145015	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 191 Total £1,310,705 URN 145015 Academy Yes
Willingdon Community School Details for Willingdon Community School	Secondary	1,091	£7,226	£7,883,062	114592	No
Phase Secondary Pupils 1,091 Total £7,883,062 URN 114592 Academy No
Willingdon Primary School Details for Willingdon Primary School	Primary	418	£5,571	£2,328,501	114422	No
Phase Primary Pupils 418 Total £2,328,501 URN 114422 Academy No
Wivelsfield Primary School Details for Wivelsfield Primary School	Primary	220	£5,605	£1,233,077	114424	No
Phase Primary Pupils 220 Total £1,233,077 URN 114424 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 → East Sussex. 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
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