16 to 19 funding: core maths premium
This funding is for students studying core maths qualifications.
- From:
- Education and Skills Funding Agency
- Published
- 13 February 2024
- Last updated
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235FebruaryMarch20242025 — See all updates
Applies to England
Documents
Details
This guidance explains how Educationwe and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) will pay the core maths premium as part of 16 to 19 funding allocationsallocations. from 2024 to 2025. We explain who is eligible and how we calculate and pay the funding.
Updates to this page
Published 13 February 2024
Last updated 235 FebruaryMarch 2024
2025
+ show all updates
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We have updated this page to confirm that from academic year 2025 to 2026, students eligible for both the advanced maths premium and core maths premium will not receive core maths premium funding if they’re enrolled on advanced maths premium-eligible qualifications in the same academic year. This ensures funding is better targeted to increase participation in maths education for students not already supported by the advanced maths premium.
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We’ve updated the first line in section 2.1 to make it clearer that students attract core maths premium funding in the first year of their core maths qualification.
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First published.
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Update history
2026-03-10 15:23
We have updated this page to confirm there are no planned changes to the premium for academic year 2026 to 2027.
2025-10-01 11:42
We have uploaded the list of eligible qualifications for the advanced maths premium as an attachment due to an error when accessing the links in the guidance.
2025-03-05 18:00
We have updated this page to confirm that from academic year 2025 to 2026, students eligible for both the advanced maths premium and core maths premium will not receive core maths premium funding if they’re enrolled on advanced maths premium-eligible qualifications in the same academic year. This ensures funding is better targeted to increase participation in maths education for students not already supported by the advanced maths premium.
2024-02-23 10:42
We’ve updated the first line in section 2.1 to make it clearer that students attract core maths premium funding in the first year of their core maths qualification.
2024-02-13 14:00
First published.
Details
This guidance explains how Educationwe and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) will pay the core maths premium as part of 16 to 19 funding allocationsallocations. from 2024 to 2025. We explain who is eligible and how we calculate and pay the funding.
Updates to this page
Published 13 February 2024
Last updated 235 FebruaryMarch 2024
2025
+ show all updates
-
We have updated this page to confirm that from academic year 2025 to 2026, students eligible for both the advanced maths premium and core maths premium will not receive core maths premium funding if they’re enrolled on advanced maths premium-eligible qualifications in the same academic year. This ensures funding is better targeted to increase participation in maths education for students not already supported by the advanced maths premium.
-
We’ve updated the first line in section 2.1 to make it clearer that students attract core maths premium funding in the first year of their core maths qualification.
-
-
First published.
Sign up for emails or print this page
Update history
2026-03-10 15:23
We have updated this page to confirm there are no planned changes to the premium for academic year 2026 to 2027.
2025-10-01 11:42
We have uploaded the list of eligible qualifications for the advanced maths premium as an attachment due to an error when accessing the links in the guidance.
2025-03-05 18:00
We have updated this page to confirm that from academic year 2025 to 2026, students eligible for both the advanced maths premium and core maths premium will not receive core maths premium funding if they’re enrolled on advanced maths premium-eligible qualifications in the same academic year. This ensures funding is better targeted to increase participation in maths education for students not already supported by the advanced maths premium.
2024-02-23 10:42
We’ve updated the first line in section 2.1 to make it clearer that students attract core maths premium funding in the first year of their core maths qualification.
2024-02-13 14:00
First published.
Details
This guidance explains how Educationwe and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) will pay the core maths premium as part of 16 to 19 funding allocationsallocations. from 2024 to 2025. We explain who is eligible and how we calculate and pay the funding.
Updates to this page
Published 13 February 2024Last updated
-
We have updated this page to confirm that from academic year 2025 to 2026, students eligible for both the advanced maths premium and core maths premium will not receive core maths premium funding if they’re enrolled on advanced maths premium-eligible qualifications in the same academic year. This ensures funding is better targeted to increase participation in maths education for students not already supported by the advanced maths premium.
-
We’ve updated the first line in section 2.1 to make it clearer that students attract core maths premium funding in the first year of their core maths qualification.
-
First published.
Sign up for emails or print this page
Update history
2026-03-10 15:23
We have updated this page to confirm there are no planned changes to the premium for academic year 2026 to 2027.
2025-10-01 11:42
We have uploaded the list of eligible qualifications for the advanced maths premium as an attachment due to an error when accessing the links in the guidance.
2025-03-05 18:00
We have updated this page to confirm that from academic year 2025 to 2026, students eligible for both the advanced maths premium and core maths premium will not receive core maths premium funding if they’re enrolled on advanced maths premium-eligible qualifications in the same academic year. This ensures funding is better targeted to increase participation in maths education for students not already supported by the advanced maths premium.
2024-02-23 10:42
We’ve updated the first line in section 2.1 to make it clearer that students attract core maths premium funding in the first year of their core maths qualification.
2024-02-13 14:00
First published.