NPQ scholarship checker

Scholarship funding for Spring 2025

Check to see if your school is eligible for NPQ scholarship funding by inputting your school's Unique Reference Number (URN) into the box below.

If you don't know your school's URN, please visit Get Information About Schools.

*Please note, there is a small chance your school's funding status has changed. When the DfE update their eligibility list, Best Practice Network will inform you if this is the case and will offer alternative funding options. 

Scholarship funding for Spring 2025 

Funding for Spring 2025 will target those teachers and leaders who work in the most challenging schools or educational settings, serving more disadvantaged communities. 

Scholarship funding to cover the full NPQ course cost will be available to teachers and leaders from: 

• the 50% of schools with the highest proportion of students who attract pupil premium funding
• 16 to 19 educational settings identified as having high disadvantage

Department for Education Update,
Gov.uk, March 2024