Funding agreement
The 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.
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 is it due?
- Renewal
- No fixed date
The official sources set no renewal date. Keep it accurate whenever it changes.
What's needed
Publish the academy's current funding agreement, with any supplemental agreement or deed of variation, on the statutory information or finance page.
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
The register sets this section for academies only.
What it must contain
1 part- Publishes any supplemental funding agreement made for the schoolMust
What the official sources say
Set out in 1 official source:
What academies, free schools and colleges must or should 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§ 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§ 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
The register sets this section for academies only.
What it must contain
1 part- Publishes any supplemental funding agreement, when one has been madeMust
Questions schools ask
Does every school have to publish the funding agreement?
On the academy's website: Academies must publish it. The official sources we check set no requirement for maintained schools. On the trust's website: Academies must publish it. The official sources we check set no requirement for maintained schools.
When does the funding agreement need to be published?
Renewal: No fixed date. The official sources set no renewal date. Keep it accurate whenever it changes.
What must the funding agreement include?
Publishes any supplemental funding agreement made for the school; Publishes any supplemental funding agreement, when one has been made.
Where does the requirement for the funding agreement come from?
It is set out in What academies, free schools and colleges must or should publish online.
Changes to the official sources
The sources for this item do not publish dated change notes. Their current versions are listed above.
We last checked these sources on 21 September 2026.
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– What academies and further education colleges must or should publish online
Official sources last checked 21 September 2026 · register version 1.0.4