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Dedicated schools grant (DSG) 2020 to 2021 This allocation: 18 November 2021 Latest

Total allocation for financial year 2020 to 2021

£155,362,196

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Total schools block after recoupment:

£105,663,671

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Primary schools

Primary schools	Current total
Unit of funding	£4,120.64
Number of pupils Find out why partial pupil numbers are used	21,055.50
Total primary schools	£86,762,136

Secondary schools

Secondary schools	Current total
Unit of funding	£5,278.41
Number of pupils Find out why partial pupil numbers are used	14,344.50
Total secondary schools	£75,716,153

Premises factor

	Current total
Total funding through the premises factor	£1,303,098

Local authority protection funding

	Current total
Funding per pupil (excluding growth) 2019 to 2020	£4,489.02
Funding per pupil (excluding growth) 2020 to 2021	£4,626.59
Change	Increase3.06%
Total protection funding to make sure funding per pupil increases by at least 1.84% for 2020 to 2021	£0

Growth

Growth	Current total
Total growth funding	£946,028

Total schools block before recoupment

£164,727,415

Deductions to schools block for recoupment

£59,063,744

Total schools block after recoupment:

£105,663,671

How we calculate this

Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2020 to 2021.

Detailed funding block guidance

• National funding formula tables for schools and high needs: 2020 to 2021
• Pre-16 schools funding: guidance for 2020 to 2021

Total central school services block

£1,149,928

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Central school services

Central school services	Current total
Unit of funding	£17.32
Number of pupils	35,400
Total central school services	£613,128

Historic commitments

	Current total
Total funding for historic commitments	£536,800

Total central school services block

£1,149,928

How we calculate this

Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2020 to 2021.

Detailed funding block guidance

• National funding formula tables for schools and high needs: 2020 to 2021
• Pre-16 schools funding: guidance for 2020 to 2021

Total high needs block after deductions

£31,289,954

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Total high needs block national funding formula allocations breakdown

National funding formula (NFF) allocations	Current total
Total NFF allocation (excluding basic entitlement factor and import/export adjustments)	£29,294,846

Total high needs block basic entitlement (area cost adjusted) breakdown

Basic entitlement (area cost adjusted)	Current total
Unit of funding	£4,006.87
Number of pupils (in special schools and academies)	695
Total basic entitlement	£2,784,775

Total high needs block import/export adjustments breakdown

Import/export adjustments	Current total
Number of pupils (net amount imported/exported)	-10
Total import/export adjustment (based on January 2020 school census and February R06 2019 to 2020 individualised learner record)	-£60,000

More about import/export adjustments

Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2020 to 2021.

Total high needs block additional funding for special free schools breakdown

Additional funding for special free schools	Current total
Total additional funding for special free schools	£0

More about additional funding for special free schools

Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2020 to 2021.

Total high needs block before deductions

£32,019,621

High needs deductions

Mainstream academies (special educational needs units and resourced provision) Pre-16 places

Mainstream academies (special educational needs units and resourced provision)	April 2020 to August 2020	September 2020 to March 2021	Total deduction
Pre-16 special educational needs places funded at £6,000	23	23	£138,000
Pre-16 special educational needs places funded at £10,000	0	0	£0
Pre-16 alternative provision places	0	0	£0

Mainstream academies (special educational needs units and resourced provision) Post-16 places

	April 2020 to July 2020	August 2020 to March 2021	Total deduction
Post-16 special educational needs places	8	8	£48,000

Alternative provision academies and free schools

Alternative provision academies and free schools	April 2020 to August 2020	September 2020 to March 2021	Total deduction
Pre-16 special educational needs places	0	0	£0
Pre-16 alternative provision places	1	3	£21,667

AP Special free schools

	April 2020 to July 2020	August 2020 to March 2021	Total deduction
Post-16 special educational needs places	0	0	£0

Further education (FE ) and independent learning provider(ILP) places

Further education (FE ) and independent learning provider(ILP) places	April 2020 to July 2020	August 2020 to March 2021	Total deduction
FE and ILP places	87	87	£522,000

View funding factors with no deductions

There are no deductions for:

• special academies
• special free schools
• 16 to 19 academies and free schools places
• hospital academies

Deductions to high needs block due to direct funding of places

£729,667

Total high needs block after deductions

£31,289,954

How we calculate this

Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2020 to 2021. If you would like more information on the deductions, visit the DSG: technical note 2020 to 2021.

Detailed funding block guidance

• High needs funding arrangements: 2020 to 2021
• National funding formula tables for schools and high needs: 2020 to 2021

Total early years block

£17,258,643

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Universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds

Universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds	Current total
Hourly rate from the early years national funding formula	£4.38
Number for universal entitlement funding (part-time equivalent) Find out why partial pupil numbers are used	3,850.64
Hours entitled per week	15
Weeks entitled per year	38
Total funding allocation for universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds	£9,613,508

More about universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds

Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2020 to 2021.

Additional 15 hours entitlement for eligible working parents of 3 and 4 year olds

	Current total
Hourly rate from the early years national funding formula	£4.38
Number for additional 15 hours entitlement for eligible working parents of 3 and 4 year olds (part-time equivalent) Find out why partial pupil numbers are used	1,810.37
Hours entitled per week	15
Weeks entitled per year	38
Total funding allocation for additional 15 hours entitlement for eligible working parents of 3 and 4 year olds	£4,519,770

More about additional 15 hours entitlement

Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2020 to 2021.

2 year old entitlement

	Current total
Hourly rate for 2 year old entitlement	£5.30
Number for 2 year old entitlement (part-time equivalent)	808.62
Hours entitled per week	15
Weeks entitled per year	38
Total funding allocation for 2 year old entitlement	£2,442,842

More about 2 year old entitlement

Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2020 to 2021.

Early years pupil premium

	Current total
Total funding allocation for early years pupil premium	£153,531

Disability access fund

	Current total
Total funding allocation for disability access fund	£57,810

Maintained nursery school supplementary funding

	Current total
Total supplementary funding allocation for maintained nursery schools	£471,182

Total early years block

£17,258,643

How we calculate this

Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2020 to 2021. If you would like more detailed information, visit the early years national funding formula: funding rates and guidance.

Detailed funding block guidance

• Early years national funding formula: funding rates and guidance

Allocation history

• You can view all versions of this allocation for the financial year 2020 to 2021 and previous years on the allocation history.

General DSG guidance

• Get more general guidance on DSG: 2020 to 2021.