Academy funding agreement: what to publish on your school website
If your school is an academy, your website needs your funding agreement with the government, or a link to the copy on your trust's website.
Check this on my websiteWho it applies to
- Published on
- The school's own website
- School type
- Academies
- School stage
- All stages, from early years to sixth form
- Does not apply to
- No school types are excluded
When it's due
Keep it up to date
There's no fixed date. Update it whenever something changes.
What's needed
Publish your current funding agreement, with any supplemental funding agreement or deed of variation, on the statutory information or finance page on your website, or link to the copy on your trust's website.
In this requirement
Section 1 of 2
On the academy's website
An academy must publish its funding agreement, the contract with the government under which it runs, together with any supplemental funding agreement, or link to them on the trust's site.
- Academies: Must: Required by law, statutory guidance or the academy's funding agreement.
The register sets this section for academies only.
What it must contain
1 part- Publishes any supplemental funding agreement made for the schoolMust: Required by law, statutory guidance or the academy's funding agreement.
What the official sources say
Set out in 1 official source:
What academies must publish online
Every academy and FE college must publish specific information on its website to comply with either its: – funding agreement, or – accountability agreement There are additional requirements about what to publish that are set out in: – the Equality Act 2010 – the Children and Families Act 2014 – related regulations
Must: Required by law, statutory guidance or the academy's funding agreement.§ Why information must be published
Academy trusts must publish the following in an easily accessible format on their website: – a memorandum of association – their articles of association – the names of trust members and academy trustees – the relevant business and financial interests of members, trustees, local governors and accounting officers – their funding agreement – any supplemental funding agreement – up-to-date details of governance arrangements
Must: Required by law, statutory guidance or the academy's funding agreement.§ Governance information > What academy trusts must publish
Section 2 of 2
On the trust's website
The trust must publish its funding agreement, the contract with the government under which it runs its schools, together with any supplemental funding agreement.
- Academies: Must: Required by law, statutory guidance or the academy's funding agreement.
The register sets this section for academies only.
What it must contain
1 part- Publishes any supplemental funding agreement, when one has been madeMust: Required by law, statutory guidance or the academy's funding agreement.
Questions schools ask
Do academies have to publish their funding agreement?
On the academy's website: The official sources we check set nothing for maintained schools. Academies must. On the trust's website: The official sources we check set nothing for maintained schools. Academies must.
Which funding agreement documents do we need to publish?
Publishes any supplemental funding agreement made for the school; Publishes any supplemental funding agreement, when one has been made.
When do we need to update our funding agreement?
Keep it up to date. There's no fixed date. Update it whenever something changes.
Where does the requirement for the funding agreement come from?
It is set out in What academies must publish online.
Recent changes to the official guidance
None of the published updates to the official sources change this requirement.
We last checked these sources on 21 September 2026.
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Official wording that does not apply to schools (1)
– What academies and further education colleges must or should publish online
Official sources last checked 21 September 2026 · register version 1.0.4