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Islington: school funding per pupil
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£165m for Islington in 2026-27, £734 per resident, +0.7% on a year earlier after inflation. That is £8,760 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
- £165m2026-27, cash +2.7% on a year earlier
- £734Per resident, 2026-27
- £8,760Schools block funding per pupil, 2026-27 England: £6,771
- £8,588Schools block funding per pupil, real terms, 2026-27 England: £6,638
- £9,319Mainstream school funding per pupil, 2025-26 England: £6,996
Source: Department for Education.
Over time: cash, real terms and per resident
Real terms use HM Treasury’s GDP deflator, 2025-26 prices.
The numbers behind this chart
| Year | Real terms (2025-26 prices) | Cash |
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2019-20Details for 2019-20 | £164.9m | £128.9m |
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2020-21Details for 2020-21 | £166.1m | £136.6m |
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2021-22Details for 2021-22 | £167.6m | £138.2m |
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2022-23Details for 2022-23 | £161.9m | £142.9m |
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2023-24Details for 2023-24 | £159.8m | £148.4m |
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2024-25Details for 2024-25 | £162.1m | £156.7m |
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2025-26Details for 2025-26 | £160.5m | £160.5m |
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2026-27Details for 2026-27 | £161.7m | £164.9m |
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Figure as of 19 November 2025. Source: Department for Education.
Per resident divides by ONS mid-year population estimates.
The numbers behind this chart
| Year | Per resident, 2025-26 prices | Per resident, cash |
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2019-20Details for 2019-20 | £743 | £581 |
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2020-21Details for 2020-21 | £751 | £618 |
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2021-22Details for 2021-22 | £772 | £637 |
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2022-23Details for 2022-23 | £731 | £645 |
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2023-24Details for 2023-24 | £708 | £658 |
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2024-25Details for 2024-25 | £717 | £693 |
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2025-26Details for 2025-26 | £715 | £715 |
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2026-27Details for 2026-27 | £720 | £734 |
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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
- UK total
- Nation
- Department or service body
- Local body (this level)
- Spending category not published
- Line or transaction not published
Islington
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.
£165m in 2026-27 (cash); £162m in 2025-26 prices; £734 per resident; +2.7% on a year earlier in cash, +0.7% 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.
| Measure | Islington | England | Period |
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Schools block funding per pupilDetails for Schools block funding per pupil | £8,760 | £6,771 | 2026-27 |
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Schools block funding per pupil, real termsDetails for Schools block funding per pupil, real terms | £8,588 | £6,638 | 2026-27 |
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Mainstream school funding per pupilDetails for Mainstream school funding per pupil | £9,319 | £6,996 | 2025-26 |
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Pupils per teacherDetails for Pupils per teacher | 16.3 pupils per teacher | 17.9 pupils per teacher | 2025/26 |
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Pupils in academiesDetails for Pupils in academies | 26.4% | 62.8% | 2025-26 |
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Apprenticeship starts per 100,000 peopleDetails for Apprenticeship starts per 100,000 people | 537 per 100,000 | 959 per 100,000 | 2024/25 |
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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
| Year | Islington | England |
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2019-20Details for 2019-20 | £6,065 | £4,645 |
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2020-21Details for 2020-21 | £6,487 | £5,063 |
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2021-22Details for 2021-22 | £6,626 | £5,221 |
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2022-23Details for 2022-23 | £7,057 | £5,534 |
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2023-24Details for 2023-24 | £7,491 | £5,839 |
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2024-25Details for 2024-25 | £8,089 | £6,298 |
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2025-26Details for 2025-26 | £8,523 | £6,608 |
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2026-27Details for 2026-27 | £8,760 | £6,771 |
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Figure as of 19 November 2025. Source: Department for Education.
The same, in the dataset’s price base using HM Treasury’s GDP deflator.
The numbers behind this chart
| Year | Islington | England |
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2019-20Details for 2019-20 | £7,759 | £5,941 |
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2020-21Details for 2020-21 | £7,886 | £6,154 |
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2021-22Details for 2021-22 | £8,035 | £6,332 |
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2022-23Details for 2022-23 | £7,997 | £6,270 |
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2023-24Details for 2023-24 | £8,064 | £6,286 |
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2024-25Details for 2024-25 | £8,368 | £6,515 |
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2025-26Details for 2025-26 | £8,523 | £6,608 |
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2026-27Details for 2026-27 | £8,588 | £6,638 |
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Figure as of 19 November 2025. Source: Department for Education.
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
| Year | Islington | England |
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2010/11Details for 2010/11 | 16.2 | 17.1 |
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2011/12Details for 2011/12 | 16.2 | 17.2 |
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2012/13Details for 2012/13 | 15.7 | 17.2 |
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2013/14Details for 2013/14 | 15.2 | 17.1 |
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2014/15Details for 2014/15 | 14.9 | 17.1 |
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2015/16Details for 2015/16 | 15.1 | 17.3 |
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2016/17Details for 2016/17 | 15.5 | 17.5 |
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2017/18Details for 2017/18 | 15.8 | 17.9 |
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2018/19Details for 2018/19 | 15.6 | 18.0 |
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2019/20Details for 2019/20 | 16.0 | 18.2 |
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2020/21Details for 2020/21 | 15.4 | 18.0 |
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2021/22Details for 2021/22 | 15.8 | 18.0 |
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2022/23Details for 2022/23 | 15.7 | 18.0 |
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2023/24Details for 2023/24 | 16.1 | 18.1 |
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2024/25Details for 2024/25 | 16.4 | 18.0 |
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2025/26Details for 2025/26 | 16.3 | 17.9 |
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Figure as of 4 June 2026. Source: Department for Education.
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
| Year | Islington | England |
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2020/21Details for 2020/21 | 497 | 906 |
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2021/22Details for 2021/22 | 554 | 980 |
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2022/23Details for 2022/23 | 479 | 938 |
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2023/24Details for 2023/24 | 477 | 932 |
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2024/25Details for 2024/25 | 537 | 959 |
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Figure as of 16 July 2026. Source: Department for Education.
Every mainstream school: its allocation for 2025-26
52 mainstream schools with 18,832 pupils were allocated £176m in 2025-26, £9,319 per pupil (England: £6,996). 26.4% 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.
| School | Phase | Pupils | Per pupil | Total | URN | Academy |
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Ambler Primary School and Children's CentreDetails for Ambler Primary School and Children's Centre | Primary | 416 | £7,715 | £3,209,388 | 100397 | No |
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Arts and Media School IslingtonDetails for Arts and Media School Islington | Secondary | 605 | £11,580 | £7,006,155 | 131690 | No |
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Ashmount Primary SchoolDetails for Ashmount Primary School | Primary | 372 | £8,065 | £3,000,255 | 100432 | No |
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Beacon HighDetails for Beacon High | Secondary | 411 | £13,096 | £5,382,279 | 100453 | No |
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Canonbury Primary SchoolDetails for Canonbury Primary School | Primary | 406 | £8,143 | £3,306,224 | 131773 | No |
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Central Foundation Boys' SchoolDetails for Central Foundation Boys' School | Secondary | 874 | £9,818 | £8,580,759 | 100458 | No |
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Christ The King Catholic Primary SchoolDetails for Christ The King Catholic Primary School | Primary | 234 | £8,837 | £2,067,876 | 100450 | No |
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City of London Academy Highbury GroveDetails for City of London Academy Highbury Grove | Secondary | 929 | £11,197 | £10,402,289 | 144962 | Yes |
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City of London Academy IslingtonDetails for City of London Academy Islington | Secondary | 815 | £10,876 | £8,863,826 | 135587 | Yes |
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City of London Academy, Highgate HillDetails for City of London Academy, Highgate Hill | Secondary | 558 | £10,862 | £6,060,913 | 143659 | Yes |
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City of London Primary Academy, IslingtonDetails for City of London Primary Academy, Islington | Primary | 318 | £7,429 | £2,362,464 | 143020 | Yes |
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Drayton Park Primary SchoolDetails for Drayton Park Primary School | Primary | 244 | £7,922 | £1,932,989 | 100402 | No |
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Duncombe Primary SchoolDetails for Duncombe Primary School | Primary | 396 | £9,549 | £3,781,376 | 100403 | No |
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Elizabeth Garrett Anderson SchoolDetails for Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School | Secondary | 885 | £11,587 | £10,254,110 | 100457 | No |
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Gillespie Primary SchoolDetails for Gillespie Primary School | Primary | 207 | £7,232 | £1,496,945 | 100405 | No |
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Grafton Primary SchoolDetails for Grafton Primary School | Primary | 409 | £8,159 | £3,337,202 | 100406 | No |
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Hanover Primary SchoolDetails for Hanover Primary School | Primary | 222 | £8,417 | £1,868,585 | 100407 | No |
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Hargrave Park Primary SchoolDetails for Hargrave Park Primary School | Primary | 257 | £8,917 | £2,291,787 | 100408 | No |
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Highbury Fields SchoolDetails for Highbury Fields School | Secondary | 686 | £11,274 | £7,734,158 | 100455 | No |
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Highbury Quadrant Primary SchoolDetails for Highbury Quadrant Primary School | Primary | 161 | £9,172 | £1,476,767 | 100431 | No |
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Hugh Myddelton Primary SchoolDetails for Hugh Myddelton Primary School | Primary | 418 | £8,365 | £3,496,558 | 131842 | No |
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Hungerford SchoolDetails for Hungerford School | Primary | 155 | £9,459 | £1,466,168 | 145731 | Yes |
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Laycock Primary SchoolDetails for Laycock Primary School | Primary | 228 | £9,269 | £2,113,405 | 100411 | No |
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Moreland Primary SchoolDetails for Moreland Primary School | Primary | 366 | £8,962 | £3,279,932 | 100415 | No |
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Newington Green Primary SchoolDetails for Newington Green Primary School | Primary | 378 | £8,831 | £3,338,246 | 131325 | No |
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Pakeman Primary SchoolDetails for Pakeman Primary School | Primary | 291 | £9,015 | £2,623,235 | 100418 | No |
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Pooles Park Primary SchoolDetails for Pooles Park Primary School | Primary | 130 | £9,779 | £1,271,324 | 150522 | Yes |
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Prior Weston Primary School and Children's CentreDetails for Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre | Primary | 202 | £9,291 | £1,876,697 | 100434 | No |
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Robert Blair School and Children's CentreDetails for Robert Blair School and Children's Centre | Primary | 186 | £8,873 | £1,650,379 | 100422 | No |
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Rotherfield Primary SchoolDetails for Rotherfield Primary School | Primary | 269 | £9,069 | £2,439,649 | 131740 | No |
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Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolDetails for Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School | Primary | 400 | £8,449 | £3,379,619 | 100437 | No |
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St Aloysius RC CollegeDetails for St Aloysius RC College | Secondary | 301 | £11,468 | £3,451,963 | 100459 | No |
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St Andrew's (Barnsbury) Church of England Primary SchoolDetails for St Andrew's (Barnsbury) Church of England Primary School | Primary | 183 | £9,224 | £1,687,939 | 100448 | No |
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St Joan of Arc RC Primary SchoolDetails for St Joan of Arc RC Primary School | Primary | 400 | £7,451 | £2,980,416 | 100449 | No |
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St John Evangelist Catholic Primary SchoolDetails for St John Evangelist Catholic Primary School | Primary | 208 | £9,374 | £1,949,724 | 100438 | No |
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St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary SchoolDetails for St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary School | Primary | 208 | £7,727 | £1,607,153 | 100440 | No |
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St John's Upper Holloway CofE Primary SchoolDetails for St John's Upper Holloway CofE Primary School | Primary | 177 | £8,685 | £1,537,164 | 100439 | No |
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolDetails for St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 400 | £7,160 | £2,863,864 | 100441 | No |
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St Jude and St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolDetails for St Jude and St Paul's CofE Primary School | Primary | 113 | £9,601 | £1,084,915 | 100442 | No |
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St Luke's CofE Primary SchoolDetails for St Luke's CofE Primary School | Primary | 189 | £8,982 | £1,697,561 | 100443 | No |
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St Mark's CofE Primary SchoolDetails for St Mark's CofE Primary School | Primary | 196 | £8,865 | £1,737,490 | 100444 | No |
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St Mary Magdalene AcademyDetails for St Mary Magdalene Academy | All-through | 1,250 | £8,953 | £11,191,874 | 134314 | Yes |
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St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolDetails for St Mary's CofE Primary School | Primary | 163 | £9,325 | £1,520,009 | 100446 | No |
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St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary SchoolDetails for St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School | Primary | 174 | £9,080 | £1,579,888 | 100447 | No |
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The New North AcademyDetails for The New North Academy | Primary | 165 | £10,013 | £1,652,109 | 137393 | Yes |
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Thornhill Primary SchoolDetails for Thornhill Primary School | Primary | 409 | £7,617 | £3,115,429 | 100425 | No |
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Tufnell Park Primary SchoolDetails for Tufnell Park Primary School | Primary | 410 | £8,003 | £3,281,228 | 100430 | No |
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Vittoria Primary SchoolDetails for Vittoria Primary School | Primary | 196 | £9,261 | £1,815,084 | 100426 | No |
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Whitehall Park SchoolDetails for Whitehall Park School | Primary | 226 | £8,367 | £1,890,863 | 140495 | Yes |
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William Tyndale Primary SchoolDetails for William Tyndale Primary School | Primary | 420 | £7,012 | £2,945,007 | 137566 | Yes |
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Winton Primary SchoolDetails for Winton Primary School | Primary | 197 | £9,027 | £1,778,225 | 100428 | No |
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Yerbury Primary SchoolDetails for Yerbury Primary School | Primary | 419 | £6,634 | £2,779,604 | 100429 | No |
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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 → Islington. Figures from data/services/education.json, generated 29 September 2026.
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| Source | Publisher | Figures as of | Updated | Licence |
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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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