Dedicated schools grant (DSG) 2025 to 2026 This allocation: 31 March 2025 Not latest
Total allocation for financial year 2025 to 2026
£264,813,709
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Total schools block after recoupment:
£150,257,957
| Primary schools | Current total |
|---|---|
| Unit of funding | £6,982.83 |
| Number of pupils
Find out why partial pupil numbers are used | 18,157.50 |
| Total primary schools | £126,790,736 |
| Secondary schools | Current total |
|---|---|
| Unit of funding | £9,506.69 |
| Number of pupils
Find out why partial pupil numbers are used | 11,297.50 |
| Total secondary schools | £107,401,831 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Premises factor including national non-domestic rates (NNDR) | £5,524,631 |
| Growth | Current total |
|---|---|
| Total growth funding | £1,358,099 |
Total schools block before recoupment
£241,075,297
Deductions to schools block for recoupment
£86,241,171
Deductions for DfE payments to billing authorities for NNDR
£4,576,169
More information on NNDR
Get more information on NNDR from the DSG: technical note 2025 to 2026.
Total schools block after recoupment:
£150,257,957
How we calculate this
Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2025 to 2026.
Detailed funding block resources
Total central school services block
£1,401,175
| Central school services | Current total |
|---|---|
| Unit of funding | £47.57 |
| Number of pupils | 29,455 |
| Total central school services | £1,401,175 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Total funding for historic commitments | £0 |
Total central school services block
£1,401,175
How we calculate this
Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2025 to 2026.
Detailed funding block guidance
Total high needs block after deductions
£66,274,382
| National funding formula (NFF) allocations | Current total |
|---|---|
| Total high needs elements in the funding floor and gains calculation | £66,128,384 |
| Basic entitlement (area cost adjusted) | Current total |
|---|---|
| Unit of funding | £5,636.86 |
| Number of pupils (in special schools and academies) | 843 |
| Total basic entitlement | £4,751,873 |
| Import/export adjustments | Current total |
|---|---|
| Number of pupils (net amount imported/exported) | -64 |
| Total import/export adjustment (based on January 2024 school census and February R06 2023 to 2024 individualised learner record) | -£414,000 |
More about import/export adjustments
Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2025 to 2026.
| Additional funding for special free schools | Current total |
|---|---|
| Total additional funding for special free schools | £210,000 |
More about additional funding for special free schools
Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2025 to 2026.
| Hospital education and teachers' pay and pension | Current total |
|---|---|
| Hospital education, funding factor | £212,124 |
| Alternative provision teachers pay/pension funding factor | £123,940 |
More about hospital education and teachers' pay and pension funding
Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2025 to 2026.
Total high needs block before deductions
£71,012,321
High needs deductions
| Mainstream academies (special educational needs units and resourced provision) | April 2025 to August 2025 | September 2025 to March 2026 | Total deduction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-16 special educational needs places funded at £6,000 | 52 | 48 | £298,000 |
| Pre-16 special educational needs places funded at £10,000 | 26 | 39 | £335,834 |
| Pre-16 alternative provision places | 0 | 0 | £0 |
| April 2025 to July 2025 | August 2025 to March 2026 | Total deduction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Post-16 special educational needs places | 0 | 0 | £0 |
| Special academies | April 2025 to August 2025 | September 2025 to March 2026 | Total deduction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-16 special educational needs places | 55 | 58 | £567,500 |
| Pre-16 alternative provision places | 0 | 0 | £0 |
| April 2025 to July 2025 | August 2025 to March 2026 | Total deduction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Post-16 special educational needs places | 30 | 32 | £313,334 |
| Special free schools | April 2025 to August 2025 | September 2025 to March 2026 | Total deduction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-16 special educational needs places | 60 | 64 | £623,334 |
| Pre-16 alternative provision places | 0 | 0 | £0 |
| April 2025 to July 2025 | August 2025 to March 2026 | Total deduction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Post-16 special educational needs places | 6 | 8 | £73,334 |
| Alternative provision academies and free schools | April 2025 to August 2025 | September 2025 to March 2026 | Total deduction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-16 special educational needs places | 35 | 35 | £350,000 |
| Pre-16 alternative provision places | 50 | 50 | £500,000 |
| April 2025 to July 2025 | August 2025 to March 2026 | Total deduction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Post-16 special educational needs places | 0 | 0 | £0 |
| Hospital academies | April 2025 to August 2025 | September 2025 to March 2026 | Total deduction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Post-16 special educational needs places | 82,603 | 0 | £82,603 |
| Further education (FE ) and independent learning provider(ILP) places | April 2025 to July 2025 | August 2025 to March 2026 | Total deduction |
|---|---|---|---|
| FE and ILP places | 233 | 282 | £1,594,000 |
View funding factors with no deductions
There are no deductions for:
- 16 to 19 academies and free schools places
Deductions to high needs block due to direct funding of places
£4,737,939
Total high needs block after deductions
£66,274,382
How we calculate this
Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2025 to 2026. If you would like more information on the deductions, visit the DSG: technical note 2025 to 2026.
Detailed funding block guidance
Total early years block
£46,880,195
| Universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds | Current total |
|---|---|
| Hourly rate for 3 and 4 year olds | £8.07 |
| Number for universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds | 3,567 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
| Total indicative funding allocation for universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds | £16,407,844 |
More about universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds
Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2025 to 2026.
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Hourly rate for 3 and 4 year olds | £8.07 |
| 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 | 1,381.90 |
| 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 | £6,356,602 |
More about additional 15 hours entitlement
Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2025 to 2026.
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Hourly rate for 2 year olds | £11.61 |
| Number for 2-year-olds of families receiving additional support (part-time equivalent) | 524 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
| Total indicative funding allocation for 2-year-olds of families receiving additional support | £3,467,675 |
More about 2 year old disadvantaged entitlement
Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2025 to 2026.
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Hourly rate for 2 year olds | £11.61 |
| Estimated number of 2 year old for working parents entitlement (part-time equivalent) April-August | 259.13 |
indicative funding allocation for 2 year old working parent entitlement April-August | £1,714,845 |
| Estimated number of 2 year old for working parents entitlement (Part-time equivalent) September-March | 907.58 |
indicative funding allocation for 2 year old working parent entitlement September-March | £6,006,093 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
| Total indicative funding allocation for 2 year old working parent entitlement | £7,720,938 |
More about 2 year old entitlement for working parents
Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2025 to 2026.
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Hourly rate for under 2s | £15.95 |
| Estimated number of under 2s entitlement (part-time equivalent) April-August | 281.66 |
indicative funding allocation for under 2s entitlement April-August | £2,560,712 |
| Estimated number of under 2s entitlement (Part-time equivalent) September-March | 989.17 |
indicative funding allocation for under 2s entitlement September-March | £8,993,040 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year (entitlement starts from September 2025) | 38 |
| Total indicative funding allocation for under 2s entitlement | £11,553,752 |
More about under 2s entitlement
Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2025 to 2026.
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Number for 3 and 4 year olds early years pupil premium (part-time equivalent) | 586.50 |
| Hourly rate for early years pupil premium | £1 |
| 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 | £334,305 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Estimated number for 2 year olds early years pupil premium (part-time equivalent) | 149 |
| Hourly rate for early years pupil premium | £1 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
| Total indicative funding allocation for early years pupil premium for 2 year olds | £84,930 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Estimated number for under 2s early years pupil premium (part-time equivalent) | 13.41 |
| Hourly rate for early years pupil premium | £1 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year (entitlement starts from September 2025) | 38 |
| Total indicative funding allocation for early years pupil premium for under 2s | £7,644 |
More about early years pupil premium
Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2025 to 2026.
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Estimated number for 3 and 4 year olds disability access fund (part-time equivalent) | 96 |
| Yearly rate for disability access fund | £938 |
| Total funding allocation for disability access fund for 3 and 4 year olds | £90,048 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Estimated number for 2 year olds disability access fund (part-time equivalent) | 31 |
| Yearly rate for disability access fund | £938 |
| Total funding allocation for disability access funding for 2 year olds | £29,078 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Estimated number for under 2s for disability access fund (part-time equivalent) | 11 |
| Yearly rate for disability access fund | £938 |
| Total funding allocation for disability access fund for under 2s (entitlement starts from September 2025) | £10,318 |
More about disability access funding
Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2025 to 2026.
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Hourly rate for supplementary funding for mainatined nursery schools | £5.27 |
| Number for supplementary funding for maintained nursery schools (part-time equivalent) | 272 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
| Total indicative supplementary funding allocation for maintained nursery schools | £817,061 |
More about supplementary funding
Get more information on the indicative supplementary funding allocation from the DSG: technical note 2025 to 2026
Total early years block
£46,880,195
How we calculate this
Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2025 to 2026. 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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