Report

Annual report on education spending in England: 2025–26

By Christine Farquharson, Kate Ogden, Natan Ornadel, Nick Ridpath, Luke Sibieta, Darcey Snape and Imran Tahir

Publication details

Publication date: 15 January 2026
Series or book: IFS Report Series
Pages: pp. 1–113
Publisher: Institute for Fiscal Studies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1920/re.ifs.2026.0008
ISBN: 978-1-80103-244-5

Summary

This annual report compares spending across different stages of education in England and analyses the pressures and choices facing policymakers.

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