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Dedicated schools grant (DSG) 2025 to 2026 This allocation: 24 November 2025 Latest

Total allocation for financial year 2025 to 2026

£450,756,334

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Total schools block after recoupment:

£268,480,574

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Primary schools

Primary schools	Current total
Unit of funding	£5,874.17
Number of pupils	39,299
Total primary schools	£230,849,007

Secondary schools

Secondary schools	Current total
Unit of funding	£7,686.54
Number of pupils Find out why partial pupil numbers are used	27,443.50
Total secondary schools	£210,945,561

Premises factor

	Current total
Premises factor including national non-domestic rates (NNDR)	£9,865,946

Growth

Growth	Current total
Total growth funding	£1,564,606

Total schools block before recoupment

£453,225,120

Deductions to schools block for recoupment

£180,068,908

Deductions for DfE payments to billing authorities for NNDR

£4,675,638

More information on NNDR

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

Total schools block after recoupment:

£268,480,574

How we calculate this

Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2025 to 2026.

Detailed funding block resources

• National funding formula tables for schools and high needs: 2025 to 2026
• Pre-16 schools funding: guidance for 2025 to 2026

Total central school services block

£4,767,573

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Central school services

Central school services	Current total
Unit of funding	£49.11
Number of pupils Find out why partial pupil numbers are used	66,742.50
Total central school services	£3,277,725

Historic commitments

	Current total
Total funding for historic commitments	£1,489,848

Total central school services block

£4,767,573

How we calculate this

Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2025 to 2026.

Detailed funding block guidance

• National funding formula tables for schools and high needs: 2025 to 2026
• Pre-16 schools funding: guidance for 2025 to 2026

Total high needs block after deductions

£101,209,376

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Total high needs block national funding formula allocations breakdown

National funding formula (NFF) allocations	Current total
Total high needs elements in the funding floor and gains calculation	£92,745,802

Total high needs block basic entitlement (area cost adjusted) breakdown

Basic entitlement (area cost adjusted)	Current total
Unit of funding	£4,668.17
Number of pupils (in special schools and academies)	2,172
Total basic entitlement	£10,139,266

Total high needs block import/export adjustments breakdown

Import/export adjustments	Current total
Number of pupils (net amount imported/exported)	-172
Total import/export adjustment (based on January 2025 school census and February R06 2024 to 2025 individualised learner record)	-£1,038,000

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 schools	Current total
Total additional funding for special free schools	£0

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 pension	Current total
Hospital education, funding factor	£1,017,204
Alternative provision teachers pay/pension funding factor	£387,438

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

£103,251,710

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 £6,000	38	38	£228,000
Pre-16 special educational needs places funded at £10,000	0	0	£0
Pre-16 alternative provision places	0	0	£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 places	0	0	£0

Special academies

Special academies	April 2025 to August 2025	September 2025 to March 2026	Total deduction
Pre-16 special educational needs places	28	70	£525,000
Pre-16 alternative provision places	0	0	£0

Special academies

	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

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	22	14	£173,334

AP Special free schools

	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

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	164	197	£1,116,000

View funding factors with no deductions

There are no deductions for:

• special free schools
• 16 to 19 academies and free schools places
• hospital academies

Deductions to high needs block due to direct funding of places

£2,042,334

Total high needs block after deductions

£101,209,376

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

• High needs funding arrangements: 2025 to 2026
• National funding formula tables for schools and high needs: 2025 to 2026

Total early years block

£76,298,811

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Universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds

Universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds	Current total
Hourly rate for 3 and 4 year olds	£5.86
Number for universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds Find out why partial pupil numbers are used	6,701.37
Hours entitled per week	15
Weeks entitled per year	38
Total indicative funding allocation for universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds	£22,383,917

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	£5.86
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	3,153.36
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	£10,532,854

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	£8.58
Number for 2-year-olds of families receiving additional support (part-time equivalent)	1,259.26
Hours entitled per week	15
Weeks entitled per year	38
Total indicative funding allocation for 2-year-olds of families receiving additional support	£6,158,537

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	£8.58
Estimated number of 2 year old for working parents entitlement (part-time equivalent) April-August	696.90
indicative funding allocation for 2 year old working parent entitlement April-August	£3,408,260
Estimated number of 2 year old for working parents entitlement (Part-time equivalent) September-March	2,026.47
indicative funding allocation for 2 year old working parent entitlement September-March	£9,910,655
Hours entitled per week	15
Weeks entitled per year	38
Total indicative funding allocation for 2 year old working parent entitlement	£13,318,915

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	£11.75
Estimated number of under 2s entitlement (part-time equivalent) April-August	700.39
indicative funding allocation for under 2s entitlement April-August	£4,690,863
Estimated number of under 2s entitlement (Part-time equivalent) September-March	2,208.65
indicative funding allocation for under 2s entitlement September-March	£14,792,434
Hours entitled per week	15
Weeks entitled per year (entitlement starts from September 2025)	38
Total indicative funding allocation for under 2s entitlement	£19,483,297

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)	1,540.96
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	£878,348

Early years pupil premium for 2 year olds

	Current total
Estimated number for 2 year olds early years pupil premium (part-time equivalent)	1,172.66
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	£668,417

Early years pupil premium for under 2s

	Current total
Estimated number for under 2s early years pupil premium (part-time equivalent)	121.28
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	£69,130

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)	416
Yearly rate for disability access fund	£938
Total funding allocation for disability access fund for 3 and 4 year olds	£390,208

Disability access fund for 2 year olds

	Current total
Estimated number for 2 year olds disability access fund (part-time equivalent)	132
Yearly rate for disability access fund	£938
Total funding allocation for disability access funding for 2 year olds	£123,816

Disability access fund for under 2s

	Current total
Estimated number for under 2s for disability access fund (part-time equivalent)	34
Yearly rate for disability access fund	£938
Total funding allocation for disability access fund for under 2s (entitlement starts from September 2025)	£31,892

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	£9.91
Number for supplementary funding for maintained nursery schools (part-time equivalent)	400
Hours entitled per week	15
Weeks entitled per year	38
Total indicative supplementary funding allocation for maintained nursery schools	£2,259,480

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

£76,298,811

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

• Early years national funding formula: funding rates and guidance

Allocation history

• You can view all versions of this allocation for the financial year 2025 to 2026 and previous years on the allocation history.

General DSG guidance

• Get more general guidance on DSG: 2025 to 2026.