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Shropshire: school funding per pupil

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

£236m for Shropshire in 2026-27, £708 per resident, +0.8% on a year earlier after inflation. That is £6,556 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

£236m2026-27, cash +2.8% on a year earlier As of 19 November 2025
£708Per resident, 2026-27 As of 19 November 2025
£6,556Schools block funding per pupil, 2026-27 England: £6,771 As of 19 November 2025
£6,427Schools block funding per pupil, real terms, 2026-27 England: £6,638 As of 19 November 2025
£6,680Mainstream 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

Shropshire: 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

Shropshire: spending in cash and in 2025-26 prices, £ million (£ million)
Year	Real terms (2025-26 prices)	Cash
2019-20 Details for 2019-20	£203.4m	£159.0m
Cash £159.0m
2020-21 Details for 2020-21	£211.8m	£174.2m
Cash £174.2m
2021-22 Details for 2021-22	£219.9m	£181.3m
Cash £181.3m
2022-23 Details for 2022-23	£220.3m	£194.4m
Cash £194.4m
2023-24 Details for 2023-24	£221.6m	£205.9m
Cash £205.9m
2024-25 Details for 2024-25	£228.4m	£220.8m
Cash £220.8m
2025-26 Details for 2025-26	£229.5m	£229.5m
Cash £229.5m
2026-27 Details for 2026-27	£231.3m	£235.9m
Cash £235.9m

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

Shropshire: spending per resident, 2025-26 prices

Per resident divides by ONS mid-year population estimates.

The numbers behind this chart

Shropshire: spending per resident, 2025-26 prices (£ per resident)
Year	Per resident, 2025-26 prices	Per resident, cash
2019-20 Details for 2019-20	£636	£497
Per resident, cash £497
2020-21 Details for 2020-21	£660	£543
Per resident, cash £543
2021-22 Details for 2021-22	£677	£558
Per resident, cash £558
2022-23 Details for 2022-23	£673	£594
Per resident, cash £594
2023-24 Details for 2023-24	£673	£625
Per resident, cash £625
2024-25 Details for 2024-25	£688	£666
Per resident, cash £666
2025-26 Details for 2025-26	£689	£689
Per resident, cash £689
2026-27 Details for 2026-27	£694	£708
Per resident, cash £708

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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Shropshire

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.

£236m in 2026-27 (cash); £231m in 2025-26 prices; £708 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.

Shropshire against England: latest period of each measure
Measure	Shropshire	England	Period
Schools block funding per pupil Details for Schools block funding per pupil	£6,556	£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	£6,427	£6,638	2026-27
England £6,638 Period 2026-27
Mainstream school funding per pupil Details for Mainstream school funding per pupil	£6,680	£6,996	2025-26
England £6,996 Period 2025-26
Pupils per teacher Details for Pupils per teacher	18.2 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	75.5%	62.8%	2025-26
England 62.8% Period 2025-26
Apprenticeship starts per 100,000 people Details for Apprenticeship starts per 100,000 people	1,497 per 100,000	959 per 100,000	2024/25
England 959 per 100,000 Period 2024/25

Schools block funding per pupil: Shropshire 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: Shropshire and comparisons (Schools block funding per pupil)
Year	Shropshire	England
2019-20 Details for 2019-20	£4,485	£4,645
England £4,645
2020-21 Details for 2020-21	£4,876	£5,063
England £5,063
2021-22 Details for 2021-22	£5,034	£5,221
England £5,221
2022-23 Details for 2022-23	£5,333	£5,534
England £5,534
2023-24 Details for 2023-24	£5,610	£5,839
England £5,839
2024-25 Details for 2024-25	£6,077	£6,298
England £6,298
2025-26 Details for 2025-26	£6,378	£6,608
England £6,608
2026-27 Details for 2026-27	£6,556	£6,771
England £6,771

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

Schools block funding per pupil, real terms: Shropshire 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: Shropshire and comparisons (Schools block funding per pupil, real terms)
Year	Shropshire	England
2019-20 Details for 2019-20	£5,737	£5,941
England £5,941
2020-21 Details for 2020-21	£5,928	£6,154
England £6,154
2021-22 Details for 2021-22	£6,105	£6,332
England £6,332
2022-23 Details for 2022-23	£6,043	£6,270
England £6,270
2023-24 Details for 2023-24	£6,039	£6,286
England £6,286
2024-25 Details for 2024-25	£6,286	£6,515
England £6,515
2025-26 Details for 2025-26	£6,378	£6,608
England £6,608
2026-27 Details for 2026-27	£6,427	£6,638
England £6,638

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

Pupils per teacher: Shropshire 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: Shropshire and comparisons (Pupils per teacher, pupils per teacher)
Year	Shropshire	England
2010/11 Details for 2010/11	18.7	17.1
England 17.1
2011/12 Details for 2011/12	19.9	17.2
England 17.2
2012/13 Details for 2012/13	18.7	17.2
England 17.2
2013/14 Details for 2013/14	18.1	17.1
England 17.1
2014/15 Details for 2014/15	18.1	17.1
England 17.1
2015/16 Details for 2015/16	17.9	17.3
England 17.3
2016/17 Details for 2016/17	18.2	17.5
England 17.5
2017/18 Details for 2017/18	18.7	17.9
England 17.9
2018/19 Details for 2018/19	18.7	18.0
England 18.0
2019/20 Details for 2019/20	18.6	18.2
England 18.2
2020/21 Details for 2020/21	18.4	18.0
England 18.0
2021/22 Details for 2021/22	18.6	18.0
England 18.0
2022/23 Details for 2022/23	19.0	18.0
England 18.0
2023/24 Details for 2023/24	18.6	18.1
England 18.1
2024/25 Details for 2024/25	18.3	18.0
England 18.0
2025/26 Details for 2025/26	18.2	17.9
England 17.9

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

Apprenticeship starts per 100,000 people: Shropshire 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: Shropshire and comparisons (Apprenticeship starts per 100,000 people, per 100,000)
Year	Shropshire	England
2020/21 Details for 2020/21	1,447	906
England 906
2021/22 Details for 2021/22	1,481	980
England 980
2022/23 Details for 2022/23	1,333	938
England 938
2023/24 Details for 2023/24	1,372	932
England 932
2024/25 Details for 2024/25	1,497	959
England 959

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

Every mainstream school: its allocation for 2025-26

147 mainstream schools with 36,010 pupils were allocated £241m in 2025-26, £6,680 per pupil (England: £6,996). 75.5% of the pupils are in academies, which are funded directly by DfE on the same formula. Allocations differ mainly with pupils’ deprivation and prior attainment, school size and local costs; special schools and high-needs top-ups are not in this table.

Shropshire: mainstream schools’ funding allocations, 2025-26
School	Phase	Pupils	Per pupil	Total	URN	Academy
Adderley CofE Primary School Details for Adderley CofE Primary School	Primary	30	£12,299	£368,976	123457	No
Phase Primary Pupils 30 Total £368,976 URN 123457 Academy No
Albrighton Primary School & Nursery Details for Albrighton Primary School & Nursery	Primary	278	£5,750	£1,598,470	123410	No
Phase Primary Pupils 278 Total £1,598,470 URN 123410 Academy No
Alveley Primary School Details for Alveley Primary School	Primary	95	£7,175	£681,587	143548	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 95 Total £681,587 URN 143548 Academy Yes
Barrow 1618 CofE Free School Details for Barrow 1618 CofE Free School	Primary	97	£6,766	£656,333	138268	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 97 Total £656,333 URN 138268 Academy Yes
Baschurch CofE Primary School Details for Baschurch CofE Primary School	Primary	206	£5,489	£1,130,806	123534	No
Phase Primary Pupils 206 Total £1,130,806 URN 123534 Academy No
Beckbury Church of England Primary School and Nursery Details for Beckbury Church of England Primary School and Nursery	Primary	47	£9,451	£444,187	151183	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 47 Total £444,187 URN 151183 Academy Yes
Belvidere Primary School Details for Belvidere Primary School	Primary	228	£6,041	£1,377,236	123437	No
Phase Primary Pupils 228 Total £1,377,236 URN 123437 Academy No
Belvidere School Details for Belvidere School	Secondary	843	£7,591	£6,399,433	146506	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 843 Total £6,399,433 URN 146506 Academy Yes
Bicton Church of England Primary School and Nursery Details for Bicton Church of England Primary School and Nursery	Primary	102	£6,922	£706,001	150702	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 102 Total £706,001 URN 150702 Academy Yes
Bishop Hooper Church of England Primary School Details for Bishop Hooper Church of England Primary School	Primary	86	£7,865	£676,425	135790	No
Phase Primary Pupils 86 Total £676,425 URN 135790 Academy No
Bishops Castle Primary School Details for Bishops Castle Primary School	Primary	138	£6,699	£924,489	145672	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 138 Total £924,489 URN 145672 Academy Yes
Bitterley CofE Primary School (Aided) Details for Bitterley CofE Primary School (Aided)	Primary	82	£7,169	£587,873	142142	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 82 Total £587,873 URN 142142 Academy Yes
Bomere Heath Church of England Primary School Details for Bomere Heath Church of England Primary School	Primary	124	£6,470	£802,317	150585	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 124 Total £802,317 URN 150585 Academy Yes
Bowbrook Primary School Details for Bowbrook Primary School	Primary	90	£6,726	£605,370	149757	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 90 Total £605,370 URN 149757 Academy Yes
Bridgnorth Endowed School Details for Bridgnorth Endowed School	Secondary	603	£6,786	£4,092,066	139143	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 603 Total £4,092,066 URN 139143 Academy Yes
Brockton CofE Primary School Details for Brockton CofE Primary School	Primary	40	£10,019	£400,758	123463	No
Phase Primary Pupils 40 Total £400,758 URN 123463 Academy No
Broseley CofE Primary School Details for Broseley CofE Primary School	Primary	219	£6,025	£1,319,480	123523	No
Phase Primary Pupils 219 Total £1,319,480 URN 123523 Academy No
Brown Clee CofE Primary School Details for Brown Clee CofE Primary School	Primary	100	£6,972	£697,194	123532	No
Phase Primary Pupils 100 Total £697,194 URN 123532 Academy No
Bryn Offa CofE Primary School Details for Bryn Offa CofE Primary School	Primary	133	£6,173	£820,959	123528	No
Phase Primary Pupils 133 Total £820,959 URN 123528 Academy No
Buildwas Academy Details for Buildwas Academy	Primary	68	£8,274	£562,654	142575	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 68 Total £562,654 URN 142575 Academy Yes
Buntingsdale Primary School and Nursery Details for Buntingsdale Primary School and Nursery	Primary	79	£8,017	£633,336	123397	No
Phase Primary Pupils 79 Total £633,336 URN 123397 Academy No
Burford CofE Primary School Details for Burford CofE Primary School	Primary	144	£6,263	£901,899	144201	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 144 Total £901,899 URN 144201 Academy Yes
Castlefields Primary School Details for Castlefields Primary School	Primary	202	£5,384	£1,087,644	145202	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 202 Total £1,087,644 URN 145202 Academy Yes
Cheswardine Primary and Nursery School Details for Cheswardine Primary and Nursery School	Primary	41	£10,492	£430,179	150521	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 41 Total £430,179 URN 150521 Academy Yes
Chirbury CofE VC Primary School & Busy Bees Nursery Details for Chirbury CofE VC Primary School & Busy Bees Nursery	Primary	83	£7,593	£630,218	123467	No
Phase Primary Pupils 83 Total £630,218 URN 123467 Academy No
Christ Church Church of England Primary School Details for Christ Church Church of England Primary School	Primary	125	£6,424	£802,971	150584	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 125 Total £802,971 URN 150584 Academy Yes
Church Preen Primary School Details for Church Preen Primary School	Primary	34	£11,788	£400,799	123359	No
Phase Primary Pupils 34 Total £400,799 URN 123359 Academy No
Church Stretton School Details for Church Stretton School	Secondary	538	£7,078	£3,807,714	139455	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 538 Total £3,807,714 URN 139455 Academy Yes
Claverley CofE Primary School Details for Claverley CofE Primary School	Primary	100	£6,785	£678,493	123539	No
Phase Primary Pupils 100 Total £678,493 URN 123539 Academy No
Clee Hill Community Academy Details for Clee Hill Community Academy	Primary	129	£6,180	£797,254	141637	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 129 Total £797,254 URN 141637 Academy Yes
Cleobury Mortimer Primary School Details for Cleobury Mortimer Primary School	Primary	225	£5,827	£1,311,170	141636	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 225 Total £1,311,170 URN 141636 Academy Yes
Clive CofE Primary School Details for Clive CofE Primary School	Primary	81	£7,300	£591,293	148505	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 81 Total £591,293 URN 148505 Academy Yes
Clunbury CofE Primary School Details for Clunbury CofE Primary School	Primary	55	£9,017	£495,948	123541	No
Phase Primary Pupils 55 Total £495,948 URN 123541 Academy No
Cockshutt CofE Primary School and Nursery Details for Cockshutt CofE Primary School and Nursery	Primary	66	£9,085	£599,628	123470	No
Phase Primary Pupils 66 Total £599,628 URN 123470 Academy No
Coleham Primary School Details for Coleham Primary School	Primary	429	£5,357	£2,298,285	144848	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 429 Total £2,298,285 URN 144848 Academy Yes
Condover CofE Primary School Details for Condover CofE Primary School	Primary	115	£6,112	£702,883	145275	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 115 Total £702,883 URN 145275 Academy Yes
Corvedale CofE Primary School Details for Corvedale CofE Primary School	Primary	61	£8,351	£509,415	123559	No
Phase Primary Pupils 61 Total £509,415 URN 123559 Academy No
Criftins CofE Primary School Details for Criftins CofE Primary School	Primary	88	£7,443	£655,003	123472	No
Phase Primary Pupils 88 Total £655,003 URN 123472 Academy No
Crowmoor Primary School and Nursery Details for Crowmoor Primary School and Nursery	Primary	175	£6,317	£1,105,518	123391	No
Phase Primary Pupils 175 Total £1,105,518 URN 123391 Academy No
Ellesmere Primary School Details for Ellesmere Primary School	Primary	328	£5,547	£1,819,427	143326	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 328 Total £1,819,427 URN 143326 Academy Yes
Farlow CofE Primary School Details for Farlow CofE Primary School	Primary	28	£12,694	£355,442	123475	No
Phase Primary Pupils 28 Total £355,442 URN 123475 Academy No
Gobowen Primary School Details for Gobowen Primary School	Primary	189	£6,404	£1,210,423	123366	No
Phase Primary Pupils 189 Total £1,210,423 URN 123366 Academy No
Grange Primary School Details for Grange Primary School	Primary	131	£7,907	£1,035,799	147539	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 131 Total £1,035,799 URN 147539 Academy Yes
Greenacres Primary School Details for Greenacres Primary School	Primary	113	£8,111	£916,504	145793	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 113 Total £916,504 URN 145793 Academy Yes
Greenfields Primary School Details for Greenfields Primary School	Primary	327	£5,654	£1,848,818	144202	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 327 Total £1,848,818 URN 144202 Academy Yes
Hadnall Church of England Primary School Details for Hadnall Church of England Primary School	Primary	117	£6,169	£721,823	123478	No
Phase Primary Pupils 117 Total £721,823 URN 123478 Academy No
Harlescott Junior School Details for Harlescott Junior School	Primary	367	£5,922	£2,173,403	150467	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 367 Total £2,173,403 URN 150467 Academy Yes
Highley Community Primary School Details for Highley Community Primary School	Primary	245	£6,143	£1,504,952	123371	No
Phase Primary Pupils 245 Total £1,504,952 URN 123371 Academy No
Hinstock Primary School Details for Hinstock Primary School	Primary	112	£6,612	£740,504	150398	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 112 Total £740,504 URN 150398 Academy Yes
Hodnet Primary School Details for Hodnet Primary School	Primary	189	£5,522	£1,043,738	150399	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 189 Total £1,043,738 URN 150399 Academy Yes
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery Details for Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery	Primary	226	£6,735	£1,522,197	144460	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 226 Total £1,522,197 URN 144460 Academy Yes
Idsall School Details for Idsall School	Secondary	1,057	£6,951	£7,347,228	140922	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 1,057 Total £7,347,228 URN 140922 Academy Yes
John Wilkinson Primary School and Nursery Details for John Wilkinson Primary School and Nursery	Primary	158	£6,042	£954,695	151469	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 158 Total £954,695 URN 151469 Academy Yes
Kinlet CofE Primary School Details for Kinlet CofE Primary School	Primary	44	£10,471	£460,717	123480	No
Phase Primary Pupils 44 Total £460,717 URN 123480 Academy No
Kinnerley Church of England Controlled Primary School Details for Kinnerley Church of England Controlled Primary School	Primary	63	£8,439	£531,677	123481	No
Phase Primary Pupils 63 Total £531,677 URN 123481 Academy No
Lakelands Academy Details for Lakelands Academy	Secondary	578	£7,200	£4,161,562	139102	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 578 Total £4,161,562 URN 139102 Academy Yes
Long Mountain CofE Primary School Details for Long Mountain CofE Primary School	Primary	109	£6,779	£738,960	123518	No
Phase Primary Pupils 109 Total £738,960 URN 123518 Academy No
Longden CofE Primary School Details for Longden CofE Primary School	Primary	125	£6,169	£771,177	123546	No
Phase Primary Pupils 125 Total £771,177 URN 123546 Academy No
Longlands Primary School Details for Longlands Primary School	Primary	173	£7,247	£1,253,704	141368	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 173 Total £1,253,704 URN 141368 Academy Yes
Longnor CofE Primary School Details for Longnor CofE Primary School	Primary	96	£6,581	£631,760	123482	No
Phase Primary Pupils 96 Total £631,760 URN 123482 Academy No
Lower Heath CofE Primary School Details for Lower Heath CofE Primary School	Primary	86	£7,411	£637,348	146897	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 86 Total £637,348 URN 146897 Academy Yes
Ludlow Church of England School Details for Ludlow Church of England School	Secondary	631	£7,278	£4,592,195	144435	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 631 Total £4,592,195 URN 144435 Academy Yes
Ludlow Primary School Details for Ludlow Primary School	Primary	386	£5,875	£2,267,760	143801	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 386 Total £2,267,760 URN 143801 Academy Yes
Lydbury North Church of England Primary School Details for Lydbury North Church of England Primary School	Primary	28	£13,609	£381,056	150531	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 28 Total £381,056 URN 150531 Academy Yes
Market Drayton Infant & Nursery School Details for Market Drayton Infant & Nursery School	Primary	248	£6,321	£1,567,725	145792	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 248 Total £1,567,725 URN 145792 Academy Yes
Market Drayton Junior School Details for Market Drayton Junior School	Primary	337	£6,011	£2,025,811	145788	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 337 Total £2,025,811 URN 145788 Academy Yes
Mary Webb School and Science College Details for Mary Webb School and Science College	Secondary	661	£7,101	£4,693,795	146509	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 661 Total £4,693,795 URN 146509 Academy Yes
Meole Brace Church of England Primary School and Nursery Details for Meole Brace Church of England Primary School and Nursery	Primary	398	£5,611	£2,233,249	150601	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 398 Total £2,233,249 URN 150601 Academy Yes
Meole Brace School Details for Meole Brace School	Secondary	1,345	£7,003	£9,419,203	146146	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 1,345 Total £9,419,203 URN 146146 Academy Yes
Mereside Church of England Primary Academy Details for Mereside Church of England Primary Academy	Primary	364	£5,508	£2,005,035	147106	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 364 Total £2,005,035 URN 147106 Academy Yes
Minsterley Primary School Details for Minsterley Primary School	Primary	144	£6,713	£966,716	123383	No
Phase Primary Pupils 144 Total £966,716 URN 123383 Academy No
Morda CofE Primary School Details for Morda CofE Primary School	Primary	115	£6,508	£748,379	123484	No
Phase Primary Pupils 115 Total £748,379 URN 123484 Academy No
Moreton Say CofE Primary School Details for Moreton Say CofE Primary School	Primary	99	£6,889	£682,045	123485	No
Phase Primary Pupils 99 Total £682,045 URN 123485 Academy No
Morville CofE (Controlled) Primary School Details for Morville CofE (Controlled) Primary School	Primary	66	£8,082	£533,438	141180	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 66 Total £533,438 URN 141180 Academy Yes
Mount Pleasant Primary Details for Mount Pleasant Primary	Primary	321	£5,820	£1,868,274	144434	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 321 Total £1,868,274 URN 144434 Academy Yes
Much Wenlock Primary School Details for Much Wenlock Primary School	Primary	149	£6,071	£904,589	149649	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 149 Total £904,589 URN 149649 Academy Yes
Myddle CofE Primary School Details for Myddle CofE Primary School	Primary	103	£6,686	£688,665	123487	No
Phase Primary Pupils 103 Total £688,665 URN 123487 Academy No
Newcastle CofE Primary School Details for Newcastle CofE Primary School	Primary	15	£20,378	£305,675	123488	No
Phase Primary Pupils 15 Total £305,675 URN 123488 Academy No
Newtown CofE Primary School Details for Newtown CofE Primary School	Primary	82	£7,480	£613,337	123490	No
Phase Primary Pupils 82 Total £613,337 URN 123490 Academy No
Norbury Primary School and Nursery Details for Norbury Primary School and Nursery	Primary	53	£8,632	£457,490	123385	No
Phase Primary Pupils 53 Total £457,490 URN 123385 Academy No
Norton-in-Hales CofE Primary School Details for Norton-in-Hales CofE Primary School	Primary	62	£8,489	£526,340	123491	No
Phase Primary Pupils 62 Total £526,340 URN 123491 Academy No
Oakmeadow Church of England Primary and Nursery School Details for Oakmeadow Church of England Primary and Nursery School	Primary	404	£5,344	£2,159,002	147830	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 404 Total £2,159,002 URN 147830 Academy Yes
Oldbury Wells School Details for Oldbury Wells School	Secondary	718	£7,168	£5,146,642	142153	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 718 Total £5,146,642 URN 142153 Academy Yes
Onny CofE (A) Primary School Details for Onny CofE (A) Primary School	Primary	79	£7,928	£626,316	150528	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 79 Total £626,316 URN 150528 Academy Yes
Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School Details for Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School	Primary	136	£6,531	£888,157	123553	No
Phase Primary Pupils 136 Total £888,157 URN 123553 Academy No
Oxon CofE Primary School Details for Oxon CofE Primary School	Primary	427	£5,394	£2,303,205	123502	No
Phase Primary Pupils 427 Total £2,303,205 URN 123502 Academy No
Pontesbury CofE Primary School Details for Pontesbury CofE Primary School	Primary	207	£5,685	£1,176,831	123493	No
Phase Primary Pupils 207 Total £1,176,831 URN 123493 Academy No
Prees CofE Primary School Details for Prees CofE Primary School	Primary	157	£6,550	£1,028,335	143323	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 157 Total £1,028,335 URN 143323 Academy Yes
Radbrook Primary School Details for Radbrook Primary School	Primary	312	£5,343	£1,666,895	144203	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 312 Total £1,666,895 URN 144203 Academy Yes
Rushbury CofE Primary School Details for Rushbury CofE Primary School	Primary	53	£9,155	£485,220	123497	No
Phase Primary Pupils 53 Total £485,220 URN 123497 Academy No
Selattyn CofE Primary School Details for Selattyn CofE Primary School	Primary	77	£7,482	£576,101	123499	No
Phase Primary Pupils 77 Total £576,101 URN 123499 Academy No
Sheriffhales Primary School and Preschool Details for Sheriffhales Primary School and Preschool	Primary	85	£7,400	£628,962	123396	No
Phase Primary Pupils 85 Total £628,962 URN 123396 Academy No
Shifnal Primary School Details for Shifnal Primary School	Primary	343	£5,570	£1,910,586	123424	No
Phase Primary Pupils 343 Total £1,910,586 URN 123424 Academy No
Shrewsbury Academy Details for Shrewsbury Academy	Secondary	803	£7,977	£6,405,295	147540	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 803 Total £6,405,295 URN 147540 Academy Yes
Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and Nursery Details for Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and Nursery	Primary	189	£6,242	£1,179,783	150400	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 189 Total £1,179,783 URN 150400 Academy Yes
Sir John Talbot's School Details for Sir John Talbot's School	Secondary	798	£7,259	£5,792,355	141176	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 798 Total £5,792,355 URN 141176 Academy Yes
St Andrew's CofE Primary School Details for St Andrew's CofE Primary School	Primary	75	£8,500	£637,498	123477	No
Phase Primary Pupils 75 Total £637,498 URN 123477 Academy No
St Andrew's CofE Primary School Details for St Andrew's CofE Primary School	Primary	382	£5,458	£2,084,891	123500	No
Phase Primary Pupils 382 Total £2,084,891 URN 123500 Academy No
St Edward's CofE Primary School Details for St Edward's CofE Primary School	Primary	31	£11,960	£370,774	145300	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 31 Total £370,774 URN 145300 Academy Yes
St George's CofE Academy, Clun Details for St George's CofE Academy, Clun	Primary	88	£7,095	£624,354	145673	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 88 Total £624,354 URN 145673 Academy Yes
St George's Junior School Details for St George's Junior School	Primary	351	£5,328	£1,870,065	146183	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 351 Total £1,870,065 URN 146183 Academy Yes
St Giles CofE Primary School Details for St Giles CofE Primary School	Primary	305	£5,463	£1,666,261	123503	No
Phase Primary Pupils 305 Total £1,666,261 URN 123503 Academy No
St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School and Nursery Details for St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School and Nursery	Primary	84	£7,273	£610,914	150586	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 84 Total £610,914 URN 150586 Academy Yes
St John's Catholic Primary School Details for St John's Catholic Primary School	Primary	205	£5,426	£1,112,294	123551	No
Phase Primary Pupils 205 Total £1,112,294 URN 123551 Academy No
St Laurence CofE Primary School Details for St Laurence CofE Primary School	Primary	195	£6,084	£1,186,416	123529	No
Phase Primary Pupils 195 Total £1,186,416 URN 123529 Academy No
St Lawrence CofE Primary School Details for St Lawrence CofE Primary School	Primary	195	£5,795	£1,130,042	123468	No
Phase Primary Pupils 195 Total £1,130,042 URN 123468 Academy No
St Leonard's CofE Primary School Details for St Leonard's CofE Primary School	Primary	252	£5,532	£1,393,947	145221	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 252 Total £1,393,947 URN 145221 Academy Yes
St Lucia's CofE Primary School & Nursery Details for St Lucia's CofE Primary School & Nursery	Primary	71	£7,936	£563,463	123508	No
Phase Primary Pupils 71 Total £563,463 URN 123508 Academy No
St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community) Details for St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community)	All-through	702	£6,942	£4,873,493	143142	Yes
Phase All-through Pupils 702 Total £4,873,493 URN 143142 Academy Yes
St Mary's CofE Primary School Details for St Mary's CofE Primary School	Primary	187	£5,649	£1,056,382	123458	No
Phase Primary Pupils 187 Total £1,056,382 URN 123458 Academy No
St Mary's CofE Primary School Details for St Mary's CofE Primary School	Primary	46	£10,232	£470,662	123537	No
Phase Primary Pupils 46 Total £470,662 URN 123537 Academy No
St Marys CofE Primary School Details for St Marys CofE Primary School	Primary	213	£5,832	£1,242,129	147568	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 213 Total £1,242,129 URN 147568 Academy Yes
St Peter's CofE Primary School Details for St Peter's CofE Primary School	Primary	386	£5,552	£2,143,067	145790	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 386 Total £2,143,067 URN 145790 Academy Yes
St Thomas and St Anne CofE Primary School Details for St Thomas and St Anne CofE Primary School	Primary	81	£7,863	£636,891	123525	No
Phase Primary Pupils 81 Total £636,891 URN 123525 Academy No
St. Mary's Bluecoat Church of England Primary School Details for St. Mary's Bluecoat Church of England Primary School	Primary	185	£6,116	£1,131,541	151184	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 185 Total £1,131,541 URN 151184 Academy Yes
Stiperstones CofE Primary School Details for Stiperstones CofE Primary School	Primary	19	£16,909	£321,264	123519	No
Phase Primary Pupils 19 Total £321,264 URN 123519 Academy No
Stoke-on-Tern Primary School Details for Stoke-on-Tern Primary School	Primary	100	£7,209	£720,893	123399	No
Phase Primary Pupils 100 Total £720,893 URN 123399 Academy No
Stokesay Primary School Details for Stokesay Primary School	Primary	152	£6,892	£1,047,621	141340	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 152 Total £1,047,621 URN 141340 Academy Yes
Stottesdon CofE Primary School Details for Stottesdon CofE Primary School	Primary	94	£6,918	£650,327	142312	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 94 Total £650,327 URN 142312 Academy Yes
Sundorne Infant School and Nursery Details for Sundorne Infant School and Nursery	Primary	264	£6,361	£1,679,315	150468	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 264 Total £1,679,315 URN 150468 Academy Yes
The Community College, Bishop's Castle Details for The Community College, Bishop's Castle	Secondary	525	£7,226	£3,793,639	123564	No
Phase Secondary Pupils 525 Total £3,793,639 URN 123564 Academy No
The Corbet School Details for The Corbet School	Secondary	727	£6,956	£5,057,098	137336	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 727 Total £5,057,098 URN 137336 Academy Yes
The Grove School Details for The Grove School	Secondary	729	£7,600	£5,540,366	146580	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 729 Total £5,540,366 URN 146580 Academy Yes
The Lacon Childe School Details for The Lacon Childe School	Secondary	554	£7,225	£4,002,741	141451	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 554 Total £4,002,741 URN 141451 Academy Yes
The Marches School Details for The Marches School	Secondary	1,181	£7,160	£8,455,875	136979	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 1,181 Total £8,455,875 URN 136979 Academy Yes
The Martin Wilson School Details for The Martin Wilson School	Primary	155	£7,366	£1,141,766	123447	No
Phase Primary Pupils 155 Total £1,141,766 URN 123447 Academy No
The Meadows Primary School Details for The Meadows Primary School	Primary	268	£5,644	£1,512,510	123452	No
Phase Primary Pupils 268 Total £1,512,510 URN 123452 Academy No
The Priory School Details for The Priory School	Secondary	849	£6,733	£5,716,052	138216	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 849 Total £5,716,052 URN 138216 Academy Yes
The Thomas Adams School Details for The Thomas Adams School	Secondary	1,041	£6,951	£7,236,383	147508	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 1,041 Total £7,236,383 URN 147508 Academy Yes
Tilstock CofE Primary and Nursery Details for Tilstock CofE Primary and Nursery	Primary	102	£7,296	£744,180	144983	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 102 Total £744,180 URN 144983 Academy Yes
Trefonen CofE Primary School Details for Trefonen CofE Primary School	Primary	123	£6,325	£777,992	123507	No
Phase Primary Pupils 123 Total £777,992 URN 123507 Academy No
Trinity CofE Primary School Details for Trinity CofE Primary School	Primary	154	£6,033	£929,051	130931	No
Phase Primary Pupils 154 Total £929,051 URN 130931 Academy No
Welshampton CofE Primary School Details for Welshampton CofE Primary School	Primary	60	£8,191	£491,490	123510	No
Phase Primary Pupils 60 Total £491,490 URN 123510 Academy No
West Felton CofE Primary School Details for West Felton CofE Primary School	Primary	131	£6,394	£837,606	123512	No
Phase Primary Pupils 131 Total £837,606 URN 123512 Academy No
Weston Lullingfields CofE School Details for Weston Lullingfields CofE School	Primary	35	£12,081	£422,833	123513	No
Phase Primary Pupils 35 Total £422,833 URN 123513 Academy No
Weston Rhyn Primary School Details for Weston Rhyn Primary School	Primary	156	£6,585	£1,027,251	123403	No
Phase Primary Pupils 156 Total £1,027,251 URN 123403 Academy No
Whitchurch CofE Infant and Nursery Academy Details for Whitchurch CofE Infant and Nursery Academy	Primary	191	£6,125	£1,169,939	146426	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 191 Total £1,169,939 URN 146426 Academy Yes
Whitchurch CofE Junior Academy Details for Whitchurch CofE Junior Academy	Primary	311	£5,734	£1,783,386	146432	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 311 Total £1,783,386 URN 146432 Academy Yes
Whittington CofE (VA) Primary School Details for Whittington CofE (VA) Primary School	Primary	230	£5,837	£1,342,558	123549	No
Phase Primary Pupils 230 Total £1,342,558 URN 123549 Academy No
Whixall CofE Primary School Details for Whixall CofE Primary School	Primary	130	£6,350	£825,453	143325	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 130 Total £825,453 URN 143325 Academy Yes
Wilfred Owen Primary School Details for Wilfred Owen Primary School	Primary	191	£7,520	£1,436,346	145789	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 191 Total £1,436,346 URN 145789 Academy Yes
William Brookes School Details for William Brookes School	Secondary	803	£7,034	£5,648,272	139769	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 803 Total £5,648,272 URN 139769 Academy Yes
Wistanstow CofE Primary School Details for Wistanstow CofE Primary School	Primary	53	£9,264	£490,976	123517	No
Phase Primary Pupils 53 Total £490,976 URN 123517 Academy No
Woodfield Infant School & Nursery Details for Woodfield Infant School & Nursery	Primary	259	£5,470	£1,416,728	145791	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 259 Total £1,416,728 URN 145791 Academy Yes
Woodside Primary School Details for Woodside Primary School	Primary	551	£5,536	£3,050,524	139630	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 551 Total £3,050,524 URN 139630 Academy Yes
Woore Primary and Nursery School Details for Woore Primary and Nursery School	Primary	68	£8,166	£555,292	151468	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 68 Total £555,292 URN 151468 Academy Yes
Worfield Endowed Church Of England Primary School Details for Worfield Endowed Church Of England Primary School	Primary	135	£5,800	£782,962	151185	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 135 Total £782,962 URN 151185 Academy Yes

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 → Shropshire. Figures from data/services/education.json, generated 29 September 2026.

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National funding formula tables for schools and high needs: summary tables, 2020-21 to 2026-27	Department for Education	19 November 2025	annual	Open Government Licence v3.0
School funding statistics, Financial year 2025-26: national time series and school-level allocations	Department for Education	29 January 2026	annual	Open Government Licence v3.0
School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025: size of the workforce and pupil to teacher ratios	Department for Education	4 June 2026	annual	Open Government Licence v3.0
Apprenticeships, Academic year 2025/26	Department for Education	16 July 2026	annual	Open Government Licence v3.0

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