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Luton: school funding per pupil
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£256m for Luton in 2026-27, £1,081 per resident, +0.5% on a year earlier after inflation. That is £6,666 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
- £256m2026-27, cash +2.5% on a year earlier
- £1,081Per resident, 2026-27
- £6,666Schools block funding per pupil, 2026-27 England: £6,771
- £6,535Schools block funding per pupil, real terms, 2026-27 England: £6,638
- £6,898Mainstream 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 | £223.5m | £174.7m |
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2020-21Details for 2020-21 | £227.5m | £187.1m |
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2021-22Details for 2021-22 | £233.9m | £192.9m |
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2022-23Details for 2022-23 | £235.0m | £207.4m |
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2023-24Details for 2023-24 | £235.9m | £219.1m |
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2024-25Details for 2024-25 | £246.3m | £238.1m |
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2025-26Details for 2025-26 | £249.2m | £249.2m |
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2026-27Details for 2026-27 | £250.5m | £255.5m |
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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 | £1,002 | £783 |
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2020-21Details for 2020-21 | £1,015 | £835 |
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2021-22Details for 2021-22 | £1,040 | £857 |
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2022-23Details for 2022-23 | £1,031 | £910 |
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2023-24Details for 2023-24 | £1,009 | £937 |
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2024-25Details for 2024-25 | £1,035 | £1,000 |
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2025-26Details for 2025-26 | £1,054 | £1,054 |
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2026-27Details for 2026-27 | £1,060 | £1,081 |
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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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Luton
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.
£256m in 2026-27 (cash); £251m in 2025-26 prices; £1,081 per resident; +2.5% on a year earlier in cash, +0.5% 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 | Luton | England | Period |
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Schools block funding per pupilDetails for Schools block funding per pupil | £6,666 | £6,771 | 2026-27 |
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Schools block funding per pupil, real termsDetails for Schools block funding per pupil, real terms | £6,535 | £6,638 | 2026-27 |
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Mainstream school funding per pupilDetails for Mainstream school funding per pupil | £6,898 | £6,996 | 2025-26 |
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Pupils per teacherDetails for Pupils per teacher | 18.7 pupils per teacher | 17.9 pupils per teacher | 2025/26 |
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Pupils in academiesDetails for Pupils in academies | 52.9% | 62.8% | 2025-26 |
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Apprenticeship starts per 100,000 peopleDetails for Apprenticeship starts per 100,000 people | 790 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 | Luton | England |
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2019-20Details for 2019-20 | £4,764 | £4,645 |
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2020-21Details for 2020-21 | £5,093 | £5,063 |
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2021-22Details for 2021-22 | £5,219 | £5,221 |
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2022-23Details for 2022-23 | £5,510 | £5,534 |
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2023-24Details for 2023-24 | £5,807 | £5,839 |
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2024-25Details for 2024-25 | £6,213 | £6,298 |
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2025-26Details for 2025-26 | £6,501 | £6,608 |
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2026-27Details for 2026-27 | £6,666 | £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 | Luton | England |
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2019-20Details for 2019-20 | £6,094 | £5,941 |
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2020-21Details for 2020-21 | £6,192 | £6,154 |
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2021-22Details for 2021-22 | £6,329 | £6,332 |
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2022-23Details for 2022-23 | £6,243 | £6,270 |
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2023-24Details for 2023-24 | £6,251 | £6,286 |
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2024-25Details for 2024-25 | £6,428 | £6,515 |
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2025-26Details for 2025-26 | £6,501 | £6,608 |
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2026-27Details for 2026-27 | £6,535 | £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 | Luton | England |
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2010/11Details for 2010/11 | 17.3 | 17.1 |
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2011/12Details for 2011/12 | 17.3 | 17.2 |
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2012/13Details for 2012/13 | 17.4 | 17.2 |
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2013/14Details for 2013/14 | 17.7 | 17.1 |
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2014/15Details for 2014/15 | 18.5 | 17.1 |
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2015/16Details for 2015/16 | 18.6 | 17.3 |
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2016/17Details for 2016/17 | 19.1 | 17.5 |
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2017/18Details for 2017/18 | 19.1 | 17.9 |
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2018/19Details for 2018/19 | 19.1 | 18.0 |
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2019/20Details for 2019/20 | 19.4 | 18.2 |
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2020/21Details for 2020/21 | 18.8 | 18.0 |
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2021/22Details for 2021/22 | 18.7 | 18.0 |
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2022/23Details for 2022/23 | 18.7 | 18.0 |
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2023/24Details for 2023/24 | 18.7 | 18.1 |
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2024/25Details for 2024/25 | 18.4 | 18.0 |
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2025/26Details for 2025/26 | 18.7 | 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 | Luton | England |
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2020/21Details for 2020/21 | 669 | 906 |
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2021/22Details for 2021/22 | 706 | 980 |
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2022/23Details for 2022/23 | 712 | 938 |
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2023/24Details for 2023/24 | 696 | 932 |
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2024/25Details for 2024/25 | 790 | 959 |
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Figure as of 16 July 2026. Source: Department for Education.
Every mainstream school: its allocation for 2025-26
59 mainstream schools with 38,335 pupils were allocated £264m in 2025-26, £6,898 per pupil (England: £6,996). 52.9% 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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Beech Hill Community Primary SchoolDetails for Beech Hill Community Primary School | Primary | 837 | £6,310 | £5,281,078 | 131089 | No |
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Beechwood Primary SchoolDetails for Beechwood Primary School | Primary | 827 | £5,868 | £4,852,779 | 134701 | No |
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Bramingham Primary SchoolDetails for Bramingham Primary School | Primary | 400 | £5,807 | £2,322,885 | 109594 | No |
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Bushmead Primary & Nursery SchoolDetails for Bushmead Primary & Nursery School | Primary | 704 | £5,525 | £3,889,340 | 132246 | No |
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Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science CollegeDetails for Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College | Secondary | 1,368 | £7,223 | £9,880,413 | 142310 | Yes |
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Challney High School for BoysDetails for Challney High School for Boys | Secondary | 1,200 | £7,788 | £9,345,067 | 136651 | Yes |
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Challney High School for GirlsDetails for Challney High School for Girls | Secondary | 1,044 | £7,946 | £8,295,411 | 144312 | Yes |
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Chantry Primary AcademyDetails for Chantry Primary Academy | Primary | 605 | £6,381 | £3,860,219 | 138469 | Yes |
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Chiltern AcademyDetails for Chiltern Academy | Secondary | 1,204 | £7,978 | £9,605,532 | 145872 | Yes |
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Crawley Green Infant SchoolDetails for Crawley Green Infant School | Primary | 260 | £6,681 | £1,737,010 | 109702 | No |
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Dallow Primary SchoolDetails for Dallow Primary School | Primary | 627 | £6,071 | £3,806,419 | 139705 | Yes |
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Denbigh High SchoolDetails for Denbigh High School | Secondary | 1,128 | £7,733 | £8,723,041 | 136319 | Yes |
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Denbigh Primary SchoolDetails for Denbigh Primary School | Primary | 628 | £6,139 | £3,855,375 | 109534 | No |
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Downside Primary SchoolDetails for Downside Primary School | Primary | 1,023 | £5,852 | £5,986,216 | 109567 | No |
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Farley Junior AcademyDetails for Farley Junior Academy | Primary | 349 | £6,438 | £2,246,765 | 148297 | Yes |
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Ferrars Junior SchoolDetails for Ferrars Junior School | Primary | 354 | £6,092 | £2,156,600 | 151041 | Yes |
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Foxdell Primary SchoolDetails for Foxdell Primary School | Primary | 545 | £6,452 | £3,516,316 | 109572 | No |
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Hillborough Infant and Nursery SchoolDetails for Hillborough Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 269 | £6,786 | £1,825,561 | 109581 | No |
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Hillborough Junior SchoolDetails for Hillborough Junior School | Primary | 362 | £6,440 | £2,331,112 | 109578 | No |
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Icknield High SchoolDetails for Icknield High School | Secondary | 1,458 | £7,441 | £10,848,406 | 137679 | Yes |
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Icknield Primary SchoolDetails for Icknield Primary School | Primary | 595 | £5,771 | £3,433,878 | 109579 | No |
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Lea Manor High SchoolDetails for Lea Manor High School | Secondary | 1,004 | £8,988 | £9,024,277 | 149208 | Yes |
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Leagrave Primary SchoolDetails for Leagrave Primary School | Primary | 420 | £6,408 | £2,691,399 | 131851 | No |
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Lealands High SchoolDetails for Lealands High School | Secondary | 1,024 | £8,321 | £8,520,749 | 109686 | No |
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Maidenhall Primary SchoolDetails for Maidenhall Primary School | Primary | 671 | £6,359 | £4,267,147 | 109546 | No |
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Norton Road Primary SchoolDetails for Norton Road Primary School | Primary | 354 | £6,591 | £2,333,134 | 109548 | No |
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Parklea Primary SchoolDetails for Parklea Primary School | Primary | 543 | £6,220 | £3,377,346 | 109556 | No |
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Pirton Hill Primary SchoolDetails for Pirton Hill Primary School | Primary | 391 | £6,955 | £2,719,377 | 109574 | No |
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Putteridge High SchoolDetails for Putteridge High School | Secondary | 1,196 | £7,444 | £8,903,538 | 144311 | Yes |
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Putteridge Primary SchoolDetails for Putteridge Primary School | Primary | 595 | £5,561 | £3,308,661 | 109564 | No |
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Queen Elizabeth SchoolDetails for Queen Elizabeth School | Secondary | 1,156 | £8,392 | £9,700,679 | 109707 | No |
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Ramridge Primary SchoolDetails for Ramridge Primary School | Primary | 418 | £6,959 | £2,908,912 | 134155 | No |
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River Bank Primary SchoolDetails for River Bank Primary School | Primary | 777 | £5,973 | £4,641,265 | 139782 | Yes |
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Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolDetails for Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School | Primary | 374 | £5,714 | £2,136,986 | 151151 | Yes |
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Someries Infant School and Early Childhood Education CentreDetails for Someries Infant School and Early Childhood Education Centre | Primary | 216 | £6,064 | £1,309,881 | 109583 | No |
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Someries Junior SchoolDetails for Someries Junior School | Primary | 240 | £5,948 | £1,427,440 | 109575 | No |
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Southfield Primary AcademyDetails for Southfield Primary Academy | Primary | 385 | £6,578 | £2,532,374 | 146714 | Yes |
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolDetails for St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 711 | £5,442 | £3,869,492 | 109635 | No |
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St Margaret of Scotland Catholic Primary SchoolDetails for St Margaret of Scotland Catholic Primary School | Primary | 410 | £6,351 | £2,603,958 | 142263 | Yes |
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St Martin De Porres Catholic Primary SchoolDetails for St Martin De Porres Catholic Primary School | Primary | 375 | £5,869 | £2,200,991 | 142264 | Yes |
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St Matthew's Primary SchoolDetails for St Matthew's Primary School | Primary | 894 | £6,238 | £5,576,645 | 109552 | No |
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Stopsley Community Primary SchoolDetails for Stopsley Community Primary School | Primary | 427 | £6,101 | £2,605,142 | 109553 | No |
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Stopsley High SchoolDetails for Stopsley High School | Secondary | 1,074 | £7,812 | £8,390,107 | 148692 | Yes |
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Surrey Street Primary SchoolDetails for Surrey Street Primary School | Primary | 387 | £6,765 | £2,618,203 | 109571 | No |
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Tennyson Road Primary SchoolDetails for Tennyson Road Primary School | Primary | 744 | £6,303 | £4,689,325 | 147376 | Yes |
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The Chalk Hills AcademyDetails for The Chalk Hills Academy | Secondary | 1,499 | £7,873 | £11,800,931 | 135337 | Yes |
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The Ferrars AcademyDetails for The Ferrars Academy | Primary | 251 | £6,211 | £1,558,923 | 139612 | Yes |
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The Linden AcademyDetails for The Linden Academy | Primary | 460 | £6,396 | £2,942,303 | 137324 | Yes |
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The Meads Primary SchoolDetails for The Meads Primary School | Primary | 511 | £6,109 | £3,121,941 | 109558 | No |
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The Stockwood Park AcademyDetails for The Stockwood Park Academy | Secondary | 1,388 | £8,451 | £11,730,491 | 135338 | Yes |
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Warden Hill Infant SchoolDetails for Warden Hill Infant School | Primary | 321 | £6,112 | £1,961,953 | 109570 | No |
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Warden Hill Junior SchoolDetails for Warden Hill Junior School | Primary | 433 | £5,748 | £2,488,756 | 109562 | No |
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Waulud Primary SchoolDetails for Waulud Primary School | Primary | 413 | £7,240 | £2,990,275 | 131850 | No |
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Wenlock CofE AcademyDetails for Wenlock CofE Academy | Primary | 343 | £6,564 | £2,251,386 | 149542 | Yes |
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Whipperley Infant AcademyDetails for Whipperley Infant Academy | Primary | 253 | £6,757 | £1,709,625 | 139219 | Yes |
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Whitefield Primary AcademyDetails for Whitefield Primary Academy | Primary | 411 | £7,004 | £2,878,475 | 146751 | Yes |
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Wigmore PrimaryDetails for Wigmore Primary | Primary | 604 | £5,847 | £3,531,852 | 109588 | No |
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William Austin Infant SchoolDetails for William Austin Infant School | Primary | 328 | £6,335 | £2,077,842 | 109584 | No |
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William Austin Junior SchoolDetails for William Austin Junior School | Primary | 547 | £5,917 | £3,236,844 | 109560 | 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 → Luton. 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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