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Scenario

A student needs maths but nothing shows it

A 16 to 19 student without a qualifying maths grade is studying maths, but the record does not show it.

Funding year2026–27Awaiting verificationSee the sourcesReport an issue

The situation

Stream
16 to 19 study programmes
Student
Has not achieved a qualifying grade in maths
Delivery
Attending maths lessons as part of their programme
Record
No maths aim recorded

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What has gone wrong, and what happens?

The rules behind this

Official requirement

A 16 to 19 student's funding band is determined by their planned hours for the year, which is the total of planned qualification hours and other planned, timetabled, education-related activity.

Official requirement

16 to 19 provision is funded through a national formula applied to a student's study programme, not through a price per qualification.

Sources

These are the official documents this page rests on. Where a figure, a deadline or an exact rule matters, the document is the authority and this page is the explanation.

Advice: funding rules for 16 to 19 provision 2026 to 2027 (opens in a new tab)

GOV.UKOfficial funding document2026–27Awaiting first verification

16 to 19 funding 2026 to 2027: rates and formula (opens in a new tab)

GOV.UKOfficial funding document2026–27Awaiting first verification

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