Dedicated schools grant (DSG) 2025 to 2026 This allocation: 24 March 2026 Latest
Total allocation for financial year 2025 to 2026
£454,421,490
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Total schools block after recoupment:
£264,993,277
| Primary schools | Current total |
|---|---|
| Unit of funding | £5,874.17 |
| Number of pupils | 39,299 |
| Total primary schools | £230,849,007 |
| 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 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Premises factor including national non-domestic rates (NNDR) | £9,865,946 |
| Growth | Current total |
|---|---|
| Total growth funding | £1,564,606 |
Total schools block before recoupment
£453,225,120
Deductions to schools block for recoupment
£183,556,205
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:
£264,993,277
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
£4,767,573
| 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 |
| 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
Total high needs block after deductions
£101,159,384
| National funding formula (NFF) allocations | Current total |
|---|---|
| Total high needs elements in the funding floor and gains calculation | £92,745,802 |
| 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 |
| 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.
| 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.
| 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) | 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 | 8.57 | £49,992 |
| 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 | 28 | 70 | £525,000 |
| 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 | 22 | 14 | £173,334 |
| 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 | 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
£2,092,326
Total high needs block after deductions
£101,159,384
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
£83,501,256
| 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 initial 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.
| 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 initial 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.
| 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 initial 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.
| 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 |
initial 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 | 2,724 |
initial funding allocation for 2 year old working parent entitlement September-March | £13,321,995 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
| Total initial funding allocation for 2 year old working parent entitlement | £16,730,255 |
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 | £11.75 |
| Estimated number of under 2s entitlement (part-time equivalent) April-August | 700.39 |
initial funding allocation for under 2s entitlement April-August | £4,690,863 |
| Estimated number of under 2s entitlement (Part-time equivalent) September-March | 2,802.68 |
initial funding allocation for under 2s entitlement September-March | £18,770,950 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year (entitlement starts from September 2025) | 38 |
| Total initial funding allocation for under 2s entitlement | £23,461,813 |
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) | 1,540.96 |
| 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 | £878,348 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Estimated number for 2 year olds early years pupil premium (part-time equivalent) | 830.50 |
| 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 | £473,385 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Estimated number for under 2s early years pupil premium (part-time equivalent) | 134.65 |
| 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 | £76,751 |
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) | 416 |
| Yearly rate for disability access fund | £938 |
| Total funding allocation for disability access fund for 3 and 4 year olds | £390,208 |
| 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 |
| 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.
| 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 initial supplementary funding allocation for maintained nursery schools | £2,259,480 |
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
£83,501,256
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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