NPQ scholarship checker

Scholarship funding for Autumn 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.

*The eligibility checker is based on the latest data from the Department for Education and may be subject to revision.



Scholarship funding for Autumn 2025 

Funding for Autumn 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
  • Schools eligible for targeted regional improvement for standards and excellence (RISE) intervention

Department for Education Update,
Gov.uk, July, 2025