What additional funding can specialist schools get?
Specialist schools receive two sorts of additional funding: • £100,000 (per application) for a capital project to enhance the facilities in the subjects related to the school’s specialism; and • recurrent funding of £129 per pupil per year up to 1000 students and over 1200 students for four years to implement their specialist school development plan.In addition to the £100,000 capital grant the school itself must raise £50,000 in unconditional sponsorship (less for small schools with less than 500 pupils on roll, including special schools) towards the capital project. All specialist schools should target at least one third of their specialist school grant on sharing resources, facilities and expertise in their specialism with non-specialist schools and their local community.
