1、lnstitute for Fiscal StudiesAnnual report on education spending in England:202425IFS ReportElaine DraytonChristine FarquharsonKate OgdenLuke SibietaDarcey SnapeImran Tahir The Institute for Fiscal Studies,January 2025 Annual report on education spending in England:202425 Elaine Drayton Christine Far

2、quharson Kate Ogden Luke Sibieta Darcey Snape Imran Tahir Copy-edited by Rachel Lumpkin Published by The Institute for Fiscal Studies 7 Ridgmount Street London WC1E 7AE+44(0)20 7291 4800 mailboxifs.org.uk http:/www.ifs.org.uk/TheIFS The Institute for Fiscal Studies,January 2025 ISBN 978-1-80103-212-

3、4 Annual report on education spending in England:202425 The Institute for Fiscal Studies,January 2025 2 Foreword This is the seventh IFS annual report on education spending,traditionally covering all phases of the system.The Nuffield Foundation has funded the series from the start,and it is one of o

4、ur most important and influential initiatives.The previous six reports were produced during a period of Conservative rule,and this is the first to be published since the advent of a Labour government.The new administration has already established financial frameworks and priorities,guided by one of

5、its five missions Break down barriers to opportunity,alongside some associated milestones.All of this has significant implications for the levels and distribution of education spending.In particular,there has been a major injection of funding into early years provision,a notable boost in support for

6、 schoolchildren with special educational needs and disabilities,and a more modest increase in spending on further education.But as the report highlights throughout,there are a number of factors outside of funding levels that affect the way raw spending translates into real resources on the ground fo