Finance and funding: what schools must publish
The 8 finance and funding items schools and academy trusts must, should or are expected to publish on their websites, with the official wording for each.
8 requirements
- 16 to 19 bursary fund policyMustThe school's 16 to 19 bursary policy: who is eligible, the help on offer, how to apply and any application deadline. Schools with a sixth form must publish it.No fixed date
- Annual report and accountsMustThe academy trust's annual report and audited accounts, including its governance statement. The trust must publish the full accounts on its own website by 31 January, not only a Companies House link, and each academy's website must link to them.Every financial year · 1 February each year
- Charging and remissions policyMustThe school's policy on charges: which activities it charges for, when charges are waived or reduced, and free board and lodging on residential trips for pupils who qualify. Every school must publish it.No fixed date
- Financial benchmarking linkMustA link to the school's own page on the GOV.UK schools financial benchmarking service. Council-maintained schools must publish it. It does not apply to academies.No fixed date
- Funding agreementMustThe academy's funding agreement, the contract with the government under which it runs, with any supplemental funding agreement. Academies and academy trusts must publish it, and an academy may link to the copy on the trust's site.No fixed date
- PE and sport premium reportMustA report on PE and sport premium funding: the amount received, how it is spent, its impact and sustainability, and year 6 swimming attainment. Schools with primary-aged pupils that receive the premium must publish it by 31 July each year.Every academic year · 1 August each year
- Pupil premium strategy statementMustSchools that receive pupil premium publish a strategy statement each academic year, in the DfE template, by 31 December: how the funding is being spent and the outcomes for disadvantaged pupils.Every academic year · 31 December each year
- Staff paid £100,000 or moreMustThe number of employees paid £100,000 or more, shown in £10,000 bands and including off-payroll arrangements over that amount. Maintained schools and academy trusts must publish it. For trusts it covers the year ended 31 August.Every financial year · 1 February each year
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