Dedicated schools grant (DSG) 2025 to 2026 This allocation: 24 November 2025 Not latest
Total allocation for financial year 2025 to 2026
£110,066,460
Contents
Total schools block after recoupment:
£46,607,874
| Primary schools | Current total |
|---|---|
| Unit of funding | £7,196.05 |
| Number of pupils
Find out why partial pupil numbers are used | 7,641.50 |
| Total primary schools | £54,988,617 |
| Secondary schools | Current total |
|---|---|
| Unit of funding | £9,122.16 |
| Number of pupils | 8,741 |
| Total secondary schools | £79,736,801 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Premises factor including national non-domestic rates (NNDR) | £1,870,589 |
| Growth | Current total |
|---|---|
| Total growth funding | £999,328 |
Total schools block before recoupment
£137,595,335
Deductions to schools block for recoupment
£89,661,254
Deductions for DfE payments to billing authorities for NNDR
£1,326,207
More information on NNDR
Get more information on NNDR from the DSG: technical note 2025 to 2026.
Total schools block after recoupment:
£46,607,874
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
£954,057
| Central school services | Current total |
|---|---|
| Unit of funding | £55.42 |
| Number of pupils
Find out why partial pupil numbers are used | 16,382.50 |
| Total central school services | £907,919 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Total funding for historic commitments | £46,138 |
Total central school services block
£954,057
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
£43,201,372
| National funding formula (NFF) allocations | Current total |
|---|---|
| Total high needs elements in the funding floor and gains calculation | £42,581,474 |
| Basic entitlement (area cost adjusted) | Current total |
|---|---|
| Unit of funding | £5,636.86 |
| Number of pupils (in special schools and academies) | 373 |
| Total basic entitlement | £2,102,549 |
| Import/export adjustments | Current total |
|---|---|
| Number of pupils (net amount imported/exported) | -61 |
| Total import/export adjustment (based on January 2025 school census and February R06 2024 to 2025 individualised learner record) | -£378,000 |
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 | £30,000 |
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 | £658,129 |
| Alternative provision teachers pay/pension funding factor | £66,221 |
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
£45,060,373
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 | 41 | 58 | £305,500 |
| Pre-16 special educational needs places funded at £10,000 | 10 | 0 | £41,667 |
| 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 | 6 | £36,000 |
| Special free schools | April 2025 to August 2025 | September 2025 to March 2026 | Total deduction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-16 special educational needs places | 70 | 72 | £711,667 |
| 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 | 10 | 10 | £100,000 |
| Pre-16 alternative provision places | 64 | 63 | £634,167 |
| April 2025 to July 2025 | August 2025 to March 2026 | Total deduction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Post-16 special educational needs places | 0 | 0 | £0 |
| 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 | 5 | 5 | £30,000 |
View funding factors with no deductions
There are no deductions for:
- special academies
- 16 to 19 academies and free schools places
- hospital academies
Deductions to high needs block due to direct funding of places
£1,859,001
Total high needs block after deductions
£43,201,372
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
£19,303,157
| Universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds | Current total |
|---|---|
| Hourly rate for 3 and 4 year olds | £8.77 |
| Number for universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds
Find out why partial pupil numbers are used | 1,773.30 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
| Total initial funding allocation for universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds | £8,864,550 |
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 | £8.77 |
| 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 | 340.42 |
| 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 | £1,701,726 |
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 | £12.43 |
| Number for 2-year-olds of families receiving additional support (part-time equivalent) | 256 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
| Total initial funding allocation for 2-year-olds of families receiving additional support | £1,813,786 |
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 | £12.43 |
| Estimated number of 2 year old for working parents entitlement (part-time equivalent) April-August | 84.93 |
initial funding allocation for 2 year old working parent entitlement April-August | £601,738 |
| Estimated number of 2 year old for working parents entitlement (Part-time equivalent) September-March | 217.30 |
initial funding allocation for 2 year old working parent entitlement September-March | £1,539,593 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
| Total initial funding allocation for 2 year old working parent entitlement | £2,141,331 |
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 | £17.44 |
| Estimated number of under 2s entitlement (part-time equivalent) April-August | 108.86 |
initial funding allocation for under 2s entitlement April-August | £1,082,156 |
| Estimated number of under 2s entitlement (Part-time equivalent) September-March | 236.84 |
initial funding allocation for under 2s entitlement September-March | £2,354,380 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year (entitlement starts from September 2025) | 38 |
| Total initial funding allocation for under 2s entitlement | £3,436,536 |
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) | 367.92 |
| 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 | £209,715 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Estimated number for 2 year olds early years pupil premium (part-time equivalent) | 94.47 |
| 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 | £53,848 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Estimated number for under 2s early years pupil premium (part-time equivalent) | 6.64 |
| 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 | £3,785 |
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) | 90 |
| Yearly rate for disability access fund | £938 |
| Total funding allocation for disability access fund for 3 and 4 year olds | £84,420 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Estimated number for 2 year olds disability access fund (part-time equivalent) | 15 |
| Yearly rate for disability access fund | £938 |
| Total funding allocation for disability access funding for 2 year olds | £14,070 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Estimated number for under 2s for disability access fund (part-time equivalent) | 5 |
| Yearly rate for disability access fund | £938 |
| Total funding allocation for disability access fund for under 2s (entitlement starts from September 2025) | £4,690 |
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 | £10 |
| Number for supplementary funding for maintained nursery schools (part-time equivalent) | 171 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
| Total initial supplementary funding allocation for maintained nursery schools | £974,700 |
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
£19,303,157
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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