Dedicated schools grant (DSG) 2024 to 2025 This allocation: 31 March 2025 Latest
Total allocation for financial year 2024 to 2025
£776,296,222
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Total schools block after recoupment:
£382,622,663
| Primary schools | Current total |
|---|---|
| Unit of funding | £5,441.08 |
| Number of pupils | 108,150 |
| Total primary schools | £588,452,802 |
| Secondary schools | Current total |
|---|---|
| Unit of funding | £7,221.23 |
| Number of pupils
Find out why partial pupil numbers are used | 74,718.50 |
| Total secondary schools | £539,559,474 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Premises factor including national non-domestic rates (NNDR) | £13,881,831 |
| Growth | Current total |
|---|---|
| Total growth funding | £5,291,227 |
Total schools block before recoupment
£1,147,185,334
Deductions to schools block for recoupment
£756,760,359
Deductions for ESFA payments to billing authorities for NNDR
£7,802,312
More information on NNDR
Get more information on NNDR from the DSG: technical note 2024 to 2025.
Total schools block after recoupment:
£382,622,663
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
£8,412,927
| Central school services | Current total |
|---|---|
| Unit of funding | £41.97 |
| Number of pupils
Find out why partial pupil numbers are used | 182,868.50 |
| Total central school services | £7,674,991 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Total funding for historic commitments | £737,936 |
Total central school services block
£8,412,927
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
£246,275,160
| National funding formula (NFF) allocations | Current total |
|---|---|
| Total high needs elements in the funding floor and gains calculation | £255,015,678 |
| Basic entitlement (area cost adjusted) | Current total |
|---|---|
| Unit of funding | £4,684.62 |
| Number of pupils (in special schools and academies)
Find out why partial pupil numbers are used | 5,347.50 |
| Total basic entitlement | £25,051,006 |
| Import/export adjustments | Current total |
|---|---|
| Number of pupils (net amount imported/exported) | -712.50 |
| Total import/export adjustment (based on January 2024 school census and February R06 2023 to 2024 individualised learner record) | -£4,617,000 |
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 | £6,000 |
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 | £7,596,882 |
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
£283,052,566
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 | 403.40 | 11 | £1,047,000 |
| Pre-16 special educational needs places funded at £10,000 | 47.60 | 509 | £3,167,499 |
| 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 | 2 | 2 | £12,000 |
| Special academies | April 2024 to August 2024 | September 2024 to March 2025 | Total deduction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-16 special educational needs places | 2,001 | 1,997 | £19,986,667 |
| Pre-16 alternative provision places | 40 | 40 | £400,000 |
| April 2024 to July 2024 | August 2024 to March 2025 | Total deduction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Post-16 special educational needs places | 305 | 375 | £3,516,667 |
| 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 | 28 | 23 | £250,834 |
| April 2024 to July 2024 | August 2024 to March 2025 | Total deduction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Post-16 special educational needs places | 0 | 0 | £0 |
| Hospital academies | April 2024 to August 2024 | September 2024 to March 2025 | Total deduction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Post-16 special educational needs places | 2,221,141 | 3,109,598 | £5,330,739 |
| Further education (FE ) and independent learning provider(ILP) places | April 2024 to July 2024 | August 2024 to March 2025 | Total deduction |
|---|---|---|---|
| FE and ILP places | 511 | 511 | £3,066,000 |
View funding factors with no deductions
There are no deductions for:
- special free schools
- 16 to 19 academies and free schools places
Deductions to high needs block due to direct funding of places
£36,777,406
Total high needs block after deductions
£246,275,160
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
£138,985,472
| Universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds | Current total |
|---|---|
| Hourly rate for 3 and 4 year olds | £5.95 |
| Number for universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds
Find out why partial pupil numbers are used | 17,967.83 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
| Total initial funding allocation for universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds | £60,937,896 |
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 | £5.95 |
| 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 | 5,297.84 |
| 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 | £17,967,625 |
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 | £8.67 |
| Number for 2 year old disadvantaged entitlement (part-time equivalent) | 3,683.63 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
| Total initial funding allocation for 2 year old disadvantaged entitlement | £18,204,132 |
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 | £8.67 |
| Number for 2 year old entitlement for working parents (part-time equivalent) | 3,515.94 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
| Total initial funding allocation for 2 year old working parent entitlement | £17,375,424 |
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 | £11.85 |
| Number for under 2s entitlement (part-time equivalent) | 2,295.27 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year (entitlement starts from September 2024) | 38 |
| Total initial funding allocation for under 2s entitlement | £15,503,402 |
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) | 3,933.10 |
| Hourly rate for early years pupil premium | £0.68 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
| Total initial funding allocation for early years pupil premium for 3 and 4 year olds | £1,524,470 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Number for 2 year olds early years pupil premium (part-time equivalent) | 1,300.79 |
| Hourly rate for early years pupil premium | £0.68 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
| Total initial funding allocation for early years pupil premium for 2 year olds | £504,187 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Number for under 2s early years pupil premium (part-time equivalent) | 6.09 |
| 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 initial funding allocation for early years pupil premium for under 2s | £2,361 |
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) | 798 |
| Yearly rate for disability access fund | £910 |
| Total funding allocation for disability access fund for 3 and 4 year olds | £726,180 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Estimated number for 2 year olds disability access fund (part-time equivalent) | 252 |
| Yearly rate for disability access fund | £910 |
| Total funding allocation for disability access funding for 2 year olds | £229,320 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Estimated number for under 2s for disability access fund (part-time equivalent) | 99 |
| Yearly rate for disability access fund | £910 |
| Total funding allocation for disability access fund for under 2s (entitlement starts from September 2024) | £90,090 |
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 | £4.64 |
| Number for supplementary funding for maintained nursery schools (part-time equivalent) | 2,238.50 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
| Total initial supplementary funding allocation for maintained nursery schools | £5,920,385 |
More about supplementary funding
Get more information on the initial supplementary funding allocation from the DSG: technical note 2024 to 2025
Total early years block
£138,985,472
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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