Jersey Premium funding programme
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WQ.218/2026
WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR EDUCATION AND LIFELONG LEARNING
BY DEPUTY L.M.C. DOUBLET OF ST. SAVIOUR
QUESTION SUBMITTED ON MONDAY 12TH OCTOBER 2026
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 19TH OCTOBER 2026
Question
"In relation to the Jersey Premium (JP) funding programme, will the Minister provide an update of the data supplied in response to Written Question 299/2024 parts (a) and (c) for the years 2016 to 2026 and advise –
- the total JP funding allocated to Government of Jersey schools for each year from 2016 to 2026;
- the JP funding allocated to Government of Jersey schools in 2026, detailing the sum for each school;
- how the rate of inflation affects the annual JP funding allocation; and
- whether the JP budget was transferred to Annually Managed Expenditure (as noted in the response to Written Question 299/2024) and the implications of that decision?"
Answer
- Jersey Premium (JP) was piloted in 2016 for 19 schools with a full roll-out island-wide from 2017. The total JP funding allocated to Government of Jersey schools for each year from 2016 to 2026 is given in the table below;
Year | GoJ Schools and Colleges £ |
2016 | 500,066 |
2017 | 2,141,983 |
2018 | 2,366,820 |
2019 | 2,255,960 |
2020 | 2,782,000 |
2021 | 3,348,000 |
2022 | 4,048,000 |
2023 | 4,030,000 |
2024 | 4,521,000 |
2025 | 4,720,000 |
2026 | 4,970,000 |
- The JP funding allocated to Government of Jersey schools in 2026, detailing the sum for each school is shown in the table below;
School/College | 2026 budget £ |
Bel Royal | 66,000 |
d'Auvergne | 243,000 |
First Tower | 203,000 |
Grainville | 406,000 |
Grands Vaux | 118,000 |
Grouville | 161,000 |
Haute Vallée | 365,000 |
Hautlieu | 123,000 |
Janvrin | 254,000 |
Jersey College Prep | 10,000 |
Jersey College for Girls | 42,000 |
La Moye | 134,000 |
La Sente Primary | 32,000 |
La Sente Secondary | 88,000 |
Le Rocquier | 284,000 |
Les Landes | 20,000 |
Les Quennevais | 197,000 |
Mont à l'Abbé Secondary School | 157,000 |
Mont Nicolle | 50,000 |
Plat Douet | 268,000 |
Rouge Bouillon | 274,000 |
Samarès | 350,000 |
Springfield | 169,000 |
St Clement's | 76,000 |
St John's | 38,000 |
St Lawrence | 40,000 |
St Luke's | 114,000 |
St Martin 's | 47,000 |
St Mary's | 45,000 |
St Peter's | 64,000 |
St Saviour's | 92,000 |
Trinity | 48,000 |
Victoria College | 33,000 |
Victoria College Prep | 5,000 |
Virtual School | 75,000 |
Highlands | 279,000 |
Total | 4,970,000 |
- the JP budget is 75% staffing and 25% non-staffing, therefore 75% of the budget is increased. The remaining 25% is increased based on non-pay inflation allocated by Treasury. The 2026 JP Budget is £4,970,000
- A request was not made to the Minister for Treasury and Resources to transfer the JP budget to Annually Managed Expenditure after consideration of all the implications of such a decision.