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Southend-on-Sea: school funding per pupil
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£175m for Southend-on-Sea in 2026-27, £945 per resident, +0.1% on a year earlier after inflation. That is £6,437 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
- £175m2026-27, cash +2.1% on a year earlier
- £945Per resident, 2026-27
- £6,437Schools block funding per pupil, 2026-27 England: £6,771
- £6,310Schools block funding per pupil, real terms, 2026-27 England: £6,638
- £6,659Mainstream 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 | £149.3m | £116.7m |
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2020-21Details for 2020-21 | £154.0m | £126.7m |
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2021-22Details for 2021-22 | £159.8m | £131.8m |
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2022-23Details for 2022-23 | £159.9m | £141.1m |
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2023-24Details for 2023-24 | £160.5m | £149.1m |
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2024-25Details for 2024-25 | £168.3m | £162.7m |
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2025-26Details for 2025-26 | £171.4m | £171.4m |
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2026-27Details for 2026-27 | £171.6m | £175.0m |
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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 | £820 | £641 |
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2020-21Details for 2020-21 | £850 | £699 |
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2021-22Details for 2021-22 | £885 | £730 |
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2022-23Details for 2022-23 | £885 | £781 |
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2023-24Details for 2023-24 | £880 | £818 |
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2024-25Details for 2024-25 | £912 | £882 |
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2025-26Details for 2025-26 | £925 | £925 |
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2026-27Details for 2026-27 | £926 | £945 |
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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
Southend-on-Sea
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.
£175m in 2026-27 (cash); £172m in 2025-26 prices; £945 per resident; +2.1% on a year earlier in cash, +0.1% in real terms.
Spending category: not published. Each mainstream school’s 2025-26 allocation is in the table of schools on this authority’s page (DfE school-level funding). What each school then spends is published separately (consistent financial reporting for maintained schools, academy accounts returns for academies) and is not read here.
Cash is as published. Real terms are in 2025-26 prices, using HM Treasury’s GDP deflator. Per resident divides by ONS mid-year population for the area the body serves. Changes compare the same body in consecutive years.
What is recorded alongside the money
These figures are published beside the funding, not as its result. Demand, geography, recording practice and many other things differ between areas and change over time; none of these charts shows cause and effect.
| Measure | Southend-on-Sea | England | Period |
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Schools block funding per pupilDetails for Schools block funding per pupil | £6,437 | £6,771 | 2026-27 |
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Schools block funding per pupil, real termsDetails for Schools block funding per pupil, real terms | £6,310 | £6,638 | 2026-27 |
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Mainstream school funding per pupilDetails for Mainstream school funding per pupil | £6,659 | £6,996 | 2025-26 |
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Pupils per teacherDetails for Pupils per teacher | 18.1 pupils per teacher | 17.9 pupils per teacher | 2025/26 |
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Pupils in academiesDetails for Pupils in academies | 83.6% | 62.8% | 2025-26 |
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Apprenticeship starts per 100,000 peopleDetails for Apprenticeship starts per 100,000 people | 831 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 | Southend-on-Sea | England |
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2019-20Details for 2019-20 | £4,542 | £4,645 |
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2020-21Details for 2020-21 | £4,878 | £5,063 |
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2021-22Details for 2021-22 | £5,020 | £5,221 |
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2022-23Details for 2022-23 | £5,301 | £5,534 |
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2023-24Details for 2023-24 | £5,565 | £5,839 |
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2024-25Details for 2024-25 | £6,005 | £6,298 |
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2025-26Details for 2025-26 | £6,306 | £6,608 |
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2026-27Details for 2026-27 | £6,437 | £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 | Southend-on-Sea | England |
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2019-20Details for 2019-20 | £5,810 | £5,941 |
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2020-21Details for 2020-21 | £5,931 | £6,154 |
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2021-22Details for 2021-22 | £6,088 | £6,332 |
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2022-23Details for 2022-23 | £6,007 | £6,270 |
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2023-24Details for 2023-24 | £5,991 | £6,286 |
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2024-25Details for 2024-25 | £6,212 | £6,515 |
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2025-26Details for 2025-26 | £6,306 | £6,608 |
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2026-27Details for 2026-27 | £6,310 | £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 | Southend-on-Sea | England |
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2010/11Details for 2010/11 | 15.4 | 17.1 |
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2011/12Details for 2011/12 | 16.3 | 17.2 |
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2012/13Details for 2012/13 | 15.7 | 17.2 |
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2013/14Details for 2013/14 | 16.2 | 17.1 |
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2014/15Details for 2014/15 | 15.7 | 17.1 |
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2015/16Details for 2015/16 | 16.3 | 17.3 |
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2016/17Details for 2016/17 | 16.5 | 17.5 |
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2017/18Details for 2017/18 | 17.0 | 17.9 |
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2018/19Details for 2018/19 | 17.4 | 18.0 |
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2019/20Details for 2019/20 | 18.0 | 18.2 |
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2020/21Details for 2020/21 | 18.0 | 18.0 |
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2021/22Details for 2021/22 | 18.1 | 18.0 |
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2022/23Details for 2022/23 | 18.3 | 18.0 |
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2023/24Details for 2023/24 | 18.6 | 18.1 |
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2024/25Details for 2024/25 | 18.1 | 18.0 |
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2025/26Details for 2025/26 | 18.1 | 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 | Southend-on-Sea | England |
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2020/21Details for 2020/21 | 705 | 906 |
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2021/22Details for 2021/22 | 846 | 980 |
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2022/23Details for 2022/23 | 786 | 938 |
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2023/24Details for 2023/24 | 826 | 932 |
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2024/25Details for 2024/25 | 831 | 959 |
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Figure as of 16 July 2026. Source: Department for Education.
Every mainstream school: its allocation for 2025-26
45 mainstream schools with 27,190 pupils were allocated £181m in 2025-26, £6,659 per pupil (England: £6,996). 83.6% 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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Barons Court Primary School and NurseryDetails for Barons Court Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 249 | £6,233 | £1,552,118 | 150392 | Yes |
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Belfairs AcademyDetails for Belfairs Academy | Secondary | 1,450 | £7,139 | £10,351,104 | 138174 | Yes |
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Blenheim Primary SchoolDetails for Blenheim Primary School | Primary | 622 | £5,494 | £3,417,406 | 143337 | Yes |
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Bournemouth Park AcademyDetails for Bournemouth Park Academy | Primary | 522 | £6,619 | £3,454,937 | 143966 | Yes |
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Bournes Green Infant SchoolDetails for Bournes Green Infant School | Primary | 181 | £5,684 | £1,028,733 | 143339 | Yes |
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Bournes Green Junior SchoolDetails for Bournes Green Junior School | Primary | 265 | £5,285 | £1,400,592 | 144877 | Yes |
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Cecil Jones AcademyDetails for Cecil Jones Academy | Secondary | 940 | £8,744 | £8,219,265 | 147185 | Yes |
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Chalkwell Hall Infant SchoolDetails for Chalkwell Hall Infant School | Primary | 268 | £5,664 | £1,518,002 | 114719 | No |
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Chalkwell Hall Junior SchoolDetails for Chalkwell Hall Junior School | Primary | 479 | £5,374 | £2,573,984 | 114718 | No |
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Chase High SchoolDetails for Chase High School | Secondary | 1,143 | £8,308 | £9,496,448 | 141741 | Yes |
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Darlinghurst AcademyDetails for Darlinghurst Academy | Primary | 495 | £5,821 | £2,881,285 | 140536 | Yes |
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Earls Hall Primary SchoolDetails for Earls Hall Primary School | Primary | 641 | £5,508 | £3,530,365 | 114720 | No |
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Eastwood Primary School & NurseryDetails for Eastwood Primary School & Nursery | Primary | 425 | £6,442 | £2,737,794 | 134860 | No |
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Edwards Hall Primary SchoolDetails for Edwards Hall Primary School | Primary | 409 | £5,424 | £2,218,435 | 148825 | Yes |
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Fairways Primary SchoolDetails for Fairways Primary School | Primary | 411 | £5,673 | £2,331,551 | 114841 | No |
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Friars Primary School and NurseryDetails for Friars Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 394 | £6,545 | £2,578,727 | 143334 | Yes |
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Greenways Primary SchoolDetails for Greenways Primary School | Primary | 886 | £5,772 | £5,114,251 | 143338 | Yes |
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Hamstel Infant School and NurseryDetails for Hamstel Infant School and Nursery | Primary | 390 | £6,284 | £2,450,758 | 143340 | Yes |
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Hamstel Junior SchoolDetails for Hamstel Junior School | Primary | 576 | £6,116 | £3,522,703 | 143335 | Yes |
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Heycroft Primary SchoolDetails for Heycroft Primary School | Primary | 377 | £5,512 | £2,077,847 | 150361 | Yes |
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Hinguar Community Primary SchoolDetails for Hinguar Community Primary School | Primary | 209 | £5,960 | £1,245,572 | 143333 | Yes |
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Leigh North Street Primary SchoolDetails for Leigh North Street Primary School | Primary | 620 | £5,495 | £3,406,797 | 114774 | No |
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Milton Hall Primary School and NurseryDetails for Milton Hall Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 626 | £6,717 | £4,204,827 | 115313 | No |
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Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary SchoolDetails for Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School | Primary | 425 | £5,319 | £2,260,546 | 144987 | Yes |
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Porters Grange Primary School and NurseryDetails for Porters Grange Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 410 | £6,994 | £2,867,704 | 142683 | Yes |
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Prince Avenue Academy and NurseryDetails for Prince Avenue Academy and Nursery | Primary | 419 | £6,540 | £2,740,180 | 140672 | Yes |
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Richmond Avenue Primary and Nursery SchoolDetails for Richmond Avenue Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 371 | £5,854 | £2,171,724 | 144878 | Yes |
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Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolDetails for Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School | Primary | 419 | £6,401 | £2,682,183 | 145678 | Yes |
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Shoeburyness High SchoolDetails for Shoeburyness High School | Secondary | 1,521 | £7,918 | £12,043,799 | 137733 | Yes |
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Southchurch High SchoolDetails for Southchurch High School | Secondary | 812 | £8,942 | £7,261,036 | 143144 | Yes |
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Southend High School for BoysDetails for Southend High School for Boys | Secondary | 896 | £6,687 | £5,991,813 | 136443 | Yes |
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Southend High School for GirlsDetails for Southend High School for Girls | Secondary | 913 | £6,701 | £6,117,867 | 136444 | Yes |
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St Bernard's High SchoolDetails for St Bernard's High School | Secondary | 871 | £7,267 | £6,329,212 | 137312 | Yes |
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St George's Catholic Primary SchoolDetails for St George's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 212 | £5,940 | £1,259,196 | 146016 | Yes |
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St Helen's Catholic Primary SchoolDetails for St Helen's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 422 | £5,800 | £2,447,565 | 146015 | Yes |
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St Mary's, Prittlewell, CofE Primary SchoolDetails for St Mary's, Prittlewell, CofE Primary School | Primary | 645 | £6,384 | £4,117,432 | 115145 | No |
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St Thomas More High SchoolDetails for St Thomas More High School | Secondary | 912 | £7,117 | £6,490,985 | 137310 | Yes |
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Temple Sutton Primary SchoolDetails for Temple Sutton Primary School | Primary | 649 | £6,432 | £4,174,497 | 144694 | Yes |
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The Eastwood AcademyDetails for The Eastwood Academy | Secondary | 1,144 | £7,078 | £8,097,288 | 137284 | Yes |
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The Westborough SchoolDetails for The Westborough School | Primary | 419 | £6,281 | £2,631,756 | 145010 | Yes |
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Thorpedene Primary School & NurseryDetails for Thorpedene Primary School & Nursery | Primary | 440 | £7,024 | £3,090,775 | 143336 | Yes |
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West Leigh Infant SchoolDetails for West Leigh Infant School | Primary | 353 | £5,552 | £1,959,907 | 114780 | No |
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West Leigh Junior SchoolDetails for West Leigh Junior School | Primary | 527 | £5,224 | £2,752,916 | 142753 | Yes |
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Westcliff High School for Boys AcademyDetails for Westcliff High School for Boys Academy | Secondary | 915 | £6,682 | £6,114,428 | 136272 | Yes |
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Westcliff High School for GirlsDetails for Westcliff High School for Girls | Secondary | 917 | £6,704 | £6,147,123 | 136490 | 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 → Southend-on-Sea. 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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