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Dedicated schools grant (DSG) 2022 to 2023 This allocation: 16 March 2023 Not latest

Total allocation for financial year 2022 to 2023

£168,489,419

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Total schools block after recoupment:

£106,877,147

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Primary schools

Primary schools	Current total
Unit of funding	£5,002.20
Number of pupils Find out why partial pupil numbers are used	15,347.50
Total primary schools	£76,771,265

Secondary schools

Secondary schools	Current total
Unit of funding	£6,801.51
Number of pupils Find out why partial pupil numbers are used	8,720.50
Total secondary schools	£59,312,568

Premises factor

	Current total
Premises factor including national non-domestic rates (NNDR)	£2,957,916

Growth

Growth	Current total
Total growth funding	£732,227

Total schools block before recoupment

£139,773,976

Deductions to schools block for recoupment

£32,673,564

Deductions for ESFA payments to billing authorities for NNDR

£223,265

More information on NNDR

Get more information on NNDR from the DSG: technical note 2022 to 2023.

Total schools block after recoupment:

£106,877,147

How we calculate this

Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2022 to 2023.

Detailed funding block resources

• National funding formula tables for schools and high needs: 2022 to 2023
• Pre-16 schools funding: guidance for 2022 to 2023

Total central school services block

£1,106,134

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Central school services

Central school services	Current total
Unit of funding	£41.55
Number of pupils	24,068
Total central school services	£1,000,026

Historic commitments

	Current total
Total funding for historic commitments	£106,108

Total central school services block

£1,106,134

How we calculate this

Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2022 to 2023.

Detailed funding block guidance

• National funding formula tables for schools and high needs: 2022 to 2023
• Pre-16 schools funding: guidance for 2022 to 2023

Total high needs block after deductions

£44,634,278

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Total high needs block national funding formula allocations breakdown

National funding formula (NFF) allocations	Current total
Total high needs elements in the funding floor and gains calculation	£41,029,411

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

Basic entitlement (area cost adjusted)	Current total
Unit of funding	£5,370.67
Number of pupils (in special schools and academies) Find out why partial pupil numbers are used	770.50
Total basic entitlement	£4,138,102

Total high needs block import/export adjustments breakdown

Import/export adjustments	Current total
Number of pupils (net amount imported/exported)	-386.50
Total import/export adjustment (based on January 2022 school census and February R06 2021 to 2022 individualised learner record)	-£2,271,000

More about import/export adjustments

Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2022 to 2023.

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	£24,000

More about additional funding for special free schools

Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2022 to 2023.

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	£159,310

More about hospital education and teachers' pay and pension funding

Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2022 to 2023.

Total additional high needs funding

Additional high needs funding	Current total
High needs NFF for historical spend, proxy factors, and funding floor allocation	£41,029,411
Percentage increase	4.12%
Total additional high needs funding	£1,692,289

More about how you will receive DSG funding and additional high needs funding

Get more information about DSG funding and additional high needs funding.

Total high needs block before deductions

£44,772,112

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 2022 to August 2022	September 2022 to March 2023	Total deduction
Pre-16 special educational needs places funded at £6,000	22	22	£132,000
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 2022 to July 2022	August 2022 to March 2023	Total deduction
Post-16 special educational needs places	0	0	£0

Alternative provision academies and free schools

Alternative provision academies and free schools	April 2022 to August 2022	September 2022 to March 2023	Total deduction
Pre-16 special educational needs places	0	0	£0
Pre-16 alternative provision places	0	1	£5,834

AP Special free schools

	April 2022 to July 2022	August 2022 to March 2023	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
• 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

£137,834

Total high needs block after deductions

£44,634,278

How we calculate this

Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2022 to 2023. If you would like more information on the deductions, visit the DSG: technical note 2022 to 2023.

Detailed funding block guidance

• High needs funding arrangements: 2022 to 2023
• National funding formula tables for schools and high needs: 2022 to 2023

Total early years block

£15,871,860

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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	£5.95
Number for universal entitlement funding (part-time equivalent) Find out why partial pupil numbers are used	3,225.81
Hours entitled per week	15
Weeks entitled per year	38
Total initial funding allocation for universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds	£10,940,335

More about universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds

Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2022 to 2023.

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	£5.95
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	1,003.26
Hours entitled per week	15
Weeks entitled per year	38
Total initial funding allocation for additional 15 hours entitlement for eligible working parents of 3 and 4 year olds	£3,402,557

More about additional 15 hours entitlement

Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2022 to 2023.

2 year old entitlement

	Current total
Hourly rate for 2 year old entitlement	£6.29
Number for 2 year old entitlement (part-time equivalent)	383.14
Hours entitled per week	15
Weeks entitled per year	38
Total initial funding allocation for 2 year old entitlement	£1,373,672

More about 2 year old entitlement

Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2022 to 2023.

Early years pupil premium

	Current total
Total initial funding allocation for early years pupil premium	£98,496

Disability access fund

	Current total
Total funding allocation for disability access fund	£56,800

Maintained nursery school supplementary funding

	Current total
Hourly rate for supplementary funding for mainatined nursery schools	£0
Number for supplementary funding for maintained nursery schools (part-time equivalent)	0
Hours entitled per week	15
Weeks entitled per year	38
Total initial supplementary funding allocation for maintained nursery schools	£0

More about supplementary funding

Get more information on the initial supplementary funding allocation from the DSG: technical note 2022 to 2023

Total early years block

£15,871,860

How we calculate this

Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2022 to 2023. 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 2022 to 2023 and previous years on the allocation history.

General DSG guidance

• Get more general guidance on DSG: 2022 to 2023.