UK grant · Department for Education
Regional Improvement for Standards and Excellence (RISE) School Improvement Grant
£40,000 to £240,000 Closes 1 April 2027
Official listing and how to apply
Source: Find a Grant (GOV.UK) · Last checked
Key facts
| Funder | Department for Education |
|---|---|
| Amount per award | £40,000 to £240,000 |
| Total funding available | £12,000,000 |
| Opens | 6 June 2025 |
| Closes | 1 April 2027 (142 days left) |
| Who can apply | Public sector and councils |
| Applicant types listed | Public Sector |
| Nation or region | England |
| Status | Open |
| Source | Find a Grant (GOV.UK) |
| Last checked | 10 November 2026 |
About this grant
Summary from the official listing on Find a Grant (GOV.UK):
Regional Improvement in Standards and Excellence (RISE) aims to break the link between young people’s backgrounds and their future success. At the core of RISE are the RISE advisers, who are educational experts with direct experience improving schools. RISE advisers work as part of a wider RISE team within the Department for Education (DfE).
RISE grants will be issued as a part of targeted intervention, RISE advisers will engage with the eligible school and its responsible body to consider the school’s specific improvement needs, as identified through Ofsted inspections. Where appropriate, RISE teams will arrange for a high-quality organisation to work with a school to support improvement. RISE teams will be able to draw on funds to support this activity. Ofsted will monitor the school’s improvement progress, with RISE teams regularly reviewing implementation progress and engagement with the targeted intervention.
Eligibility
For this academic year, schools will be eligible for targeted intervention through RISE if they:
- were previously due to receive structural intervention after 1 January 2025 but have had that intervention revoked
- are a stuck school, defined as a school that was graded Requires Improvement or equivalent at its most recent Ofsted inspection, and was also graded below Good at its previous inspection and is still within the same structure
Schools will be contacted directly by the relevant RISE regional team if eligible for the programme.
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