Dedicated schools grant (DSG) 2024 to 2025 This allocation: 19 December 2023 Not latest
Total allocation for financial year 2024 to 2025
£426,956,980
Contents
Total schools block after deductions:
£303,989,683
| Primary schools | Current total |
|---|---|
| Unit of funding | £5,668.59 |
| Number of pupils | 28,219 |
| Total primary schools | £159,961,942 |
| Secondary schools | Current total |
|---|---|
| Unit of funding | £7,596.93 |
| Number of pupils
Find out why partial pupil numbers are used | 18,287.50 |
| Total secondary schools | £138,928,858 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Premises factor including national non-domestic rates (NNDR) | £8,272,517 |
| Growth | Current total |
|---|---|
| Total growth funding | £1,520,998 |
Total schools block before deductions
£308,684,315
Deductions for DfE payments to billing authorities for NNDR
£4,694,632
More information on NNDR
Get more information on NNDR from the DSG: technical note 2024 to 2025.
Total schools block after deductions:
£303,989,683
How we calculate this
Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2024 to 2025.
Detailed funding block resources
Total central school services block
£2,475,249
| Central school services | Current total |
|---|---|
| Unit of funding | £44.98 |
| Number of pupils
Find out why partial pupil numbers are used | 46,506.50 |
| Total central school services | £2,091,863 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Total funding for historic commitments | £383,386 |
Total central school services block
£2,475,249
How we calculate this
Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2024 to 2025.
Detailed funding block guidance
Total high needs block after deductions
£79,249,537
| National funding formula (NFF) allocations | Current total |
|---|---|
| Total high needs elements in the funding floor and gains calculation | £75,043,898 |
| Basic entitlement (area cost adjusted) | Current total |
|---|---|
| Unit of funding | £5,370.88 |
| Number of pupils (in special schools and academies) | 1,231 |
| Total basic entitlement | £6,611,554 |
| Import/export adjustments | Current total |
|---|---|
| Number of pupils (net amount imported/exported) | -348 |
| Total import/export adjustment (based on January 2023 school census and February R06 2022 to 2023 individualised learner record) | -£2,088,000 |
More about import/export adjustments
Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2024 to 2025.
| 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 2024 to 2025.
| Hospital education and teachers' pay and pension | Current total |
|---|---|
| Total hospital education and teachers' pay and pension | £204,085 |
More about hospital education and teachers' pay and pension funding
Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2024 to 2025.
Total high needs block before deductions
£79,795,537
High needs deductions
| Mainstream academies (special educational needs units and resourced provision) | April 2024 to August 2024 | September 2024 to March 2025 | Total deduction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-16 special educational needs places funded at £6,000 | 52 | 52 | £312,000 |
| Pre-16 special educational needs places funded at £10,000 | 0 | 0 | £0 |
| Pre-16 alternative provision places | 0 | 0 | £0 |
| April 2024 to July 2024 | August 2024 to March 2025 | Total deduction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Post-16 special educational needs places | 29 | 29 | £174,000 |
| Alternative provision academies and free schools | April 2024 to August 2024 | September 2024 to March 2025 | Total deduction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-16 special educational needs places | 0 | 0 | £0 |
| Pre-16 alternative provision places | 6 | 6 | £60,000 |
| April 2024 to July 2024 | August 2024 to March 2025 | 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
£546,000
Total high needs block after deductions
£79,249,537
How we calculate this
Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2024 to 2025. If you would like more information on the deductions, visit the DSG: technical note 2024 to 2025.
Detailed funding block guidance
Total early years block
£41,242,511
| Universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds | Current total |
|---|---|
| Hourly rate for 3 and 4 year olds | £6.74 |
| Number for universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds
Find out why partial pupil numbers are used | 5,587.60 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
| Total indicative funding allocation for universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds | £21,466,442 |
More about universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds
Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2024 to 2025.
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Hourly rate for 3 and 4 year olds | £6.74 |
| 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 | 1,442.68 |
| 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 | £5,542,489 |
More about additional 15 hours entitlement
Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2024 to 2025.
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Hourly rate for 2 year olds | £9.72 |
| Number for 2 year old disadvantaged entitlement (part-time equivalent) | 806.28 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
| Total indicative funding allocation for 2 year old disadvantaged entitlement | £4,467,114 |
More about 2 year old disadvantaged entitlement
Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2024 to 2025.
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Hourly rate for 2 year olds | £9.72 |
| Number for 2 year old entitlement for working parents (part-time equivalent) | 881.06 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
| Total indicative funding allocation for 2 year old working parent entitlement | £4,881,425 |
More about 2 year old entitlement for working parents
Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2024 to 2025.
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Hourly rate for under 2s | £13.26 |
| Number for under 2s entitlement (part-time equivalent) | 446.40 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year (entitlement starts from September 2024) | 38 |
| Total indicative funding allocation for under 2s entitlement | £3,373,981 |
More about under 2s entitlement
Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2024 to 2025.
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Number for 3 and 4 year olds early years pupil premium (part-time equivalent) | 510.40 |
| Hourly rate for early years pupil premium | £0.68 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
| Total indicative funding allocation for early years pupil premium for 3 and 4 year olds | £197,832 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Number for 2 year olds early years pupil premium (part-time equivalent) | 282.05 |
| Hourly rate for early years pupil premium | £0.68 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
| Total indicative funding allocation for early years pupil premium for 2 year olds | £109,323 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Number for under 2s early years pupil premium (part-time equivalent) | 14.10 |
| Hourly rate for early years pupil premium | £0.68 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year (entitlement starts from September 2024) | 38 |
| Total indicative funding allocation for early years pupil premium for under 2s | £5,466 |
More about early years pupil premium
Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2024 to 2025.
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Estimated number for 3 and 4 year olds disability access fund (part-time equivalent) | 146 |
| Yearly rate for disability access fund | £910 |
| Total funding allocation for disability access fund for 3 and 4 year olds | £132,860 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Estimated number for 2 year olds disability access fund (part-time equivalent) | 35 |
| Yearly rate for disability access fund | £910 |
| Total funding allocation for disability access funding for 2 year olds | £31,850 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Estimated number for under 2s for disability access fund (part-time equivalent) | 14 |
| Yearly rate for disability access fund | £910 |
| Total funding allocation for disability access fund for under 2s (entitlement starts from September 2024) | £12,740 |
More about disability access funding
Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2024 to 2025.
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Hourly rate for supplementary funding for mainatined nursery schools | £5.08 |
| Number for supplementary funding for maintained nursery schools (part-time equivalent) | 352.60 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
| Total indicative supplementary funding allocation for maintained nursery schools | £1,020,989 |
More about supplementary funding
Get more information on the indicative supplementary funding allocation from the DSG: technical note 2024 to 2025
Total early years block
£41,242,511
How we calculate this
Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2024 to 2025. If you would like more detailed information, visit the early years national funding formula: funding rates and guidance.
Detailed funding block guidance
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