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Dedicated schools grant (DSG) 2023 to 2024 This allocation: 18 March 2024 Not latest

Total allocation for financial year 2023 to 2024

£202,881,287

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Total schools block after recoupment:

£120,155,377

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Primary schools

Primary schools	Current total
Unit of funding	£4,864.97
Number of pupils	25,132
Total primary schools	£122,266,427

Secondary schools

Secondary schools	Current total
Unit of funding	£6,429.29
Number of pupils Find out why partial pupil numbers are used	18,958.50
Total secondary schools	£121,889,695

Premises factor

	Current total
Premises factor including national non-domestic rates (NNDR)	£5,700,471

Growth

Growth	Current total
Total growth funding	£805,173

Total schools block before recoupment

£250,661,766

Deductions to schools block for recoupment

£128,343,657

Deductions for ESFA payments to billing authorities for NNDR

£2,162,732

More information on NNDR

Get more information on NNDR from the DSG: technical note 2023 to 2024.

Total schools block after recoupment:

£120,155,377

How we calculate this

Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2023 to 2024.

Detailed funding block resources

• National funding formula tables for schools and high needs: 2023 to 2024
• Pre-16 schools funding: guidance for 2023 to 2024

Total central school services block

£2,057,781

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Central school services

Central school services	Current total
Unit of funding	£37.98
Number of pupils Find out why partial pupil numbers are used	44,090.50
Total central school services	£1,674,558

Historic commitments

	Current total
Total funding for historic commitments	£383,223

Total central school services block

£2,057,781

How we calculate this

Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2023 to 2024.

Detailed funding block guidance

• National funding formula tables for schools and high needs: 2023 to 2024
• Pre-16 schools funding: guidance for 2023 to 2024

Total high needs block after deductions

£58,250,359

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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	£50,376,387

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

Basic entitlement (area cost adjusted)	Current total
Unit of funding	£4,668.23
Number of pupils (in special schools and academies)	1,438
Total basic entitlement	£6,712,915

Total high needs block import/export adjustments breakdown

Import/export adjustments	Current total
Number of pupils (net amount imported/exported)	-130
Total import/export adjustment (based on January 2023 school census and February R06 2022 to 2023 individualised learner record)	-£780,000

More about import/export adjustments

Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2023 to 2024.

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 2023 to 2024.

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	£1,909,285

More about hospital education and teachers' pay and pension funding

Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2023 to 2024.

Total additional high needs funding

Additional high needs funding	Current total
High needs NFF for historical spend, proxy factors, and funding floor allocation	£50,437,771
Percentage increase	4.59%
Total additional high needs funding	£2,315,773

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

£60,534,360

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 2023 to August 2023	September 2023 to March 2024	Total deduction
Pre-16 special educational needs places funded at £6,000	114	114	£684,000
Pre-16 special educational needs places funded at £10,000	3	0	£12,501
Pre-16 alternative provision places	0	0	£0

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

	April 2023 to July 2023	August 2023 to March 2024	Total deduction
Post-16 special educational needs places	28	40	£216,000

Alternative provision academies and free schools

Alternative provision academies and free schools	April 2023 to August 2023	September 2023 to March 2024	Total deduction
Pre-16 special educational needs places	0	0	£0
Pre-16 alternative provision places	0	3	£17,500

AP Special free schools

	April 2023 to July 2023	August 2023 to March 2024	Total deduction
Post-16 special educational needs places	0	0	£0

16 to 19 academies and free schools

16 to 19 academies and free schools	April 2023 to July 2023	August 2023 to March 2024	Total deduction
Post-16 special educational needs places	57	54	£330,000

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

Further education (FE ) and independent learning provider(ILP) places	April 2023 to July 2023	August 2023 to March 2024	Total deduction
FE and ILP places	156	178	£1,024,000

View funding factors with no deductions

There are no deductions for:

• special academies
• special free schools
• hospital academies

Deductions to high needs block due to direct funding of places

£2,284,001

Total high needs block after deductions

£58,250,359

How we calculate this

Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2023 to 2024. If you would like more information on the deductions, visit the DSG: technical note 2023 to 2024.

Detailed funding block guidance

• High needs funding arrangements: 2023 to 2024
• National funding formula tables for schools and high needs: 2023 to 2024

Total early years block

£22,417,770

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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	£4.94
Number for universal entitlement funding (part-time equivalent) Find out why partial pupil numbers are used	4,339.27
Hours entitled per week	15
Weeks entitled per year	38
Total initial funding allocation for universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds	£12,218,517

More about universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds

Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2023 to 2024.

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	£4.94
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	2,271.48
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	£6,396,034

More about additional 15 hours entitlement

Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2023 to 2024.

2 year old entitlement

	Current total
Hourly rate for 2 year old entitlement	£5.65
Number for 2 year old entitlement (part-time equivalent)	891.05
Hours entitled per week	15
Weeks entitled per year	38
Total initial funding allocation for 2 year old entitlement	£2,869,627

More about 2 year old entitlement

Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2023 to 2024.

Early years pupil premium

	Current total
Total initial funding allocation for early years pupil premium	£238,782

Disability access fund

	Current total
Total funding allocation for disability access fund	£149,040

Maintained nursery school supplementary funding

	Current total
Hourly rate for supplementary funding for mainatined nursery schools	£5.29
Number for supplementary funding for maintained nursery schools (part-time equivalent)	181
Hours entitled per week	15
Weeks entitled per year	38
Total initial supplementary funding allocation for maintained nursery schools	£545,770

More about supplementary funding

Get more information on the initial supplementary funding allocation from the DSG: technical note 2023 to 2024

Total early years block

£22,417,770

How we calculate this

Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2023 to 2024. 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 2023 to 2024 and previous years on the allocation history.

General DSG guidance

• Get more general guidance on DSG: 2023 to 2024.