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Medr/2025/27: Additional Funding for Post-16 Transition Funding 2025-26
28 Oct 2025
Introduction
This publication sets out the arrangements and timing for additional funding of £3,000,000 to be provided from Medr to further education (FE) institutions and local authorities (LAs) for Post-16 Transition Funding in academic year (AY) 2025/26.
Funding is awarded at £798,000 for LAs for mainstream schools with sixth forms and £2,202,000 for FE Institutions.
FE institutions and local authorities should adhere to the ‘Post-16 Transition Funding for Local Authorities and Further Education Institutions Guidance Note 2025/26’.
Additional funding amounts and timings
An allocation of £798,000 will be allocated to LAs for mainstream schools with sixth forms for Post-16 Transition Funding in 2025/26, as shown in the table below. Funding is allocated at £6,000 per school.
| Local Authority | Allocation (£) |
|---|---|
| Bridgend | 54,000.00 |
| Caerphilly | 48,000.00 |
| Cardiff | 78,000.00 |
| Carmarthenshire | 48,000.00 |
| Ceredigion | 36,000.00 |
| Conwy | 42,000.00 |
| Denbighshire | 36,000.00 |
| Flintshire | 36,000.00 |
| Gwynedd | 42,000.00 |
| Isle of Anglesey | 30,000.00 |
| Monmouthshire | 24,000.00 |
| Neath Port Talbot | 12,000.00 |
| Newport | 54,000.00 |
| Pembrokeshire | 24,000.00 |
| Powys | 66,000.00 |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf | 66,000.00 |
| Swansea | 42,000.00 |
| The Vale of Glamorgan | 42,000.00 |
| Torfaen | 6,000.00 |
| Wrexham | 12,000.00 |
| Total | 798,000.00 |
An allocation of £2,202,000 will be allocated to FE institutions for Post-16 Transition Funding in 2025/26, as shown in the table below.
| Further education institution | Allocation (£) |
|---|---|
| Bridgend College | 112,437.45 |
| Cardiff and Vale College | 265,680.26 |
| Coleg Cambria | 287,556.28 |
| Coleg Gwent | 312,212.51 |
| Coleg Sir Gâr | 148,801.31 |
| Coleg y Cymoedd | 232,971.08 |
| Gower College Swansea | 202,059.60 |
| Grŵp Llandrillo Menai | 162,533.78 |
| Grŵp NPTC Group | 162,533.78 |
| The College Merthyr Tydfil | 76,611.91 |
| Pembrokeshire College | 93,671.66 |
| St David’s Catholic Sixth Form College | 60,949.45 |
| Total | 2,202,000.00 |
This funding relates to the period 1 November 2025 to 31 July 2026.This additional funding will be paid in full in one instalment to FEIs and local authorities in December 2025.
Medr/2025/27: Additional Funding for Post-16 Transition Funding 2025-26
Date: 28 October 2025
Reference: Medr/2025/27
To: Principals of further education institutions; Directors of Education of Local Authorities
Respond by: No response required
Summary: This publication sets out the arrangements and timing for additional funding of £3,000,000 to be provided from Medr to further education (FE) institutions and local authorities (LAs) for Post-16 Transition Funding in academic year (AY) 2025/26.
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