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Dedicated schools grant (DSG) 2021 to 2022 This allocation: 18 July 2022 Latest

Total allocation for financial year 2021 to 2022

£162,472,124

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Total schools block after recoupment:

£106,850,815

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Primary schools

Primary schools	Current total
Unit of funding	£4,863.15
Number of pupils Find out why partial pupil numbers are used	15,953.50
Total primary schools	£77,584,264

Secondary schools

Secondary schools	Current total
Unit of funding	£6,626.47
Number of pupils Find out why partial pupil numbers are used	8,470.50
Total secondary schools	£56,129,515

Premises factor

	Current total
Total funding through the premises factor	£3,013,980

Growth

Growth	Current total
Total growth funding	£771,331

Total schools block before recoupment

£137,499,090

Deductions to schools block for recoupment

£30,648,275

Total schools block after recoupment:

£106,850,815

How we calculate this

Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2021 to 2022.

Funding protected from being transferred to other blocks through teachers' pay and pension grants

£6,110,720

Total schools block of which a percentage can be transferred to other blocks

£131,388,370

Detailed funding block resources

• National funding formula tables for schools and high needs: 2021 to 2022
• Pre-16 schools funding: guidance for 2021 to 2022

Total central school services block

£1,093,963

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Central school services

Central school services	Current total
Unit of funding	£39.36
Number of pupils	24,424
Total central school services	£961,329

Historic commitments

	Current total
Total funding for historic commitments	£132,634

Total central school services block

£1,093,963

How we calculate this

Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2021 to 2022.

Detailed funding block guidance

• National funding formula tables for schools and high needs: 2021 to 2022
• Pre-16 schools funding: guidance for 2021 to 2022

Total high needs block after deductions

£39,450,088

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Total high needs block national funding formula allocations breakdown

National funding formula allocations	Current total
Total high needs elements in the funding floor and gains calculation	£37,950,020

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

Basic entitlement (area cost adjusted)	Current total
Unit of funding	£5,358.57
Number of pupils (in special schools and academies)	679
Total basic entitlement	£3,638,470

Total high needs block import/export adjustments breakdown

Import/export adjustments	Current total
Number of pupils (net amount imported/exported)	-360
Total import/export adjustment (based on January 2021 school census and February R06 2020 to 2021 individualised learner record)	-£2,178,000

More about import/export adjustments

Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2021 to 2022.

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	£12,000

More about additional funding for special free schools

Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2021 to 2022.

Total high needs block hospital education and teachers' pay and pension breakdown

Hospital education and teachers' pay and pension	Current total
Total hospital education and teachers' pay and pension	£154,598

More about hospital education and teachers' pay and pension funding

Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2021 to 2022.

Total high needs block before deductions

£39,577,088

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 2021 to August 2021	September 2021 to March 2022	Total deduction
Pre-16 special educational needs places funded at £6,000	20	22	£127,000
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 2021 to July 2021	August 2021 to March 2022	Total deduction
Post-16 special educational needs places	0	0	£0

View funding factors with no deductions

There are no deductions for:

• special academies
• special free schools
• alternative provision academies and free schools
• 16 to 19 academies and free schools places
• hospital academies
• further education (FE) and independent learning provider (ILP) places

Deductions to high needs block due to direct funding of places

£127,000

Total high needs block after deductions

£39,450,088

How we calculate this

Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2021 to 2022. If you would like more information on the deductions, visit the DSG: technical note 2021 to 2022.

Detailed funding block guidance

• High needs funding arrangements: 2021 to 2022
• National funding formula tables for schools and high needs: 2021 to 2022

Total early years block

£15,077,258

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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	£5.78
Number for universal entitlement funding (part-time equivalent) Find out why partial pupil numbers are used	3,171.60
Hours entitled per week	15
Weeks entitled per year	38
Total funding allocation for universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds	£10,449,154

More about universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds

Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2021 to 2022.

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	£5.78
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	949.22
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	£3,127,301

More about additional 15 hours entitlement

Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2021 to 2022.

2 year old entitlement

	Current total
Hourly rate for 2 year old entitlement	£6.08
Number for 2 year old entitlement (part-time equivalent)	398.68
Hours entitled per week	15
Weeks entitled per year	38
Total funding allocation for 2 year old entitlement	£1,381,666

More about 2 year old entitlement

Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2021 to 2022.

Early years pupil premium

	Current total
Total funding allocation for early years pupil premium	£74,242

Disability access fund

	Current total
Total funding allocation for disability access fund	£44,895

Maintained nursery school supplementary funding

	Current total
Total supplementary funding allocation for maintained nursery schools	£0

More about supplementary funding

Get more information on the supplementary funding allocation from the DSG: technical note 2021 to 2022

Total early years block

£15,077,258

How we calculate this

Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2021 to 2022. 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 2021 to 2022 and previous years on the allocation history.

General DSG guidance

• Get more general guidance on DSG: 2021 to 2022.