EV Charging for Schools & Colleges in 2026: The £2,000-Per-Socket Grant

Schools get a more generous EV charging grant than businesses — up to £2,000 per socket. Here's how state-funded education can use it before it closes.

Education gets a higher grant rate

While most businesses claim up to £500 per socket, state-funded schools and education institutions have their own version of the Workplace Charging Scheme worth up to £2,000 per socket (reduced from £2,500 on 1 April 2026), for up to 40 sockets. It's one of the most generous EV-charging grants available — and, like the rest of the portfolio, it runs to a final year ending 31 March 2027.

Where charging helps schools

• Staff and visitor parking: support EV-driving teachers, staff and parents.
• Minibuses and fleet: electrify school transport as vehicles are replaced.
• Community use: out-of-hours charging for the local community, supporting wider engagement.
• Curriculum & ESG: visible sustainability leadership for the school estate.

How to claim

The education WCS is claimed through an OZEV-authorised installer, like the main scheme. Our grants guide covers every open scheme, and our education & healthcare sector page shows how we design for school sites.

Delivered for you

£0 upfront through grant funding, nationwide deployment, installs in ~4 weeks, application handled for you.

→ Check your school's grant eligibility in 60 seconds

FAQ

How much is the education EV charging grant? Up to £2,000 per socket (reduced from £2,500 on 1 April 2026) for state-funded schools and education institutions, for up to 40 sockets.

When does it close? The scheme has been extended for a final year ending 31 March 2027.

The bottom line

State-funded education gets four times the per-socket grant of a typical business — a rare window to electrify school parking affordably before the scheme closes in 2027. Check your eligibility today.

Grant figures verified against GOV.UK as of June 2026.