Dedicated schools grant (DSG) 2025 to 2026 This allocation: 24 November 2025 Latest
Total allocation for financial year 2025 to 2026
£162,728,882
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Total schools block after recoupment:
£71,381,002
| Primary schools | Current total |
|---|---|
| Unit of funding | £5,769.78 |
| Number of pupils | 23,657 |
| Total primary schools | £136,495,686 |
| Secondary schools | Current total |
|---|---|
| Unit of funding | £7,485.29 |
| Number of pupils | 17,652 |
| Total secondary schools | £132,130,340 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Premises factor including national non-domestic rates (NNDR) | £4,926,936 |
| Growth | Current total |
|---|---|
| Total growth funding | £1,224,027 |
Total schools block before recoupment
£274,776,989
Deductions to schools block for recoupment
£202,193,310
Deductions for DfE payments to billing authorities for NNDR
£1,202,677
More information on NNDR
Get more information on NNDR from the DSG: technical note 2025 to 2026.
Total schools block after recoupment:
£71,381,002
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
£2,559,267
| Central school services | Current total |
|---|---|
| Unit of funding | £45.51 |
| Number of pupils | 41,309 |
| Total central school services | £1,879,973 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Total funding for historic commitments | £679,294 |
Total central school services block
£2,559,267
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
£49,327,137
| National funding formula (NFF) allocations | Current total |
|---|---|
| Total high needs elements in the funding floor and gains calculation | £55,942,712 |
| Basic entitlement (area cost adjusted) | Current total |
|---|---|
| Unit of funding | £4,699.79 |
| Number of pupils (in special schools and academies) | 1,563 |
| Total basic entitlement | £7,345,772 |
| Import/export adjustments | Current total |
|---|---|
| Number of pupils (net amount imported/exported) | 349 |
| Total import/export adjustment (based on January 2025 school census and February R06 2024 to 2025 individualised learner record) | £2,082,000 |
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 | £848,371 |
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 | £655,749 |
| Alternative provision teachers pay/pension funding factor | £67,035 |
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
£66,941,639
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 | 48 | 104 | £484,000 |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Post-16 special educational needs places | 2 | 3 | £16,000 |
| Special academies | April 2025 to August 2025 | September 2025 to March 2026 | Total deduction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-16 special educational needs places | 1,002 | 999 | £10,002,501 |
| 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 | 215 | 294 | £2,676,667 |
| Special free schools | April 2025 to August 2025 | September 2025 to March 2026 | Total deduction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-16 special educational needs places | 178 | 202 | £1,920,000 |
| 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 | 46 | 90 | £753,334 |
| 16 to 19 academies and free schools | April 2025 to July 2025 | August 2025 to March 2026 | Total deduction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Post-16 special educational needs places | 8 | 8 | £48,000 |
| 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 | 269 | 294 | £1,714,000 |
View funding factors with no deductions
There are no deductions for:
- alternative provision academies and free schools
- hospital academies
Deductions to high needs block due to direct funding of places
£17,614,502
Total high needs block after deductions
£49,327,137
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
£39,461,476
| Universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds | Current total |
|---|---|
| Hourly rate for 3 and 4 year olds | £5.92 |
| Number for universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds
Find out why partial pupil numbers are used | 3,963.27 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
| Total indicative funding allocation for universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds | £13,373,659 |
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 | £5.92 |
| 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 | 1,547.99 |
| 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 | £5,223,538 |
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 | £8.43 |
| Number for 2-year-olds of families receiving additional support (part-time equivalent) | 831.96 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
| Total indicative funding allocation for 2-year-olds of families receiving additional support | £3,997,651 |
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 | £8.43 |
| Estimated number of 2 year old for working parents entitlement (part-time equivalent) April-August | 350.98 |
indicative funding allocation for 2 year old working parent entitlement April-August | £1,686,494 |
| Estimated number of 2 year old for working parents entitlement (Part-time equivalent) September-March | 1,006.76 |
indicative funding allocation for 2 year old working parent entitlement September-March | £4,837,583 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
| Total indicative funding allocation for 2 year old working parent entitlement | £6,524,077 |
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 | £11.50 |
| Estimated number of under 2s entitlement (part-time equivalent) April-August | 318 |
indicative funding allocation for under 2s entitlement April-August | £2,084,490 |
| Estimated number of under 2s entitlement (Part-time equivalent) September-March | 1,097.28 |
indicative funding allocation for under 2s entitlement September-March | £7,192,671 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year (entitlement starts from September 2025) | 38 |
| Total indicative funding allocation for under 2s entitlement | £9,277,161 |
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) | 865.73 |
| 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 | £493,467 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Estimated number for 2 year olds early years pupil premium (part-time equivalent) | 582.71 |
| 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 | £332,145 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Estimated number for under 2s early years pupil premium (part-time equivalent) | 38.88 |
| 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 | £22,162 |
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) | 175 |
| Yearly rate for disability access fund | £938 |
| Total funding allocation for disability access fund for 3 and 4 year olds | £164,150 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Estimated number for 2 year olds disability access fund (part-time equivalent) | 41 |
| Yearly rate for disability access fund | £938 |
| Total funding allocation for disability access funding for 2 year olds | £38,458 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Estimated number for under 2s for disability access fund (part-time equivalent) | 16 |
| Yearly rate for disability access fund | £938 |
| Total funding allocation for disability access fund for under 2s (entitlement starts from September 2025) | £15,008 |
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 | £0 |
| Number for supplementary funding for maintained nursery schools (part-time equivalent) | 0 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
| 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
£39,461,476
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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