Dedicated schools grant (DSG) 2025 to 2026 This allocation: 31 March 2025 Latest
Total allocation for financial year 2025 to 2026
£128,304,125
Contents
Total schools block after recoupment:
£51,997,155
Primary schools | Current total |
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Unit of funding | £5,470.90 |
Number of pupils | 15,637 |
Total primary schools | £85,548,464 |
Secondary schools | Current total |
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Unit of funding | £7,186.82 |
Number of pupils
Find out why partial pupil numbers are used | 11,403.50 |
Total secondary schools | £81,954,902 |
Current total | |
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Premises factor including national non-domestic rates (NNDR) | £1,533,121 |
Growth | Current total |
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Total growth funding | £563,549 |
Total schools block before recoupment
£169,600,036
Deductions to schools block for recoupment
£116,069,760
Deductions for ESFA payments to billing authorities for NNDR
£1,533,121
More information on NNDR
Get more information on NNDR from the DSG: technical note 2025 to 2026.
Total schools block after recoupment:
£51,997,155
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
£1,123,603
Central school services | Current total |
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Unit of funding | £41.06 |
Number of pupils
Find out why partial pupil numbers are used | 27,040.50 |
Total central school services | £1,110,283 |
Current total | |
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Total funding for historic commitments | £13,320 |
Total central school services block
£1,123,603
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
£43,547,076
National funding formula (NFF) allocations | Current total |
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Total high needs elements in the funding floor and gains calculation | £46,067,444 |
Basic entitlement (area cost adjusted) | Current total |
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Unit of funding | £4,699.79 |
Number of pupils (in special schools and academies) | 764 |
Total basic entitlement | £3,590,640 |
Import/export adjustments | Current total |
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Number of pupils (net amount imported/exported) | -68 |
Total import/export adjustment (based on January 2024 school census and February R06 2023 to 2024 individualised learner record) | -£294,000 |
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 |
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Total additional funding for special free schools | £629,167 |
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 |
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Hospital education, funding factor | £618,350 |
Alternative provision teachers pay/pension funding factor | £124,976 |
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
£50,736,577
High needs deductions
Mainstream academies (special educational needs units and resourced provision) | April 2025 to August 2025 | September 2025 to March 2026 | Total deduction |
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Pre-16 special educational needs places funded at £6,000 | 29 | 71 | £321,000 |
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 | |
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Post-16 special educational needs places | 0 | 0 | £0 |
Special academies | April 2025 to August 2025 | September 2025 to March 2026 | Total deduction |
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Pre-16 special educational needs places | 254 | 267 | £2,615,834 |
Pre-16 alternative provision places | 0 | 0 | £0 |
April 2025 to July 2025 | August 2025 to March 2026 | Total deduction | |
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Post-16 special educational needs places | 76 | 89 | £846,667 |
Special free schools | April 2025 to August 2025 | September 2025 to March 2026 | Total deduction |
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Pre-16 special educational needs places | 80 | 80 | £800,000 |
Pre-16 alternative provision places | 0 | 0 | £0 |
April 2025 to July 2025 | August 2025 to March 2026 | Total deduction | |
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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 |
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Pre-16 special educational needs places | 0 | 0 | £0 |
Pre-16 alternative provision places | 136 | 136 | £1,360,000 |
April 2025 to July 2025 | August 2025 to March 2026 | Total deduction | |
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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 |
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FE and ILP places | 199 | 212 | £1,246,000 |
View funding factors with no deductions
There are no deductions for:
- 16 to 19 academies and free schools places
- hospital academies
Deductions to high needs block due to direct funding of places
£7,189,501
Total high needs block after deductions
£43,547,076
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
£31,636,291
Universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds | Current total |
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Hourly rate for 3 and 4 year olds | £5.71 |
Number for universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds
Find out why partial pupil numbers are used | 2,684.90 |
Hours entitled per week | 15 |
Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
Total indicative funding allocation for universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds | £8,738,545 |
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 | |
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Hourly rate for 3 and 4 year olds | £5.71 |
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 | 1,426.64 |
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 | £4,643,286 |
More about additional 15 hours entitlement
Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2025 to 2026.
Current total | |
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Hourly rate for 2 year olds | £8.14 |
Number for 2-year-olds of families receiving additional support (part-time equivalent) | 460.91 |
Hours entitled per week | 15 |
Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
Total indicative funding allocation for 2-year-olds of families receiving additional support | £2,138,531 |
More about 2 year old disadvantaged entitlement
Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2025 to 2026.
Current total | |
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Hourly rate for 2 year olds | £8.14 |
Estimated number of 2 year old for working parents entitlement (part-time equivalent) April-August | 298.13 |
indicative funding allocation for 2 year old working parent entitlement April-August | £1,383,264 |
Estimated number of 2 year old for working parents entitlement (Part-time equivalent) September-March | 1,044.15 |
indicative funding allocation for 2 year old working parent entitlement September-March | £4,844,648 |
Hours entitled per week | 15 |
Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
Total indicative funding allocation for 2 year old working parent entitlement | £6,227,912 |
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 | |
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Hourly rate for under 2s | £11.06 |
Estimated number of under 2s entitlement (part-time equivalent) April-August | 324.05 |
indicative funding allocation for under 2s entitlement April-August | £2,042,877 |
Estimated number of under 2s entitlement (Part-time equivalent) September-March | 1,138.01 |
indicative funding allocation for under 2s entitlement September-March | £7,174,243 |
Hours entitled per week | 15 |
Weeks entitled per year (entitlement starts from September 2025) | 38 |
Total indicative funding allocation for under 2s entitlement | £9,217,120 |
More about under 2s entitlement
Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2025 to 2026.
Current total | |
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Number for 3 and 4 year olds early years pupil premium (part-time equivalent) | 299.97 |
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 | £170,983 |
Current total | |
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Estimated number for 2 year olds early years pupil premium (part-time equivalent) | 114 |
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 | £64,980 |
Current total | |
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Estimated number for under 2s early years pupil premium (part-time equivalent) | 10.26 |
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 | £5,849 |
More about early years pupil premium
Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2025 to 2026.
Current total | |
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Estimated number for 3 and 4 year olds disability access fund (part-time equivalent) | 138 |
Yearly rate for disability access fund | £938 |
Total funding allocation for disability access fund for 3 and 4 year olds | £129,444 |
Current total | |
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Estimated number for 2 year olds disability access fund (part-time equivalent) | 32 |
Yearly rate for disability access fund | £938 |
Total funding allocation for disability access funding for 2 year olds | £30,016 |
Current total | |
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Estimated number for under 2s for disability access fund (part-time equivalent) | 10 |
Yearly rate for disability access fund | £938 |
Total funding allocation for disability access fund for under 2s (entitlement starts from September 2025) | £9,380 |
More about disability access funding
Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2025 to 2026.
Current total | |
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Hourly rate for supplementary funding for mainatined nursery schools | £8.01 |
Number for supplementary funding for maintained nursery schools (part-time equivalent) | 57 |
Hours entitled per week | 15 |
Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
Total indicative supplementary funding allocation for maintained nursery schools | £260,245 |
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
£31,636,291
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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