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Knowsley: school funding per pupil
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£146m for Knowsley in 2026-27, £890 per resident, +0.8% on a year earlier after inflation. That is £7,549 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
- £146m2026-27, cash +2.8% on a year earlier
- £890Per resident, 2026-27
- £7,549Schools block funding per pupil, 2026-27 England: £6,771
- £7,400Schools block funding per pupil, real terms, 2026-27 England: £6,638
- £8,009Mainstream 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 | £116.9m | £91.4m |
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2020-21Details for 2020-21 | £123.5m | £101.6m |
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2021-22Details for 2021-22 | £128.7m | £106.1m |
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2022-23Details for 2022-23 | £130.3m | £115.0m |
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2023-24Details for 2023-24 | £132.4m | £123.0m |
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2024-25Details for 2024-25 | £140.1m | £135.4m |
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2025-26Details for 2025-26 | £141.7m | £141.7m |
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2026-27Details for 2026-27 | £142.8m | £145.7m |
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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 | £770 | £602 |
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2020-21Details for 2020-21 | £805 | £662 |
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2021-22Details for 2021-22 | £830 | £685 |
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2022-23Details for 2022-23 | £830 | £732 |
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2023-24Details for 2023-24 | £832 | £773 |
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2024-25Details for 2024-25 | £866 | £837 |
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2025-26Details for 2025-26 | £865 | £865 |
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2026-27Details for 2026-27 | £872 | £890 |
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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
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- Department or service body
- Local body (this level)
- Spending category not published
- Line or transaction not published
Knowsley
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.
£146m in 2026-27 (cash); £143m in 2025-26 prices; £890 per resident; +2.8% on a year earlier in cash, +0.8% 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 | Knowsley | England | Period |
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Schools block funding per pupilDetails for Schools block funding per pupil | £7,549 | £6,771 | 2026-27 |
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Schools block funding per pupil, real termsDetails for Schools block funding per pupil, real terms | £7,400 | £6,638 | 2026-27 |
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Mainstream school funding per pupilDetails for Mainstream school funding per pupil | £8,009 | £6,996 | 2025-26 |
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Pupils per teacherDetails for Pupils per teacher | 17.6 pupils per teacher | 17.9 pupils per teacher | 2025/26 |
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Pupils in academiesDetails for Pupils in academies | 46.4% | 62.8% | 2025-26 |
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Apprenticeship starts per 100,000 peopleDetails for Apprenticeship starts per 100,000 people | 1,228 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 | Knowsley | England |
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2019-20Details for 2019-20 | £5,075 | £4,645 |
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2020-21Details for 2020-21 | £5,596 | £5,063 |
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2021-22Details for 2021-22 | £5,752 | £5,221 |
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2022-23Details for 2022-23 | £6,082 | £5,534 |
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2023-24Details for 2023-24 | £6,465 | £5,839 |
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2024-25Details for 2024-25 | £7,013 | £6,298 |
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2025-26Details for 2025-26 | £7,339 | £6,608 |
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2026-27Details for 2026-27 | £7,549 | £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 | Knowsley | England |
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2019-20Details for 2019-20 | £6,492 | £5,941 |
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2020-21Details for 2020-21 | £6,803 | £6,154 |
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2021-22Details for 2021-22 | £6,976 | £6,332 |
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2022-23Details for 2022-23 | £6,892 | £6,270 |
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2023-24Details for 2023-24 | £6,959 | £6,286 |
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2024-25Details for 2024-25 | £7,254 | £6,515 |
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2025-26Details for 2025-26 | £7,339 | £6,608 |
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2026-27Details for 2026-27 | £7,400 | £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 | Knowsley | England |
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2010/11Details for 2010/11 | 16.0 | 17.1 |
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2011/12Details for 2011/12 | 16.8 | 17.2 |
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2012/13Details for 2012/13 | 16.7 | 17.2 |
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2013/14Details for 2013/14 | 16.8 | 17.1 |
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2014/15Details for 2014/15 | 16.2 | 17.1 |
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2015/16Details for 2015/16 | 16.8 | 17.3 |
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2016/17Details for 2016/17 | 17.4 | 17.5 |
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2017/18Details for 2017/18 | 17.8 | 17.9 |
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2018/19Details for 2018/19 | 17.9 | 18.0 |
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2019/20Details for 2019/20 | 18.3 | 18.2 |
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2020/21Details for 2020/21 | 18.2 | 18.0 |
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2021/22Details for 2021/22 | 18.1 | 18.0 |
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2022/23Details for 2022/23 | 18.2 | 18.0 |
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2023/24Details for 2023/24 | 18.4 | 18.1 |
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2024/25Details for 2024/25 | 18.0 | 18.0 |
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2025/26Details for 2025/26 | 17.6 | 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 | Knowsley | England |
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2020/21Details for 2020/21 | 1,144 | 906 |
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2021/22Details for 2021/22 | 1,201 | 980 |
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2022/23Details for 2022/23 | 1,148 | 938 |
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2023/24Details for 2023/24 | 1,221 | 932 |
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2024/25Details for 2024/25 | 1,228 | 959 |
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Figure as of 16 July 2026. Source: Department for Education.
Every mainstream school: its allocation for 2025-26
56 mainstream schools with 19,308 pupils were allocated £155m in 2025-26, £8,009 per pupil (England: £6,996). 46.4% 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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All Saints Catholic High SchoolDetails for All Saints Catholic High School | Secondary | 1,040 | £10,573 | £10,995,792 | 135479 | No |
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Blacklow Brow SchoolDetails for Blacklow Brow School | Primary | 209 | £5,827 | £1,217,926 | 144355 | Yes |
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Cronton Church of England Primary AcademyDetails for Cronton Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 209 | £5,432 | £1,135,369 | 143456 | Yes |
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Eastcroft Park SchoolDetails for Eastcroft Park School | Primary | 197 | £8,123 | £1,600,177 | 104447 | No |
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Evelyn Community Primary SchoolDetails for Evelyn Community Primary School | Primary | 230 | £6,112 | £1,405,751 | 104446 | No |
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Halewood AcademyDetails for Halewood Academy | Secondary | 1,153 | £10,254 | £11,823,330 | 139614 | Yes |
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Halewood Church of England Primary AcademyDetails for Halewood Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 211 | £5,415 | £1,142,660 | 143457 | Yes |
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Halsnead Primary SchoolDetails for Halsnead Primary School | Primary | 257 | £7,031 | £1,806,876 | 144105 | Yes |
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Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolDetails for Holy Family Catholic Primary School | Primary | 306 | £6,095 | £1,865,160 | 104468 | No |
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Holy Family Catholic Primary School & NurseryDetails for Holy Family Catholic Primary School & Nursery | Primary | 197 | £5,699 | £1,122,610 | 104454 | No |
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Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary SchoolDetails for Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School | Primary | 401 | £7,668 | £3,075,020 | 135796 | No |
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Huyton With Roby Church of England Primary SchoolDetails for Huyton With Roby Church of England Primary School | Primary | 372 | £6,574 | £2,445,357 | 145435 | Yes |
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Kirkby CofE Primary SchoolDetails for Kirkby CofE Primary School | Primary | 274 | £6,536 | £1,790,851 | 104448 | No |
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Kirkby High SchoolDetails for Kirkby High School | Secondary | 1,024 | £11,071 | £11,336,715 | 140001 | Yes |
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Knowsley Lane Primary SchoolDetails for Knowsley Lane Primary School | Primary | 379 | £7,184 | £2,722,734 | 141205 | Yes |
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Knowsley Village SchoolDetails for Knowsley Village School | Primary | 170 | £6,714 | £1,141,333 | 104423 | No |
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Lord Derby AcademyDetails for Lord Derby Academy | Secondary | 1,088 | £10,435 | £11,353,072 | 140412 | Yes |
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Malvern Primary SchoolDetails for Malvern Primary School | Primary | 419 | £5,706 | £2,390,880 | 104427 | No |
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Millbrook Community Primary SchoolDetails for Millbrook Community Primary School | Primary | 288 | £6,924 | £1,994,036 | 104432 | No |
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Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision)Details for Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision) | Primary | 442 | £7,837 | £3,463,984 | 135807 | No |
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Our Lady's Catholic Primary SchoolDetails for Our Lady's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 205 | £5,871 | £1,203,571 | 104459 | No |
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Park Brow Community Primary SchoolDetails for Park Brow Community Primary School | Primary | 392 | £7,445 | £2,918,387 | 104429 | No |
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Park View AcademyDetails for Park View Academy | Primary | 361 | £7,476 | £2,698,865 | 142552 | Yes |
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Plantation Primary SchoolDetails for Plantation Primary School | Primary | 435 | £6,062 | £2,636,883 | 149817 | Yes |
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Prescot Primary SchoolDetails for Prescot Primary School | Primary | 401 | £6,021 | £2,414,592 | 151259 | Yes |
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Ravenscroft Community Primary SchoolDetails for Ravenscroft Community Primary School | Primary | 186 | £7,521 | £1,398,837 | 104444 | No |
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Roby Park Primary SchoolDetails for Roby Park Primary School | Primary | 204 | £7,349 | £1,499,202 | 104420 | No |
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Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic AcademyDetails for Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy | Secondary | 763 | £11,000 | £8,393,187 | 148534 | Yes |
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Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Primary SchoolDetails for Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School | Primary | 291 | £6,612 | £1,924,034 | 104479 | No |
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St Aidan's Catholic Primary SchoolDetails for St Aidan's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 190 | £7,281 | £1,383,299 | 104463 | No |
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St Albert's Catholic Primary SchoolDetails for St Albert's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 190 | £7,862 | £1,493,741 | 104467 | No |
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St Aloysius Catholic Primary SchoolDetails for St Aloysius Catholic Primary School | Primary | 316 | £6,665 | £2,106,090 | 131332 | No |
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St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary SchoolDetails for St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School | Primary | 204 | £6,256 | £1,276,252 | 104470 | No |
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St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolDetails for St Anne's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 312 | £5,690 | £1,775,237 | 104477 | No |
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St Brigid's Catholic Primary SchoolDetails for St Brigid's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 208 | £7,686 | £1,598,614 | 104474 | No |
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St Columba's Catholic Primary SchoolDetails for St Columba's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 205 | £7,940 | £1,627,749 | 104480 | No |
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St Gabriel's CofE Primary SchoolDetails for St Gabriel's CofE Primary School | Primary | 192 | £7,325 | £1,406,326 | 147253 | Yes |
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St John Fisher Catholic Primary SchoolDetails for St John Fisher Catholic Primary School | Primary | 187 | £6,132 | £1,146,612 | 104476 | No |
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St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary SchoolDetails for St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School | Primary | 207 | £6,918 | £1,431,993 | 131836 | No |
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolDetails for St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 206 | £6,429 | £1,324,283 | 104472 | No |
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St Laurence's Catholic Primary SchoolDetails for St Laurence's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 344 | £6,761 | £2,325,822 | 104461 | No |
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St Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the CommunityDetails for St Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the Community | Primary | 194 | £6,971 | £1,352,306 | 104475 | No |
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St Luke's Catholic Primary SchoolDetails for St Luke's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 191 | £6,982 | £1,333,493 | 104460 | No |
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St Margaret Mary's Catholic Infant SchoolDetails for St Margaret Mary's Catholic Infant School | Primary | 338 | £6,520 | £2,203,782 | 104481 | No |
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St Margaret Mary's Catholic Junior SchoolDetails for St Margaret Mary's Catholic Junior School | Primary | 468 | £6,334 | £2,964,104 | 104482 | No |
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St Marie's Catholic Primary SchoolDetails for St Marie's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 197 | £8,221 | £1,619,553 | 104466 | No |
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St Mark's Catholic Primary SchoolDetails for St Mark's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 194 | £6,964 | £1,351,016 | 104469 | No |
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St Mary and St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolDetails for St Mary and St Paul's CofE Primary School | Primary | 203 | £7,671 | £1,557,286 | 104453 | No |
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St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary SchoolDetails for St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School | Primary | 370 | £6,355 | £2,351,430 | 104464 | No |
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Stockbridge Village Primary SchoolDetails for Stockbridge Village Primary School | Primary | 196 | £7,879 | £1,544,299 | 136222 | No |
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Sylvester Primary AcademyDetails for Sylvester Primary Academy | Primary | 259 | £7,117 | £1,843,180 | 143878 | Yes |
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The Prescot SchoolDetails for The Prescot School | Secondary | 912 | £10,835 | £9,881,505 | 142798 | Yes |
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Westvale Primary SchoolDetails for Westvale Primary School | Primary | 190 | £8,151 | £1,548,638 | 104431 | No |
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Whiston Willis Primary AcademyDetails for Whiston Willis Primary Academy | Primary | 346 | £6,469 | £2,238,266 | 145613 | Yes |
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Willow Tree Primary SchoolDetails for Willow Tree Primary School | Primary | 170 | £8,267 | £1,405,308 | 146848 | Yes |
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Yew Tree Primary AcademyDetails for Yew Tree Primary Academy | Primary | 215 | £7,574 | £1,628,493 | 146115 | Yes |
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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 → Knowsley. 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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