Dedicated schools grant (DSG) 2024 to 2025 This allocation: 19 December 2023 Not latest
Total allocation for financial year 2024 to 2025
£360,334,372
Contents
Total schools block after deductions:
£260,131,932
| Primary schools | Current total |
|---|---|
| Unit of funding | £5,136.11 |
| Number of pupils
Find out why partial pupil numbers are used | 24,647.50 |
| Total primary schools | £126,592,272 |
| Secondary schools | Current total |
|---|---|
| Unit of funding | £6,772.37 |
| Number of pupils
Find out why partial pupil numbers are used | 19,015.50 |
| Total secondary schools | £128,780,002 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Premises factor including national non-domestic rates (NNDR) | £6,564,360 |
| Growth | Current total |
|---|---|
| Total growth funding | £560,547 |
Total schools block before deductions
£262,497,181
Deductions for DfE payments to billing authorities for NNDR
£2,365,249
More information on NNDR
Get more information on NNDR from the DSG: technical note 2024 to 2025.
Total schools block after deductions:
£260,131,932
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
£2,021,662
| Central school services | Current total |
|---|---|
| Unit of funding | £39.28 |
| Number of pupils | 43,663 |
| Total central school services | £1,715,083 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Total funding for historic commitments | £306,579 |
Total central school services block
£2,021,662
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
£61,548,018
| National funding formula (NFF) allocations | Current total |
|---|---|
| Total high needs elements in the funding floor and gains calculation | £55,199,178 |
| Basic entitlement (area cost adjusted) | Current total |
|---|---|
| Unit of funding | £4,668.17 |
| Number of pupils (in special schools and academies) | 1,609 |
| Total basic entitlement | £7,511,086 |
| Import/export adjustments | Current total |
|---|---|
| Number of pupils (net amount imported/exported) | -130 |
| Total import/export adjustment (based on January 2023 school census and February R06 2022 to 2023 individualised learner record) | -£780,000 |
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 | £0 |
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 | £1,963,754 |
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
£63,894,018
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 | 114 | 114 | £684,000 |
| 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 | 40 | 40 | £240,000 |
| 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 | 3 | 3 | £30,000 |
| April 2024 to July 2024 | August 2024 to March 2025 | Total deduction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Post-16 special educational needs places | 0 | 0 | £0 |
| 16 to 19 academies and free schools | April 2024 to July 2024 | August 2024 to March 2025 | Total deduction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Post-16 special educational needs places | 54 | 54 | £324,000 |
| 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 | 178 | 178 | £1,068,000 |
View funding factors with no deductions
There are no deductions for:
- special academies
- special free schools
- hospital academies
Deductions to high needs block due to direct funding of places
£2,346,000
Total high needs block after deductions
£61,548,018
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
£36,632,760
| Universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds | Current total |
|---|---|
| Hourly rate for 3 and 4 year olds | £5.50 |
| Number for universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds
Find out why partial pupil numbers are used | 4,339.27 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
| Total indicative funding allocation for universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds | £13,603,612 |
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 | £5.50 |
| 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 | 2,271.48 |
| 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 | £7,121,090 |
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 | £7.88 |
| Number for 2 year old disadvantaged entitlement (part-time equivalent) | 891.05 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
| Total indicative funding allocation for 2 year old disadvantaged entitlement | £4,002,241 |
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 | £7.88 |
| Number for 2 year old entitlement for working parents (part-time equivalent) | 1,387.21 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
| Total indicative funding allocation for 2 year old working parent entitlement | £6,230,793 |
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 | £10.75 |
| Number for under 2s entitlement (part-time equivalent) | 702.84 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year (entitlement starts from September 2024) | 38 |
| Total indicative funding allocation for under 2s entitlement | £4,306,653 |
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) | 675.67 |
| 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 | £261,890 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Number for 2 year olds early years pupil premium (part-time equivalent) | 371.45 |
| 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 | £143,975 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Number for under 2s early years pupil premium (part-time equivalent) | 18.57 |
| 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 | £7,198 |
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) | 245 |
| Yearly rate for disability access fund | £910 |
| Total funding allocation for disability access fund for 3 and 4 year olds | £222,950 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Estimated number for 2 year olds disability access fund (part-time equivalent) | 65 |
| Yearly rate for disability access fund | £910 |
| Total funding allocation for disability access funding for 2 year olds | £59,150 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Estimated number for under 2s for disability access fund (part-time equivalent) | 21 |
| Yearly rate for disability access fund | £910 |
| Total funding allocation for disability access fund for under 2s (entitlement starts from September 2024) | £19,110 |
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 | £6.34 |
| Number for supplementary funding for maintained nursery schools (part-time equivalent) | 181 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
| Total indicative supplementary funding allocation for maintained nursery schools | £654,098 |
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
£36,632,760
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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