Regional Improvement for Standards and Excellence (RISE) School Improvement Grant
Funding
£40,000 – £240,000
Deadline
1 April 2027
Location
England
Applications
By invitation
Overview
The RISE grant provides funding for schools in England that Ofsted has identified as needing improvement. The Department for Education runs this programme to raise standards across all schools. Grants range from £40,000 to £240,000 per school. The money funds targeted intervention and support activities. High-quality organisations work with schools to help them improve. This is mandatory intervention for underperforming schools. The deadline is 1 April 2027. The grant is part of the government's Opportunity Mission to break down barriers to success.
Requirements to check
Who can apply:
Key requirements:
- Must be identified by Ofsted as needing improvement
- Intervention is mandatory not optional
This summary may not include every exclusion. Check the full eligibility rules, including who and what the funder will not support.
This grant is for schools in England that Ofsted has identified as needing improvement. It provides mandatory targeted intervention rather than optional funding. Schools cannot apply directly as this is arranged by RISE teams working with responsible bodies.
Sectors
Regions
Awards published
11,113
Typical award
£90,013
Most awards
£15,492 to £377,276
Most funded region
North West
Recent awards include ROSE BRUFORD COLLEGE OF THEATRE AND PERFORMANCE (£500,000, 2025), Student Minds (£262,500, 2024) and Weston College of Further and Higher Education (£1,992, 2024).
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Full details from Department for Education
The Regional Improvement for Standards and Excellence (RISE) initiative is a programme by the DfE that is central to the goal of raising standards for all children in all schools across the country. RISE forms part of the government’s Opportunity Mission which focuses on breaking down the barriers to opportunity and ending the link between background and success. The RISE grant will provide mandatory targeted intervention to schools that Ofsted have identified as needing to improve which will act as a catalyst for collaboration and improvement. Where appropriate, RISE teams will arrange for a high-quality organisation to work with a school, via its responsible body, with grants available to fund supporting activity.
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