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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

£116,698,684

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Total schools block after recoupment:

£73,097,619

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Primary schools

Primary schools	Current total
Unit of funding	£4,979.73
Number of pupils Find out why partial pupil numbers are used	15,000.50
Total primary schools	£74,698,440

Secondary schools

Secondary schools	Current total
Unit of funding	£6,554.55
Number of pupils	10,849
Total secondary schools	£71,110,313

Premises factor

	Current total
Premises factor including national non-domestic rates (NNDR)	£2,370,789

Growth

Growth	Current total
Total growth funding	£583,703

Total schools block before recoupment

£148,763,245

Deductions to schools block for recoupment

£74,395,624

Deductions for ESFA payments to billing authorities for NNDR

£1,270,002

More information on NNDR

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

Total schools block after recoupment:

£73,097,619

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

£1,769,747

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Central school services

Central school services	Current total
Unit of funding	£45.63
Number of pupils Find out why partial pupil numbers are used	25,849.50
Total central school services	£1,179,513

Historic commitments

	Current total
Total funding for historic commitments	£590,234

Total central school services block

£1,769,747

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

£29,931,907

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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	£28,220,847

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

Basic entitlement (area cost adjusted)	Current total
Unit of funding	£4,660
Number of pupils (in special schools and academies)	415
Total basic entitlement	£1,933,900

Total high needs block import/export adjustments breakdown

Import/export adjustments	Current total
Number of pupils (net amount imported/exported)	33
Total import/export adjustment (based on January 2023 school census and February R06 2022 to 2023 individualised learner record)	£198,000

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	£687,110

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	£28,220,847
Percentage increase	4.59%
Total additional high needs funding	£1,295,717

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

£32,335,574

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	2	2	£12,000
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 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	72	86	£801,667
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	20	20	£200,000

Special free schools

Special free schools	April 2023 to August 2023	September 2023 to March 2024	Total deduction
Pre-16 special educational needs places	54	54	£540,000
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	1	1	£10,000

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	140	140	£840,000

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

£2,403,667

Total high needs block after deductions

£29,931,907

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

£11,899,411

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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	£5.03
Number for universal entitlement funding (part-time equivalent) Find out why partial pupil numbers are used	2,440.41
Hours entitled per week	15
Weeks entitled per year	38
Total initial funding allocation for universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds	£6,996,900

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	£5.03
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	887.07
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	£2,543,319

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	£5.63
Number for 2 year old entitlement (part-time equivalent)	518.37
Hours entitled per week	15
Weeks entitled per year	38
Total initial funding allocation for 2 year old entitlement	£1,663,502

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	£89,693

Disability access fund

	Current total
Total funding allocation for disability access fund	£57,132

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)	253.40
Hours entitled per week	15
Weeks entitled per year	38
Total initial supplementary funding allocation for maintained nursery schools	£548,865

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

£11,899,411

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.