Voluntary Aided Schools

Voluntary Aided schools are more independently funded. This gives the school access to different capital funding streams for buildings improvement or extension work but also liabilities and obligations, primarily the requirement to pay 10% on all capital funded projects including Devolved Formula Capital (DFC) and from 01/04/2020, School Condition Allocations (SCA). This was previously Locally Co-ordinated Voluntary Aided Programme (LCVAP). Both DFC and SCA funding streams require VAT to be paid.

Below you find documents for Voluntary Aided School to use when seeking permission and funding from the diocese for building work together with other useful documents:

SCA Project Approval Form 2023 - 2024 (previously known as LCVAP)

DFC Project Spend Approval - Forms A, B and C

Capital Funding for VA Schools (The Blue Book) - DfE

Good Estate Management for Schools (GEMS) - ESFA

GEMS Self-assessment Tool - ESFA

Managing Asbestos in your School - ESFA

Playing Field Advice - DfE

VA Schools VAT Guidance - HMRC

For any advice and support, please contact our buildings team:

School Buildings Officers:

Susan Hine:
schoolbuildings@portsmouth.anglican.org, 023 9289 9688  (Monday to Friday, 9:30am to 2:30pm)