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Dedicated schools grant (DSG) 2025 to 2026 This allocation: 31 March 2025 Latest

Total allocation for financial year 2025 to 2026

£292,716,173

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Contents

Total schools block after recoupment:

£165,450,424

Primary schools
Primary schoolsCurrent total
Unit of funding£5,704.01
Number of pupils33,258
Total primary schools£189,703,965
Secondary schools
Secondary schoolsCurrent total
Unit of funding£7,651.35
Number of pupils23,804
Total secondary schools£182,132,736
Premises factor
Current total
Premises factor including national non-domestic rates (NNDR)£5,128,393
Growth
GrowthCurrent total
Total growth funding£1,691,517

Total schools block before recoupment

£378,656,611

Deductions to schools block for recoupment

£209,915,854

Deductions for ESFA payments to billing authorities for NNDR

£3,290,333

More information on NNDR
Get more information on NNDR from the DSG: technical note 2025 to 2026.

Total schools block after recoupment:

£165,450,424

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

£2,661,333

Central school services
Central school servicesCurrent total
Unit of funding£45.33
Number of pupils57,062
Total central school services£2,586,621
Historic commitments
Current total
Total funding for historic commitments£74,712

Total central school services block

£2,661,333

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

£77,297,553

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£75,128,731
Total high needs block basic entitlement (area cost adjusted) breakdown
Basic entitlement (area cost adjusted)Current total
Unit of funding£4,684.62
Number of pupils (in special schools and academies)1,143
Total basic entitlement£5,354,521
Total high needs block import/export adjustments breakdown
Import/export adjustmentsCurrent total
Number of pupils (net amount imported/exported)-37
Total import/export adjustment (based on January 2024 school census and February R06 2023 to 2024 individualised learner record)-£234,000
More about import/export adjustments
Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2025 to 2026.
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£567,069
More about additional funding for special free schools
Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2025 to 2026.
Total high needs block hospital education and teachers' pay and pension breakdown
Hospital education and teachers' pay and pensionCurrent total
Hospital education, funding factor£1,448,766
Alternative provision teachers pay/pension funding factor£200,466
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

£82,465,553

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 2025 to
August 2025
September 2025 to
March 2026
Total deduction
Pre-16 special educational needs places funded at £6,0006666£396,000
Pre-16 special educational needs places funded at £10,00044£40,000
Pre-16 alternative provision places00£0
Mainstream academies (special educational needs units and resourced provision) Post-16 places
April 2025 to
July 2025
August 2025 to
March 2026
Total deduction
Post-16 special educational needs places1717£102,000
Special academies
Special academiesApril 2025 to
August 2025
September 2025 to
March 2026
Total deduction
Pre-16 special educational needs places120120£1,200,000
Pre-16 alternative provision places00£0
Special academies
April 2025 to
July 2025
August 2025 to
March 2026
Total deduction
Post-16 special educational needs places00£0
Special free schools
Special free schoolsApril 2025 to
August 2025
September 2025 to
March 2026
Total deduction
Pre-16 special educational needs places180216£2,010,000
Pre-16 alternative provision places00£0
Special free schools
April 2025 to
July 2025
August 2025 to
March 2026
Total deduction
Post-16 special educational needs places00£0
Further education (FE ) and independent learning provider(ILP) places
Further education (FE ) and independent learning provider(ILP) placesApril 2025 to
July 2025
August 2025 to
March 2026
Total deduction
FE and ILP places220245£1,420,000
View funding factors with no deductions
There are no deductions for:
  • alternative provision academies and free schools
  • 16 to 19 academies and free schools places
  • hospital academies

Deductions to high needs block due to direct funding of places

£5,168,000

Total high needs block after deductions

£77,297,553

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

£47,306,863

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£6.01
Number for universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds
Find out why partial pupil numbers are used
5,607.27
Hours entitled per week15
Weeks entitled per year38
Total indicative funding allocation for universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds£19,208,825
More about universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds
Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2025 to 2026.
Additional 15 hours entitlement for eligible working parents of 3 and 4 year olds
Current total
Hourly rate for 3 and 4 year olds£6.01
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
1,704.65
Hours entitled per week15
Weeks entitled per year38
Total indicative funding allocation for additional 15 hours entitlement for eligible working parents of 3 and 4 year olds£5,839,620
More about additional 15 hours entitlement
Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2025 to 2026.
Number for 2-year olds of families receiving additional support (part-time equivalent)
Current total
Hourly rate for 2 year olds£8.84
Number for 2-year-olds of families receiving additional support (part-time equivalent)1,098.52
Hours entitled per week15
Weeks entitled per year38
Total indicative funding allocation for 2-year-olds of families receiving additional support£5,535,223
More about 2 year old disadvantaged entitlement
Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2025 to 2026.
2 year old entitlement for working parents
Current total
Hourly rate for 2 year olds£8.84
Estimated number of 2 year old for working parents entitlement (part-time equivalent) April-August279.33

indicative funding allocation for 2 year old working parent entitlement April-August

£1,407,489
Estimated number of 2 year old for working parents entitlement (Part-time equivalent) September-March978.29

indicative funding allocation for 2 year old working parent entitlement September-March

£4,929,408
Hours entitled per week15
Weeks entitled per year38
Total indicative funding allocation for 2 year old working parent entitlement£6,336,897
More about 2 year old entitlement for working parents
Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2025 to 2026.
Under 2s entitlement
Current total
Hourly rate for under 2s£12.07
Estimated number of under 2s entitlement (part-time equivalent) April-August303.61

indicative funding allocation for under 2s entitlement April-August

£2,088,807
Estimated number of under 2s entitlement (Part-time equivalent) September-March1,066.24

indicative funding allocation for under 2s entitlement September-March

£7,335,625
Hours entitled per week15
Weeks entitled per year (entitlement starts from September 2025)38
Total indicative funding allocation for under 2s entitlement£9,424,432
More about under 2s entitlement
Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2025 to 2026.
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)915.10
Hourly rate for early years pupil premium£1
Hours entitled per week15
Weeks entitled per year38
Total indicative funding allocation for early years pupil premium for 3 and 4 year olds£521,607
Early years pupil premium for 2 year olds
Current total
Estimated number for 2 year olds early years pupil premium (part-time equivalent)272.29
Hourly rate for early years pupil premium £1
Hours entitled per week15
Weeks entitled per year38
Total indicative funding allocation for early years pupil premium for 2 year olds£155,206
Early years pupil premium for under 2s
Current total
Estimated number for under 2s early years pupil premium (part-time equivalent)24.51
Hourly rate for early years pupil premium £1
Hours entitled per week15
Weeks entitled per year (entitlement starts from September 2025)38
Total indicative funding allocation for early years pupil premium for under 2s£13,971
More about early years pupil premium
Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2025 to 2026.
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)221
Yearly rate for disability access fund£938
Total funding allocation for disability access fund for 3 and 4 year olds£207,298
Disability access fund for 2 year olds
Current total
Estimated number for 2 year olds disability access fund (part-time equivalent)55
Yearly rate for disability access fund£938
Total funding allocation for disability access funding for 2 year olds£51,590
Disability access fund for under 2s
Current total
Estimated number for under 2s for disability access fund (part-time equivalent)13
Yearly rate for disability access fund£938
Total funding allocation for disability access fund for under 2s (entitlement starts from September 2025)£12,194
More about disability access funding
Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2025 to 2026.
Maintained nursery school supplementary funding
Current total
Hourly rate for supplementary funding for mainatined nursery schools£0
Number for supplementary funding for maintained nursery schools (part-time equivalent)0
Hours entitled per week15
Weeks entitled per year38
Total indicative supplementary funding allocation for maintained nursery schools£0
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

£47,306,863

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

Allocation history

General DSG guidance