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Dedicated schools grant (DSG) 2024 to 2025 This allocation: 31 March 2025 Latest

Total allocation for financial year 2024 to 2025

£674,150,788

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Contents

Total schools block after recoupment:

£290,876,028

Primary schools
Primary schoolsCurrent total
Unit of funding£4,977.14
Number of pupils119,358
Total primary schools£594,061,477
Secondary schools
Secondary schoolsCurrent total
Unit of funding£6,445.43
Number of pupils
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84,076.50
Total secondary schools£541,909,196
Premises factor
Current total
Premises factor including national non-domestic rates (NNDR)£16,244,921
Growth
GrowthCurrent total
Total growth funding£7,453,117

Total schools block before recoupment

£1,159,668,711

Deductions to schools block for recoupment

£864,487,524

Deductions for ESFA payments to billing authorities for NNDR

£4,305,159

More information on NNDR
Get more information on NNDR from the DSG: technical note 2024 to 2025.

Total schools block after recoupment:

£290,876,028

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

£11,870,178

Central school services
Central school servicesCurrent total
Unit of funding£39.65
Number of pupils
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203,434.50
Total central school services£8,066,178
Historic commitments
Current total
Total funding for historic commitments£3,804,000

Total central school services block

£11,870,178

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

£204,899,488

Total high needs block national funding formula allocations breakdown
National funding formula (NFF) allocationsCurrent total
Total high needs elements in the funding floor and gains calculation£221,936,303
Total high needs block basic entitlement (area cost adjusted) breakdown
Basic entitlement (area cost adjusted)Current total
Unit of funding£4,752.05
Number of pupils (in special schools and academies)
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3,864.50
Total basic entitlement£18,364,298
Total high needs block import/export adjustments breakdown
Import/export adjustmentsCurrent total
Number of pupils (net amount imported/exported)-454
Total import/export adjustment (based on January 2024 school census and February R06 2023 to 2024 individualised learner record)-£2,742,000
More about import/export adjustments
Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2024 to 2025.
Total high needs block additional funding for special free schools breakdown
Additional funding for special free schoolsCurrent total
Total additional funding for special free schools£770,217
More about additional funding for special free schools
Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2024 to 2025.
Total high needs block hospital education and teachers' pay and pension breakdown
Hospital education and teachers' pay and pensionCurrent total
Total hospital education and teachers' pay and pension£722,497
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

£239,051,315

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 2024 to
August 2024
September 2024 to
March 2025
Total deduction
Pre-16 special educational needs places funded at £6,000249250£1,497,500
Pre-16 special educational needs places funded at £10,0009291£914,167
Pre-16 alternative provision places00£0
Mainstream academies (special educational needs units and resourced provision) Post-16 places
April 2024 to
July 2024
August 2024 to
March 2025
Total deduction
Post-16 special educational needs places00£0
Special academies
Special academiesApril 2024 to
August 2024
September 2024 to
March 2025
Total deduction
Pre-16 special educational needs places1,7541,900.57£18,394,992
Pre-16 alternative provision places00£0
Special academies
April 2024 to
July 2024
August 2024 to
March 2025
Total deduction
Post-16 special educational needs places428430.75£4,298,334
Special free schools
Special free schoolsApril 2024 to
August 2024
September 2024 to
March 2025
Total deduction
Pre-16 special educational needs places214224£2,198,334
Pre-16 alternative provision places00£0
Special free schools
April 2024 to
July 2024
August 2024 to
March 2025
Total deduction
Post-16 special educational needs places2222£220,000
Alternative provision academies and free schools
Alternative provision academies and free schoolsApril 2024 to
August 2024
September 2024 to
March 2025
Total deduction
Pre-16 special educational needs places00£0
Pre-16 alternative provision places347368£3,592,500
AP Special free schools
April 2024 to
July 2024
August 2024 to
March 2025
Total deduction
Post-16 special educational needs places00£0
16 to 19 academies and free schools
16 to 19 academies and free schoolsApril 2024 to
July 2024
August 2024 to
March 2025
Total deduction
Post-16 special educational needs places017.50£70,000
Further education (FE ) and independent learning provider(ILP) places
Further education (FE ) and independent learning provider(ILP) placesApril 2024 to
July 2024
August 2024 to
March 2025
Total deduction
FE and ILP places501491£2,966,000
View funding factors with no deductions
There are no deductions for:
  • hospital academies

Deductions to high needs block due to direct funding of places

£34,151,827

Total high needs block after deductions

£204,899,488

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

£166,505,094

Universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds
Universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year oldsCurrent total
Hourly rate for 3 and 4 year olds£5.61
Number for universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds
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20,799.28
Hours entitled per week15
Weeks entitled per year38
Total initial funding allocation for universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds£66,509,858
More about universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds
Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2024 to 2025.
Additional 15 hours entitlement for eligible working parents of 3 and 4 year olds
Current total
Hourly rate for 3 and 4 year olds£5.61
Number for additional 15 hours entitlement for eligible working parents of 3 and 4 year olds (part-time equivalent)
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8,674.59
Hours entitled per week15
Weeks entitled per year38
Total initial funding allocation for additional 15 hours entitlement for eligible working parents of 3 and 4 year olds£27,738,737
More about additional 15 hours entitlement
Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2024 to 2025.
2 year old disadvantaged entitlement
Current total
Hourly rate for 2 year olds£7.91
Number for 2 year old disadvantaged entitlement (part-time equivalent)2,683.78
Hours entitled per week15
Weeks entitled per year38
Total initial funding allocation for 2 year old disadvantaged entitlement£12,100,359
More about 2 year old disadvantaged entitlement
Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2024 to 2025.
2 year old entitlement for working parents
Current total
Hourly rate for 2 year olds£7.91
Number for 2 year old entitlement for working parents (part-time equivalent)6,918.99
Hours entitled per week15
Weeks entitled per year38
Total initial funding allocation for 2 year old working parent entitlement£31,195,651
More about 2 year old entitlement for working parents
Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2024 to 2025.
Under 2s entitlement
Current total
Hourly rate for under 2s£10.75
Number for under 2s entitlement (part-time equivalent)4,288.19
Hours entitled per week15
Weeks entitled per year (entitlement starts from September 2024)38
Total initial funding allocation for under 2s entitlement£26,275,885
More about under 2s entitlement
Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2024 to 2025.
Early years pupil premium for 3 and 4 year olds
Current total
Number for 3 and 4 year olds early years pupil premium (part-time equivalent)1,882.45
Hourly rate for early years pupil premium£0.68
Hours entitled per week15
Weeks entitled per year38
Total initial funding allocation for early years pupil premium for 3 and 4 year olds£729,638
Early years pupil premium for 2 year olds
Current total
Number for 2 year olds early years pupil premium (part-time equivalent)1,074.46
Hourly rate for early years pupil premium £0.68
Hours entitled per week15
Weeks entitled per year38
Total initial funding allocation for early years pupil premium for 2 year olds£416,461
Early years pupil premium for under 2s
Current total
Number for under 2s early years pupil premium (part-time equivalent)67.54
Hourly rate for early years pupil premium £0.68
Hours entitled per week15
Weeks entitled per year (entitlement starts from September 2024)38
Total initial funding allocation for early years pupil premium for under 2s£26,179
More about early years pupil premium
Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2024 to 2025.
Disability access fund for 3 and 4 year olds
Current total
Estimated number for 3 and 4 year olds disability access fund (part-time equivalent)870
Yearly rate for disability access fund£910
Total funding allocation for disability access fund for 3 and 4 year olds£791,700
Disability access fund for 2 year olds
Current total
Estimated number for 2 year olds disability access fund (part-time equivalent)221
Yearly rate for disability access fund£910
Total funding allocation for disability access funding for 2 year olds£201,110
Disability access fund for under 2s
Current total
Estimated number for under 2s for disability access fund (part-time equivalent)71
Yearly rate for disability access fund£910
Total funding allocation for disability access fund for under 2s (entitlement starts from September 2024)£64,610
More about disability access funding
Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2024 to 2025.
Maintained nursery school supplementary funding
Current total
Hourly rate for supplementary funding for mainatined nursery schools£4.64
Number for supplementary funding for maintained nursery schools (part-time equivalent)172
Hours entitled per week15
Weeks entitled per year38
Total initial supplementary funding allocation for maintained nursery schools£454,906
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

£166,505,094

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

Allocation history

General DSG guidance