NMSS revenue funding allocation guide: 2023 to 2024
Updated 6 September 2023
Applies to England
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1. Introduction
This guide is for non-maintained special schools (NMSS). It helps you understand how we have calculated your funding allocation for academic year 2023 to 2024.
The 바카라 사이트˜Changes for 2023 to 2024바카라 사이트™ section shows the changes in academic year 2023 to 2024 at a glance and where the changes are reflected in your allocation statement.
1.1 Allocation changes
The allocation statement shows your current allocation based on the data available to us at this point.
We reserve the right to reduce or withdraw your allocation at any stage should issues arise through audit or other processes which:
- significantly affect the data underlying your allocation calculation (such as errors in ILR or school census returns)
- significantly affect contract compliance, or
- if we believe that by making an allocation we will be putting public funds at risk
We also reserve the right to change your allocation if there are significant policy or data changes that impact on the calculated figures.
By exception, we will consider evidenced and credible business cases from institutions where there has been a significant error in the data returned by the institution. If you wish to submit a case, please refer to our guidance on thresholds.
1.2 Enquiries
If you have any questions that are not covered in this or other published guidance, please contact us using our .
2. Changes for 2023 to 2024
2.1 16 to 19 Bursary fund 바카라 사이트“ funding rates
The three 16 to 19 bursary funding rates (for disadvantage, travel and industry placements) have each increased by 10% compared to the rates from the 2022 to 2023 academic year.
2.2 16 to 19 Bursary fund 바카라 사이트“ baseline and thresholds
We introduced a new 16 to 19 Bursary funding methodology in the 2020 to 2021 academic year. Since then, for the past 3 academic years, allocations have been baselined against an institution바카라 사이트™s 16 to 19 bursary allocation from the 2019 to 2020 academic year and couldn바카라 사이트™t vary from that 2019 to 2020 academic year allocation by more than a set percentage.
For the 2023 to 2024 academic year, this approach will change, and institutions will receive the actual, calculated amount of 16 to 19 bursary allocation. The only exception to this will be if the calculated value of an allocation is greater than £0 but less than £500, then the allocation will be increased to £500.
3. Non-maintained special school funding allocation
We will base NMSS funding allocations on the pupil numbers recorded in the October 2022 school census, uplifted by the difference between the pupil numbers recorded in the October 2021 and January 2022 school censuses. Any reduction in pupil numbers between the October 2021 and January 2022 school census is treated as zero. This ensures no school is funded below its October 2022 census pupil numbers.
The values in your statement are shown rounded to various numbers of decimal places. The calculation of your funding however is done using un-rounded values. This may result in some slight differences when you work through the calculation yourselves.
3.1 Funded places
This section explains how the funded places are determined in the NMSS revenue funding allocation statement.
Total pupil numbers recorded in October 2021 census
Total pupil headcount recorded in the October 2021 census based on the age range that the school is legally allowed to make provision for.
Total pupil numbers recorded in January 2022 census
Total pupil headcount recorded in the January 2022 census based on the age range that the school is legally allowed to make provision for.
Difference between October 2021 and January 2022
- 바카라 사이트˜total pupil numbers recorded in January 2022 census바카라 사이트™ 바카라 사이트“ 바카라 사이트˜total pupil numbers recorded in October 2021 census바카라 사이트™
Total pupil numbers recorded in October 2022 census
Total pupil headcount recorded in the October 2022 census based on the age range that the school is legally allowed to make provision for.
Total places funded for 2023 to 2024
Where the 바카라 사이트˜difference between October 2021 and January 2022바카라 사이트™ is greater than zero:
- 바카라 사이트˜difference between October 2021 and January 2022바카라 사이트™ + 바카라 사이트˜total pupil numbers recorded in October 2022 census바카라 사이트™
Where the 바카라 사이트˜difference between October 2021 and January 2022바카라 사이트™ is a negative value, it is treated as a zero and a reduction will not apply.
3.2 High needs place funding
This section explains how the high needs place funding is calculated in the NMSS revenue funding allocation statement.
Pupil numbers (October 2022 census)
Pupil numbers recorded in the October 2022 census split by pre-16 pupil numbers and post-16 pupil numbers.
Proportions used in 2023 to 2024 allocation
Proportions of pre-16 and post-16 students to be funded based on the 바카라 사이트˜total pupil numbers recorded in the October 2022 census바카라 사이트™.
Funded places
The percentage proportions applied to the 바카라 사이트˜total places funded for 2022 to 2023바카라 사이트™ shown in the 바카라 사이트˜funded places바카라 사이트™ table.
Rate
The rate of funding per place is £10,000.
Place funding
- 바카라 사이트˜funded places바카라 사이트™ (pre-16 and post-16) × 바카라 사이트˜rate바카라 사이트™
3.3 Student financial support funding
This section explains how we have calculated student financial support funding in the NMSS revenue funding allocation statement.
We have published advice for institutions on the financial support young people may be able to access to help them participate in education and training.
Post-16 funded place number
The 바카라 사이트˜funded places바카라 사이트™ (post-16 only) shown in the 바카라 사이트˜high needs place funding바카라 사이트™ table.
Instances per student
For 바카라 사이트˜element 1: financial disadvantage바카라 사이트™ we use the student postcode from your summer census 2022 data return and the IMD 2019 to determine the number of instances per student.
For 바카라 사이트˜element 2a: student costs 바카라 사이트“ travel바카라 사이트™ we use the student postcode and delivery location postcode from your summer census 2022 return and the IMD 2019 to determine the number of instances per student.
The maximum 바카라 사이트˜instances per student바카라 사이트™ value is 1.000.
Where historic institution level data is not available to complete the 바카라 사이트˜Instances per student바카라 사이트™ calculation, we use local authority average values.
Number of instances
Instances per student for 바카라 사이트˜element 1: financial disadvantage바카라 사이트™ and 바카라 사이트˜element 2a: student costs 바카라 사이트“ travel바카라 사이트™ are multiplied by the post-16 funded place number:
- 바카라 사이트˜instances per student바카라 사이트™ x 바카라 사이트˜post-16 funded place number바카라 사이트™
Rate
The funding rate for each element of the discretionary bursary for 2023 to 2024. Bursary funding rates are subject to change year on year.
Funding
- 바카라 사이트˜number of instances바카라 사이트™ x 바카라 사이트˜instance funding rate바카라 사이트™
Discretionary bursary fund
The sum of each bursary element:
- 바카라 사이트˜element 1: financial disadvantage total바카라 사이트™ + 바카라 사이트˜element 2a: student costs travel total바카라 사이트™
Bursary adjustment by exception
An exceptional increase or decrease applied to your discretionary bursary funding.
Student financial support funding total
The sum of:
- 바카라 사이트˜discretionary bursary fund sub-total바카라 사이트™ + 바카라 사이트˜bursary adjustment by exception바카라 사이트™
If 바카라 사이트˜discretionary bursary fund sub-total바카라 사이트™ is greater than £0 but less than £500, then the allocation will be uplifted to £500.