Dedicated schools grant (DSG) 2025 to 2026 This allocation: 24 March 2026 Latest
Total allocation for financial year 2025 to 2026
£343,196,096
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Total schools block after recoupment:
£205,602,509
| Primary schools | Current total |
|---|---|
| Unit of funding | £7,390.94 |
| Number of pupils
Find out why partial pupil numbers are used | 22,012.50 |
| Total primary schools | £162,693,067 |
| Secondary schools | Current total |
|---|---|
| Unit of funding | £10,010.95 |
| Number of pupils
Find out why partial pupil numbers are used | 14,646.50 |
| Total secondary schools | £146,625,380 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Premises factor including national non-domestic rates (NNDR) | £9,642,124 |
| Growth | Current total |
|---|---|
| Total growth funding | £819,699 |
Total schools block before recoupment
£319,780,270
Deductions to schools block for recoupment
£109,132,759
Deductions for DfE payments to billing authorities for NNDR
£5,045,002
More information on NNDR
Get more information on NNDR from the DSG: technical note 2025 to 2026.
Total schools block after recoupment:
£205,602,509
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
£2,943,124
| Central school services | Current total |
|---|---|
| Unit of funding | £60.39 |
| Number of pupils | 36,659 |
| Total central school services | £2,213,838 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Total funding for historic commitments | £729,286 |
Total central school services block
£2,943,124
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
£85,334,338
| National funding formula (NFF) allocations | Current total |
|---|---|
| Total high needs elements in the funding floor and gains calculation | £83,143,475 |
| Basic entitlement (area cost adjusted) | Current total |
|---|---|
| Unit of funding | £5,636.86 |
| Number of pupils (in special schools and academies) | 859 |
| Total basic entitlement | £4,842,063 |
| Import/export adjustments | Current total |
|---|---|
| Number of pupils (net amount imported/exported) | 587 |
| Total import/export adjustment (based on January 2025 school census and February R06 2024 to 2025 individualised learner record) | £3,522,000 |
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 | £18,000 |
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 | £677,269 |
| Alternative provision teachers pay/pension funding factor | £230,032 |
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
£92,432,839
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 | 76 | 76 | £456,000 |
| Pre-16 special educational needs places funded at £10,000 | 0 | 0 | £0 |
| 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 | 38 | 42 | £244,000 |
| Special academies | April 2025 to August 2025 | September 2025 to March 2026 | Total deduction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-16 special educational needs places | 55 | 55 | £550,000 |
| 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 |
| Alternative provision academies and free schools | April 2025 to August 2025 | September 2025 to March 2026 | Total deduction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-16 special educational needs places | 0 | 0 | £0 |
| Pre-16 alternative provision places | 3 | 0 | £12,501 |
| April 2025 to July 2025 | August 2025 to March 2026 | Total deduction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Post-16 special educational needs places | 0 | 0 | £0 |
| 16 to 19 academies and free schools | April 2025 to July 2025 | August 2025 to March 2026 | Total deduction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Post-16 special educational needs places | 19 | 13 | £90,000 |
| 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 | 925 | 974 | £5,746,000 |
View funding factors with no deductions
There are no deductions for:
- special free schools
- hospital academies
Deductions to high needs block due to direct funding of places
£7,098,501
Total high needs block after deductions
£85,334,338
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
£49,316,125
| Universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds | Current total |
|---|---|
| Hourly rate for 3 and 4 year olds | £8.91 |
| Number for universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds
Find out why partial pupil numbers are used | 4,116.65 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
| Total initial funding allocation for universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds | £20,907,231 |
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 | £8.91 |
| 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 | 1,024.67 |
| 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 | £5,203,992 |
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 | £11.79 |
| Number for 2-year-olds of families receiving additional support (part-time equivalent) | 767.68 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
| Total initial funding allocation for 2-year-olds of families receiving additional support | £5,159,040 |
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 | £11.79 |
| Estimated number of 2 year old for working parents entitlement (part-time equivalent) April-August | 190.21 |
initial funding allocation for 2 year old working parent entitlement April-August | £1,278,269 |
| Estimated number of 2 year old for working parents entitlement (Part-time equivalent) September-March | 771.71 |
initial funding allocation for 2 year old working parent entitlement September-March | £5,186,123 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
| Total initial funding allocation for 2 year old working parent entitlement | £6,464,392 |
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 | £16.28 |
| Estimated number of under 2s entitlement (part-time equivalent) April-August | 203.21 |
initial funding allocation for under 2s entitlement April-August | £1,885,708 |
| Estimated number of under 2s entitlement (Part-time equivalent) September-March | 858.55 |
initial funding allocation for under 2s entitlement September-March | £7,967,001 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year (entitlement starts from September 2025) | 38 |
| Total initial funding allocation for under 2s entitlement | £9,852,709 |
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) | 1,003 |
| Hourly rate for early years pupil premium | £1 |
| 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 | £571,710 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Estimated number for 2 year olds early years pupil premium (part-time equivalent) | 239.53 |
| Hourly rate for early years pupil premium | £1 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
| Total initial funding allocation for early years pupil premium for 2 year olds | £136,533 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Estimated number for under 2s early years pupil premium (part-time equivalent) | 5.92 |
| Hourly rate for early years pupil premium | £1 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year (entitlement starts from September 2025) | 38 |
| Total initial funding allocation for early years pupil premium for under 2s | £3,375 |
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) | 239 |
| Yearly rate for disability access fund | £938 |
| Total funding allocation for disability access fund for 3 and 4 year olds | £224,182 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Estimated number for 2 year olds disability access fund (part-time equivalent) | 72 |
| Yearly rate for disability access fund | £938 |
| Total funding allocation for disability access funding for 2 year olds | £67,536 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Estimated number for under 2s for disability access fund (part-time equivalent) | 24 |
| Yearly rate for disability access fund | £938 |
| Total funding allocation for disability access fund for under 2s (entitlement starts from September 2025) | £22,512 |
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) | 234 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
| Total initial supplementary funding allocation for maintained nursery schools | £702,913 |
More about supplementary funding
Get more information on the initial supplementary funding allocation from the DSG: technical note 2025 to 2026
Total early years block
£49,316,125
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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