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Dedicated schools grant (DSG) 2023 to 2024 This allocation: 30 March 2023 Not latest

Total allocation for financial year 2023 to 2024

£237,119,134

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Total schools block after recoupment:

£127,232,102

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Primary schools

Primary schools	Current total
Unit of funding	£4,916.43
Number of pupils	40,451
Total primary schools	£198,874,510

Secondary schools

Secondary schools	Current total
Unit of funding	£6,077.35
Number of pupils	27,348
Total secondary schools	£166,203,368

Premises factor

	Current total
Premises factor including national non-domestic rates (NNDR)	£4,505,722

Growth

Growth	Current total
Total growth funding	£2,456,415

Total schools block before recoupment

£372,040,015

Deductions to schools block for recoupment

£241,361,440

Deductions for ESFA payments to billing authorities for NNDR

£3,446,473

More information on NNDR

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

Total schools block after recoupment:

£127,232,102

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

£5,013,620

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Central school services

Central school services	Current total
Unit of funding	£36.54
Number of pupils	67,799
Total central school services	£2,477,376

Historic commitments

	Current total
Total funding for historic commitments	£2,536,244

Total central school services block

£5,013,620

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

£74,224,984

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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	£71,790,085

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) Find out why partial pupil numbers are used	1,277.50
Total basic entitlement	£5,953,150

Total high needs block import/export adjustments breakdown

Import/export adjustments	Current total
Number of pupils (net amount imported/exported)	-68.50
Total import/export adjustment (based on January 2022 school census and February R06 2021 to 2022 individualised learner record)	-£411,000

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	£6,000

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	£3,072,618

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	£71,790,085
Percentage increase	4.59%
Total additional high needs funding	£3,296,132

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

£83,706,985

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	95	104	£601,500
Pre-16 special educational needs places funded at £10,000	13	20	£170,834
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	9	9	£54,000

Special academies

Special academies	April 2023 to August 2023	September 2023 to March 2024	Total deduction
Pre-16 special educational needs places	331	349	£3,415,000
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	31	35	£336,667

Special free schools

Special free schools	April 2023 to August 2023	September 2023 to March 2024	Total deduction
Pre-16 special educational needs places	140	140	£1,400,000
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	12	12	£120,000

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	14	14	£84,000

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	530	560	£3,300,000

View funding factors with no deductions

There are no deductions for:

• alternative provision academies and free schools
• hospital academies

Deductions to high needs block due to direct funding of places

£9,482,001

Total high needs block after deductions

£74,224,984

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

£30,648,428

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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	£4.87
Number for universal entitlement funding (part-time equivalent) Find out why partial pupil numbers are used	6,843.68
Hours entitled per week	15
Weeks entitled per year	38
Total indicative funding allocation for universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds	£18,997,372

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	£4.87
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	3,134.22
Hours entitled per week	15
Weeks entitled per year	38
Total indicative funding allocation for additional 15 hours entitlement for eligible working parents of 3 and 4 year olds	£8,700,282

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)	826.89
Hours entitled per week	15
Weeks entitled per year	38
Total indicative funding allocation for 2 year old entitlement	£2,653,573

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 indicative funding allocation for early years pupil premium	£141,537

Disability access fund

	Current total
Total funding allocation for disability access fund	£155,664

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 indicative supplementary funding allocation for maintained nursery schools	£0

More about supplementary funding

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

Total early years block

£30,648,428

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.