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Dedicated schools grant (DSG) 2023 to 2024 This allocation: 17 July 2024 Latest

Total allocation for financial year 2023 to 2024

£823,654,517

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Total schools block after recoupment:

£421,960,317

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Primary schools

Primary schools	Current total
Unit of funding	£4,720.03
Number of pupils Find out why partial pupil numbers are used	127,746.50
Total primary schools	£602,967,313

Secondary schools

Secondary schools	Current total
Unit of funding	£6,148.31
Number of pupils	92,198
Total secondary schools	£566,861,886

Premises factor

	Current total
Premises factor including national non-domestic rates (NNDR)	£23,646,269

Growth

Growth	Current total
Total growth funding	£8,645,913

Total schools block before recoupment

£1,202,121,381

Deductions to schools block for recoupment

£768,267,848

Deductions for ESFA payments to billing authorities for NNDR

£11,893,216

More information on NNDR

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

Total schools block after recoupment:

£421,960,317

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

£11,851,526

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Central school services

Central school services	Current total
Unit of funding	£37.38
Number of pupils Find out why partial pupil numbers are used	219,944.50
Total central school services	£8,221,526

Historic commitments

	Current total
Total funding for historic commitments	£3,630,000

Total central school services block

£11,851,526

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

£292,495,829

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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	£263,333,450

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

Basic entitlement (area cost adjusted)	Current total
Unit of funding	£4,699.30
Number of pupils (in special schools and academies)	7,328
Total basic entitlement	£34,436,471

Total high needs block import/export adjustments breakdown

Import/export adjustments	Current total
Number of pupils (net amount imported/exported)	-794.50
Total import/export adjustment (based on January 2023 school census and February R06 2022 to 2023 individualised learner record)	-£5,343,000

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	£2,036,539

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	£4,533,652

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	£263,333,450
Percentage increase	4.59%
Total additional high needs funding	£12,090,550

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

£311,087,662

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	704	694	£4,189,000
Pre-16 special educational needs places funded at £10,000	83	98	£917,500
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	0	0	£0

Special academies

Special academies	April 2023 to August 2023	September 2023 to March 2024	Total deduction
Pre-16 special educational needs places	326	326	£3,260,000
Pre-16 alternative provision places	0	0	£0

Special academies

	April 2023 to July 2023	August 2023 to March 2024	Total deduction
Post-16 special educational needs places	37	37	£370,000

Special free schools

Special free schools	April 2023 to August 2023	September 2023 to March 2024	Total deduction
Pre-16 special educational needs places	256	404	£3,423,333
Pre-16 alternative provision places	0	0	£0

Special free schools

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

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	100	100	£1,000,000

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

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	980	868	£5,432,000

View funding factors with no deductions

There are no deductions for:

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

Deductions to high needs block due to direct funding of places

£18,591,833

Total high needs block after deductions

£292,495,829

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

£97,346,845

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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	£5.06
Number for universal entitlement funding (part-time equivalent) Find out why partial pupil numbers are used	21,868.58
Hours entitled per week	15
Weeks entitled per year	38
Total funding allocation for universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds	£63,073,359

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	£5.06
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	8,139.65
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	£23,476,379

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	£5.94
Number for 2 year old entitlement (part-time equivalent)	2,684.13
Hours entitled per week	15
Weeks entitled per year	38
Total funding allocation for 2 year old entitlement	£9,087,928

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 funding allocation for early years pupil premium	£777,032

Disability access fund

	Current total
Total funding allocation for disability access fund	£737,748

Maintained nursery school supplementary funding

	Current total
Hourly rate for supplementary funding for mainatined nursery schools	£3.80
Number for supplementary funding for maintained nursery schools (part-time equivalent)	89.75
Hours entitled per week	15
Weeks entitled per year	38
Total supplementary funding allocation for maintained nursery schools	£194,399

More about supplementary funding

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

Total early years block

£97,346,845

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.