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Westmorland and Furness: school funding per pupil

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

£183m for Westmorland and Furness in 2026-27, £791 per resident, +0.6% on a year earlier after inflation. That is £6,844 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

£183m2026-27, cash +2.6% on a year earlier As of 19 November 2025
£791Per resident, 2026-27 As of 19 November 2025
£6,844Schools block funding per pupil, 2026-27 England: £6,771 As of 19 November 2025
£6,709Schools block funding per pupil, real terms, 2026-27 England: £6,638 As of 19 November 2025
£7,031Mainstream 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

Westmorland and Furness: 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

Westmorland and Furness: spending in cash and in 2025-26 prices, £ million (£ million)
Year	Real terms (2025-26 prices)	Cash
2023-24 Details for 2023-24	£172.1m	£159.9m
Cash £159.9m
2024-25 Details for 2024-25	£178.3m	£172.4m
Cash £172.4m
2025-26 Details for 2025-26	£178.3m	£178.3m
Cash £178.3m
2026-27 Details for 2026-27	£179.4m	£183.0m
Cash £183.0m

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

Westmorland and Furness: spending per resident, 2025-26 prices

Per resident divides by ONS mid-year population estimates.

The numbers behind this chart

Westmorland and Furness: spending per resident, 2025-26 prices (£ per resident)
Year	Per resident, 2025-26 prices	Per resident, cash
2023-24 Details for 2023-24	£753	£700
Per resident, cash £700
2024-25 Details for 2024-25	£776	£750
Per resident, cash £750
2025-26 Details for 2025-26	£771	£771
Per resident, cash £771
2026-27 Details for 2026-27	£776	£791
Per resident, cash £791

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.

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Westmorland and Furness

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.

£183m in 2026-27 (cash); £179m in 2025-26 prices; £791 per resident; +2.6% on a year earlier in cash, +0.6% 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.

Westmorland and Furness against England: latest period of each measure
Measure	Westmorland and Furness	England	Period
Schools block funding per pupil Details for Schools block funding per pupil	£6,844	£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	£6,709	£6,638	2026-27
England £6,638 Period 2026-27
Mainstream school funding per pupil Details for Mainstream school funding per pupil	£7,031	£6,996	2025-26
England £6,996 Period 2025-26
Pupils per teacher Details for Pupils per teacher	16.6 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	48.9%	62.8%	2025-26
England 62.8% Period 2025-26
Apprenticeship starts per 100,000 people Details for Apprenticeship starts per 100,000 people	1,362 per 100,000	959 per 100,000	2024/25
England 959 per 100,000 Period 2024/25

Schools block funding per pupil: Westmorland and Furness 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.

The numbers behind this chart

Schools block funding per pupil: Westmorland and Furness and comparisons (Schools block funding per pupil)
Year	Westmorland and Furness	England
2023-24 Details for 2023-24	£5,891	£5,839
England £5,839
2024-25 Details for 2024-25	£6,357	£6,298
England £6,298
2025-26 Details for 2025-26	£6,668	£6,608
England £6,608
2026-27 Details for 2026-27	£6,844	£6,771
England £6,771

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

Schools block funding per pupil, real terms: Westmorland and Furness 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: Westmorland and Furness and comparisons (Schools block funding per pupil, real terms)
Year	Westmorland and Furness	England
2023-24 Details for 2023-24	£6,342	£6,286
England £6,286
2024-25 Details for 2024-25	£6,577	£6,515
England £6,515
2025-26 Details for 2025-26	£6,668	£6,608
England £6,608
2026-27 Details for 2026-27	£6,709	£6,638
England £6,638

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

Pupils per teacher: Westmorland and Furness 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: Westmorland and Furness and comparisons (Pupils per teacher, pupils per teacher)
Year	Westmorland and Furness	England
2023/24 Details for 2023/24	16.6	18.1
England 18.1
2024/25 Details for 2024/25	16.5	18.0
England 18.0
2025/26 Details for 2025/26	16.6	17.9
England 17.9

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

Apprenticeship starts per 100,000 people: Westmorland and Furness 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: Westmorland and Furness and comparisons (Apprenticeship starts per 100,000 people, per 100,000)
Year	Westmorland and Furness	England
2022/23 Details for 2022/23	1,307	938
England 938
2023/24 Details for 2023/24	1,339	932
England 932
2024/25 Details for 2024/25	1,362	959
England 959

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

Every mainstream school: its allocation for 2025-26

141 mainstream schools with 26,761 pupils were allocated £188m in 2025-26, £7,031 per pupil (England: £6,996). 48.9% 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.

Westmorland and Furness: mainstream schools’ funding allocations, 2025-26
School	Phase	Pupils	Per pupil	Total	URN	Academy
Allithwaite CofE Primary School Details for Allithwaite CofE Primary School	Primary	93	£6,562	£610,307	112282	No
Phase Primary Pupils 93 Total £610,307 URN 112282 Academy No
Alston Primary School Details for Alston Primary School	Primary	88	£7,523	£661,991	112101	No
Phase Primary Pupils 88 Total £661,991 URN 112101 Academy No
Ambleside CofE Primary School Details for Ambleside CofE Primary School	Primary	63	£8,578	£540,428	141978	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 63 Total £540,428 URN 141978 Academy Yes
Appleby Grammar School Details for Appleby Grammar School	Secondary	325	£7,642	£2,483,752	137251	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 325 Total £2,483,752 URN 137251 Academy Yes
Appleby Primary School Details for Appleby Primary School	Primary	164	£6,104	£1,001,132	112408	No
Phase Primary Pupils 164 Total £1,001,132 URN 112408 Academy No
Armathwaite School Details for Armathwaite School	Primary	64	£8,472	£542,196	112102	No
Phase Primary Pupils 64 Total £542,196 URN 112102 Academy No
Arnside National CofE School Details for Arnside National CofE School	Primary	95	£6,779	£644,009	137686	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 95 Total £644,009 URN 137686 Academy Yes
Asby Endowed School Details for Asby Endowed School	Primary	14	£20,857	£291,993	112267	No
Phase Primary Pupils 14 Total £291,993 URN 112267 Academy No
Askam Village School Details for Askam Village School	Primary	152	£5,777	£878,119	112409	No
Phase Primary Pupils 152 Total £878,119 URN 112409 Academy No
Barrow Island Community Primary School Details for Barrow Island Community Primary School	Primary	163	£7,121	£1,160,692	112236	No
Phase Primary Pupils 163 Total £1,160,692 URN 112236 Academy No
Beaconside CofE Primary School Details for Beaconside CofE Primary School	Primary	424	£5,646	£2,393,906	112423	No
Phase Primary Pupils 424 Total £2,393,906 URN 112423 Academy No
Beetham CofE Primary School Details for Beetham CofE Primary School	Primary	45	£9,014	£405,637	112313	No
Phase Primary Pupils 45 Total £405,637 URN 112313 Academy No
Bolton Primary School Details for Bolton Primary School	Primary	60	£8,525	£511,505	112176	No
Phase Primary Pupils 60 Total £511,505 URN 112176 Academy No
Brisbane Park Infant School Details for Brisbane Park Infant School	Primary	98	£8,155	£799,161	112199	No
Phase Primary Pupils 98 Total £799,161 URN 112199 Academy No
Brough Community Primary School Details for Brough Community Primary School	Primary	74	£8,277	£612,474	112177	No
Phase Primary Pupils 74 Total £612,474 URN 112177 Academy No
Broughton CofE Primary and Nursery School Details for Broughton CofE Primary and Nursery School	Primary	102	£6,639	£677,159	112287	No
Phase Primary Pupils 102 Total £677,159 URN 112287 Academy No
Brunswick School Details for Brunswick School	Primary	109	£7,429	£809,738	112117	No
Phase Primary Pupils 109 Total £809,738 URN 112117 Academy No
Burlington CofE School Details for Burlington CofE School	Primary	63	£8,231	£518,563	112281	No
Phase Primary Pupils 63 Total £518,563 URN 112281 Academy No
Burton Morewood CofE Primary School Details for Burton Morewood CofE Primary School	Primary	124	£6,360	£788,629	137537	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 124 Total £788,629 URN 137537 Academy Yes
Calthwaite CofE School Details for Calthwaite CofE School	Primary	63	£8,336	£525,198	112301	No
Phase Primary Pupils 63 Total £525,198 URN 112301 Academy No
Cambridge Primary School Details for Cambridge Primary School	Primary	192	£7,686	£1,475,779	150005	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 192 Total £1,475,779 URN 150005 Academy Yes
Cartmel CofE Primary School Details for Cartmel CofE Primary School	Primary	48	£9,012	£432,553	112283	No
Phase Primary Pupils 48 Total £432,553 URN 112283 Academy No
Cartmel Priory CofE School Details for Cartmel Priory CofE School	Secondary	354	£7,319	£2,590,832	137338	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 354 Total £2,590,832 URN 137338 Academy Yes
Castle Park School Details for Castle Park School	Primary	273	£5,371	£1,466,306	142693	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 273 Total £1,466,306 URN 142693 Academy Yes
Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School Details for Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School	Primary	68	£8,145	£553,851	112192	No
Phase Primary Pupils 68 Total £553,851 URN 112192 Academy No
Chetwynde School Details for Chetwynde School	All-through	493	£6,645	£3,275,769	141106	Yes
Phase All-through Pupils 493 Total £3,275,769 URN 141106 Academy Yes
Church Walk CofE Primary School Details for Church Walk CofE Primary School	Primary	87	£6,571	£571,714	112361	No
Phase Primary Pupils 87 Total £571,714 URN 112361 Academy No
Clifton Primary School Details for Clifton Primary School	Primary	64	£8,322	£532,613	112178	No
Phase Primary Pupils 64 Total £532,613 URN 112178 Academy No
Coniston CofE Primary School Details for Coniston CofE Primary School	Primary	59	£8,965	£528,957	112279	No
Phase Primary Pupils 59 Total £528,957 URN 112279 Academy No
Croftlands Infant School Details for Croftlands Infant School	Primary	96	£6,614	£634,906	112197	No
Phase Primary Pupils 96 Total £634,906 URN 112197 Academy No
Croftlands Junior School Details for Croftlands Junior School	Primary	159	£5,835	£927,690	112198	No
Phase Primary Pupils 159 Total £927,690 URN 112198 Academy No
Crosby Ravensworth CofE School Details for Crosby Ravensworth CofE School	Primary	25	£13,357	£333,918	112315	No
Phase Primary Pupils 25 Total £333,918 URN 112315 Academy No
Crosscrake CofE Primary School Details for Crosscrake CofE Primary School	Primary	45	£9,461	£425,765	112316	No
Phase Primary Pupils 45 Total £425,765 URN 112316 Academy No
Crosthwaite CofE School Details for Crosthwaite CofE School	Primary	91	£7,149	£650,526	112317	No
Phase Primary Pupils 91 Total £650,526 URN 112317 Academy No
Culgaith CofE School Details for Culgaith CofE School	Primary	46	£9,428	£433,677	112302	No
Phase Primary Pupils 46 Total £433,677 URN 112302 Academy No
Dallam School Details for Dallam School	Secondary	769	£7,507	£5,772,783	137205	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 769 Total £5,772,783 URN 137205 Academy Yes
Dalton St Mary's CofE Primary School Details for Dalton St Mary's CofE Primary School	Primary	182	£5,819	£1,059,046	112412	No
Phase Primary Pupils 182 Total £1,059,046 URN 112412 Academy No
Dane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nursery Details for Dane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nursery	Primary	214	£5,662	£1,211,685	112213	No
Phase Primary Pupils 214 Total £1,211,685 URN 112213 Academy No
Dean Barwick Primary School Details for Dean Barwick Primary School	Primary	51	£9,289	£473,749	112343	No
Phase Primary Pupils 51 Total £473,749 URN 112343 Academy No
Dean Gibson Catholic Primary School, Kendal Details for Dean Gibson Catholic Primary School, Kendal	Primary	143	£5,806	£830,213	148697	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 143 Total £830,213 URN 148697 Academy Yes
Dent CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School Details for Dent CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School	Primary	24	£13,912	£333,886	112331	No
Phase Primary Pupils 24 Total £333,886 URN 112331 Academy No
Dowdales School Details for Dowdales School	Secondary	817	£7,455	£6,090,612	112383	No
Phase Secondary Pupils 817 Total £6,090,612 URN 112383 Academy No
Flookburgh CofE Primary School Details for Flookburgh CofE Primary School	Primary	55	£8,618	£473,967	112410	No
Phase Primary Pupils 55 Total £473,967 URN 112410 Academy No
Furness Academy Details for Furness Academy	Secondary	1,203	£7,810	£9,395,439	135940	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 1,203 Total £9,395,439 URN 135940 Academy Yes
George Romney Junior School Details for George Romney Junior School	Primary	69	£8,004	£552,274	112234	No
Phase Primary Pupils 69 Total £552,274 URN 112234 Academy No
Ghyllside Primary School Details for Ghyllside Primary School	Primary	405	£5,457	£2,210,286	138744	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 405 Total £2,210,286 URN 138744 Academy Yes
Goodly Dale Primary School Details for Goodly Dale Primary School	Primary	74	£7,375	£545,734	112191	No
Phase Primary Pupils 74 Total £545,734 URN 112191 Academy No
Grange CofE Primary School Details for Grange CofE Primary School	Primary	158	£6,035	£953,485	112280	No
Phase Primary Pupils 158 Total £953,485 URN 112280 Academy No
Grasmere CofE Primary School Details for Grasmere CofE Primary School	Primary	71	£7,797	£553,556	112319	No
Phase Primary Pupils 71 Total £553,556 URN 112319 Academy No
Grayrigg CofE School Details for Grayrigg CofE School	Primary	80	£7,507	£600,571	112320	No
Phase Primary Pupils 80 Total £600,571 URN 112320 Academy No
Greengate Junior School Details for Greengate Junior School	Primary	170	£7,502	£1,275,268	112206	No
Phase Primary Pupils 170 Total £1,275,268 URN 112206 Academy No
Greystoke Primary School Details for Greystoke Primary School	Primary	46	£9,620	£442,534	112111	No
Phase Primary Pupils 46 Total £442,534 URN 112111 Academy No
Hawkshead Esthwaite Primary School Details for Hawkshead Esthwaite Primary School	Primary	32	£11,832	£378,630	112195	No
Phase Primary Pupils 32 Total £378,630 URN 112195 Academy No
Heron Hill Primary School Details for Heron Hill Primary School	Primary	382	£5,480	£2,093,490	112190	No
Phase Primary Pupils 382 Total £2,093,490 URN 112190 Academy No
High Hesket CofE School Details for High Hesket CofE School	Primary	128	£5,956	£762,307	112248	No
Phase Primary Pupils 128 Total £762,307 URN 112248 Academy No
Holme Primary School Details for Holme Primary School	Primary	111	£6,512	£722,855	112179	No
Phase Primary Pupils 111 Total £722,855 URN 112179 Academy No
Holy Family Catholic Primary School Details for Holy Family Catholic Primary School	Primary	198	£5,631	£1,114,863	112366	No
Phase Primary Pupils 198 Total £1,114,863 URN 112366 Academy No
Ireleth St Peter's CofE Primary School Details for Ireleth St Peter's CofE Primary School	Primary	67	£7,156	£479,446	112415	No
Phase Primary Pupils 67 Total £479,446 URN 112415 Academy No
Ivegill CofE School Details for Ivegill CofE School	Primary	82	£7,395	£606,373	112303	No
Phase Primary Pupils 82 Total £606,373 URN 112303 Academy No
John Ruskin School Details for John Ruskin School	Secondary	242	£8,225	£1,990,555	112384	No
Phase Secondary Pupils 242 Total £1,990,555 URN 112384 Academy No
Kirkbie Kendal School Details for Kirkbie Kendal School	Secondary	891	£6,924	£6,169,709	136671	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 891 Total £6,169,709 URN 136671 Academy Yes
Kirkby Stephen Grammar School Details for Kirkby Stephen Grammar School	Secondary	340	£7,426	£2,524,974	137107	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 340 Total £2,524,974 URN 137107 Academy Yes
Kirkby Stephen Primary School Details for Kirkby Stephen Primary School	Primary	173	£6,001	£1,038,154	112180	No
Phase Primary Pupils 173 Total £1,038,154 URN 112180 Academy No
Kirkby Thore School Details for Kirkby Thore School	Primary	31	£12,440	£385,637	150507	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 31 Total £385,637 URN 150507 Academy Yes
Kirkoswald CofE School Details for Kirkoswald CofE School	Primary	47	£10,312	£484,666	112253	No
Phase Primary Pupils 47 Total £484,666 URN 112253 Academy No
Langdale CofE School Details for Langdale CofE School	Primary	27	£13,502	£364,564	112321	No
Phase Primary Pupils 27 Total £364,564 URN 112321 Academy No
Langwathby CofE Primary School Details for Langwathby CofE Primary School	Primary	152	£6,028	£916,216	112255	No
Phase Primary Pupils 152 Total £916,216 URN 112255 Academy No
Lazonby C of E Primary School Details for Lazonby C of E Primary School	Primary	99	£6,741	£667,327	141711	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 99 Total £667,327 URN 141711 Academy Yes
Leven Valley CofE Primary School Details for Leven Valley CofE Primary School	Primary	66	£7,866	£519,184	112356	No
Phase Primary Pupils 66 Total £519,184 URN 112356 Academy No
Levens CofE School Details for Levens CofE School	Primary	91	£7,363	£670,071	112262	No
Phase Primary Pupils 91 Total £670,071 URN 112262 Academy No
Lindal and Marton Primary School Details for Lindal and Marton Primary School	Primary	73	£6,743	£492,275	149655	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 73 Total £492,275 URN 149655 Academy Yes
Lindale CofE Primary School Details for Lindale CofE Primary School	Primary	40	£10,313	£412,517	112286	No
Phase Primary Pupils 40 Total £412,517 URN 112286 Academy No
Long Marton School Details for Long Marton School	Primary	75	£8,001	£600,095	112182	No
Phase Primary Pupils 75 Total £600,095 URN 112182 Academy No
Low Furness CofE Primary School Details for Low Furness CofE Primary School	Primary	130	£6,073	£789,538	112299	No
Phase Primary Pupils 130 Total £789,538 URN 112299 Academy No
Lowther Endowed School Details for Lowther Endowed School	Primary	43	£10,414	£447,816	112342	No
Phase Primary Pupils 43 Total £447,816 URN 112342 Academy No
Milburn School Details for Milburn School	Primary	14	£21,089	£295,244	112183	No
Phase Primary Pupils 14 Total £295,244 URN 112183 Academy No
Milnthorpe Primary School Details for Milnthorpe Primary School	Primary	152	£6,066	£922,036	112184	No
Phase Primary Pupils 152 Total £922,036 URN 112184 Academy No
Morland Area CofE Primary School Details for Morland Area CofE Primary School	Primary	90	£6,849	£616,377	112324	No
Phase Primary Pupils 90 Total £616,377 URN 112324 Academy No
Nenthead Primary School Details for Nenthead Primary School	Primary	14	£20,937	£293,121	112116	No
Phase Primary Pupils 14 Total £293,121 URN 112116 Academy No
Newbarns Primary and Nursery School Details for Newbarns Primary and Nursery School	Primary	405	£5,540	£2,243,756	149961	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 405 Total £2,243,756 URN 149961 Academy Yes
Newton Village Academy Details for Newton Village Academy	Primary	70	£7,242	£506,920	149351	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 70 Total £506,920 URN 149351 Academy Yes
North Lakes School Details for North Lakes School	Primary	180	£6,642	£1,195,479	112118	No
Phase Primary Pupils 180 Total £1,195,479 URN 112118 Academy No
Old Hutton CofE School Details for Old Hutton CofE School	Primary	85	£6,966	£592,138	112263	No
Phase Primary Pupils 85 Total £592,138 URN 112263 Academy No
Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School Details for Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School	Primary	165	£8,195	£1,352,173	149295	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 165 Total £1,352,173 URN 149295 Academy Yes
Orton CofE School Details for Orton CofE School	Primary	44	£9,770	£429,884	112419	No
Phase Primary Pupils 44 Total £429,884 URN 112419 Academy No
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Dalton-In-Furness Details for Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Dalton-In-Furness	Primary	77	£7,722	£594,559	149513	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 77 Total £594,559 URN 149513 Academy Yes
Parkside Academy Details for Parkside Academy	Primary	206	£6,726	£1,385,475	142249	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 206 Total £1,385,475 URN 142249 Academy Yes
Patterdale CofE Primary School Details for Patterdale CofE Primary School	Primary	23	£14,482	£333,085	112326	No
Phase Primary Pupils 23 Total £333,085 URN 112326 Academy No
Pennington CofE School Details for Pennington CofE School	Primary	203	£5,509	£1,118,414	112284	No
Phase Primary Pupils 203 Total £1,118,414 URN 112284 Academy No
Penny Bridge CofE School Details for Penny Bridge CofE School	Primary	119	£6,102	£726,140	140306	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 119 Total £726,140 URN 140306 Academy Yes
Penruddock Primary School Details for Penruddock Primary School	Primary	50	£9,611	£480,530	112119	No
Phase Primary Pupils 50 Total £480,530 URN 112119 Academy No
Plumpton School Details for Plumpton School	Primary	92	£7,037	£647,401	112120	No
Phase Primary Pupils 92 Total £647,401 URN 112120 Academy No
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith Details for Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith	Secondary	800	£6,655	£5,323,935	136732	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 800 Total £5,323,935 URN 136732 Academy Yes
Queen Elizabeth School Details for Queen Elizabeth School	Secondary	1,018	£6,754	£6,875,728	136357	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 1,018 Total £6,875,728 URN 136357 Academy Yes
Queen Elizabeth Studio School Details for Queen Elizabeth Studio School	Secondary	258	£9,113	£2,351,197	143749	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 258 Total £2,351,197 URN 143749 Academy Yes
Ramsden Infant School Details for Ramsden Infant School	Primary	76	£8,664	£658,494	112208	No
Phase Primary Pupils 76 Total £658,494 URN 112208 Academy No
Roose School Details for Roose School	Primary	199	£5,880	£1,170,202	112207	No
Phase Primary Pupils 199 Total £1,170,202 URN 112207 Academy No
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Barrow Details for Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Barrow	Primary	179	£7,406	£1,325,701	148699	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 179 Total £1,325,701 URN 148699 Academy Yes
Samuel King's School Details for Samuel King's School	Secondary	106	£9,975	£1,057,370	112378	No
Phase Secondary Pupils 106 Total £1,057,370 URN 112378 Academy No
Sedbergh Primary School Details for Sedbergh Primary School	Primary	142	£5,908	£838,886	112233	No
Phase Primary Pupils 142 Total £838,886 URN 112233 Academy No
Selside Endowed CofE Primary School Details for Selside Endowed CofE Primary School	Primary	32	£11,314	£362,047	112327	No
Phase Primary Pupils 32 Total £362,047 URN 112327 Academy No
Settlebeck School Details for Settlebeck School	Secondary	205	£8,075	£1,655,447	137269	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 205 Total £1,655,447 URN 137269 Academy Yes
Shap Endowed CofE Primary School Details for Shap Endowed CofE Primary School	Primary	80	£7,543	£603,432	112328	No
Phase Primary Pupils 80 Total £603,432 URN 112328 Academy No
Sir John Barrow School Details for Sir John Barrow School	Primary	205	£5,994	£1,228,816	112232	No
Phase Primary Pupils 205 Total £1,228,816 URN 112232 Academy No
Skelton School Details for Skelton School	Primary	82	£7,178	£588,558	112121	No
Phase Primary Pupils 82 Total £588,558 URN 112121 Academy No
South Walney Infant and Nursery School Details for South Walney Infant and Nursery School	Primary	138	£6,622	£913,879	112212	No
Phase Primary Pupils 138 Total £913,879 URN 112212 Academy No
South Walney Junior School Details for South Walney Junior School	Primary	191	£6,234	£1,190,768	149960	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 191 Total £1,190,768 URN 149960 Academy Yes
St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow Details for St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow	Secondary	676	£7,936	£5,364,716	148702	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 676 Total £5,364,716 URN 148702 Academy Yes
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Penrith Details for St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Penrith	Primary	108	£6,475	£699,259	151052	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 108 Total £699,259 URN 151052 Academy Yes
St Columba's School Details for St Columba's School	Primary	196	£5,759	£1,128,815	112364	No
Phase Primary Pupils 196 Total £1,128,815 URN 112364 Academy No
St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Windermere Details for St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Windermere	Primary	41	£9,737	£399,214	148698	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 41 Total £399,214 URN 148698 Academy Yes
St George's CofE School Details for St George's CofE School	Primary	190	£7,830	£1,487,701	112289	No
Phase Primary Pupils 190 Total £1,487,701 URN 112289 Academy No
St James' CofE Junior School Details for St James' CofE Junior School	Primary	126	£7,895	£994,756	112362	No
Phase Primary Pupils 126 Total £994,756 URN 112362 Academy No
St Mark's CofE Primary School Details for St Mark's CofE Primary School	Primary	174	£5,548	£965,308	112325	No
Phase Primary Pupils 174 Total £965,308 URN 112325 Academy No
St Martin & St Mary Church of England Primary School Details for St Martin & St Mary Church of England Primary School	Primary	303	£5,397	£1,635,298	139422	No
Phase Primary Pupils 303 Total £1,635,298 URN 139422 Academy No
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ulverston Details for St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ulverston	Primary	125	£5,909	£738,603	149541	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 125 Total £738,603 URN 149541 Academy Yes
St Mary's CofE Primary School Details for St Mary's CofE Primary School	Primary	197	£5,414	£1,066,621	112323	No
Phase Primary Pupils 197 Total £1,066,621 URN 112323 Academy No
St Oswald's CofE Primary School Details for St Oswald's CofE Primary School	Primary	86	£7,483	£643,518	112314	No
Phase Primary Pupils 86 Total £643,518 URN 112314 Academy No
St Patrick's CofE School Details for St Patrick's CofE School	Primary	77	£7,557	£581,919	112318	No
Phase Primary Pupils 77 Total £581,919 URN 112318 Academy No
St Paul's CofE Junior School Details for St Paul's CofE Junior School	Primary	78	£6,884	£536,961	112406	No
Phase Primary Pupils 78 Total £536,961 URN 112406 Academy No
St Pius X Catholic Primary School, Barrow Details for St Pius X Catholic Primary School, Barrow	Primary	193	£6,796	£1,311,675	149498	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 193 Total £1,311,675 URN 149498 Academy Yes
St Thomas's CofE Primary School Details for St Thomas's CofE Primary School	Primary	210	£6,089	£1,278,727	112322	No
Phase Primary Pupils 210 Total £1,278,727 URN 112322 Academy No
Stainton CofE Primary School Details for Stainton CofE Primary School	Primary	105	£6,722	£705,795	112307	No
Phase Primary Pupils 105 Total £705,795 URN 112307 Academy No
Staveley CofE School Details for Staveley CofE School	Primary	84	£7,660	£643,413	112264	No
Phase Primary Pupils 84 Total £643,413 URN 112264 Academy No
Storth CofE School Details for Storth CofE School	Primary	75	£7,257	£544,300	112265	No
Phase Primary Pupils 75 Total £544,300 URN 112265 Academy No
Stramongate Primary School Details for Stramongate Primary School	Primary	266	£5,893	£1,567,552	137962	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 266 Total £1,567,552 URN 137962 Academy Yes
Tebay Primary School Details for Tebay Primary School	Primary	38	£11,518	£437,688	145137	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 38 Total £437,688 URN 145137 Academy Yes
Temple Sowerby CofE Primary School Details for Temple Sowerby CofE Primary School	Primary	45	£9,963	£448,341	112266	No
Phase Primary Pupils 45 Total £448,341 URN 112266 Academy No
The Lakes School Details for The Lakes School	Secondary	392	£7,449	£2,919,979	112379	No
Phase Secondary Pupils 392 Total £2,919,979 URN 112379 Academy No
The Queen Katherine School Details for The Queen Katherine School	Secondary	794	£7,070	£5,613,465	136526	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 794 Total £5,613,465 URN 136526 Academy Yes
Threlkeld CofE Primary School Details for Threlkeld CofE Primary School	Primary	35	£11,314	£396,005	148607	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 35 Total £396,005 URN 148607 Academy Yes
Ullswater Community College Details for Ullswater Community College	Secondary	1,321	£7,136	£9,426,772	112393	No
Phase Secondary Pupils 1,321 Total £9,426,772 URN 112393 Academy No
Ulverston Victoria High School Details for Ulverston Victoria High School	Secondary	1,002	£7,052	£7,065,764	112385	No
Phase Secondary Pupils 1,002 Total £7,065,764 URN 112385 Academy No
Vicarage Park CofE Primary School Details for Vicarage Park CofE Primary School	Primary	90	£7,147	£643,212	112269	No
Phase Primary Pupils 90 Total £643,212 URN 112269 Academy No
Vickerstown School Details for Vickerstown School	Primary	160	£6,821	£1,091,341	149244	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 160 Total £1,091,341 URN 149244 Academy Yes
Victoria Academy Details for Victoria Academy	Primary	204	£5,646	£1,151,690	142247	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 204 Total £1,151,690 URN 142247 Academy Yes
Victoria Infant and Nursery School Details for Victoria Infant and Nursery School	Primary	170	£6,089	£1,035,120	112210	No
Phase Primary Pupils 170 Total £1,035,120 URN 112210 Academy No
Walney School Details for Walney School	Secondary	526	£7,694	£4,047,146	141041	Yes
Phase Secondary Pupils 526 Total £4,047,146 URN 141041 Academy Yes
Warcop CofE Primary School Details for Warcop CofE Primary School	Primary	84	£7,761	£651,919	112372	No
Phase Primary Pupils 84 Total £651,919 URN 112372 Academy No
Yanwath Primary School Details for Yanwath Primary School	Primary	140	£5,817	£814,378	145138	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 140 Total £814,378 URN 145138 Academy Yes
Yarlside Academy Details for Yarlside Academy	Primary	216	£5,312	£1,147,315	142248	Yes
Phase Primary Pupils 216 Total £1,147,315 URN 142248 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 → Westmorland and Furness. 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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Every mainstream school: its allocation for 2025-26

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