Dedicated schools grant (DSG) 2025 to 2026 This allocation: 24 March 2026 Latest
Total allocation for financial year 2025 to 2026
£192,427,151
Contents
Total schools block after recoupment:
£76,066,377
| Primary schools | Current total |
|---|---|
| Unit of funding | £5,492.46 |
| Number of pupils | 29,132 |
| Total primary schools | £160,006,345 |
| Secondary schools | Current total |
|---|---|
| Unit of funding | £7,138.77 |
| Number of pupils | 20,618 |
| Total secondary schools | £147,187,160 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Premises factor including national non-domestic rates (NNDR) | £2,077,860 |
| Growth | Current total |
|---|---|
| Total growth funding | £658,726 |
Total schools block before recoupment
£309,930,091
Deductions to schools block for recoupment
£231,785,854
Deductions for DfE payments to billing authorities for NNDR
£2,077,860
More information on NNDR
Get more information on NNDR from the DSG: technical note 2025 to 2026.
Total schools block after recoupment:
£76,066,377
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
£2,322,340
| Central school services | Current total |
|---|---|
| Unit of funding | £45.60 |
| Number of pupils | 49,750 |
| Total central school services | £2,268,600 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Total funding for historic commitments | £53,740 |
Total central school services block
£2,322,340
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
£59,090,085
| National funding formula (NFF) allocations | Current total |
|---|---|
| Total high needs elements in the funding floor and gains calculation | £59,144,984 |
| Basic entitlement (area cost adjusted) | Current total |
|---|---|
| Unit of funding | £4,661.18 |
| Number of pupils (in special schools and academies) | 795 |
| Total basic entitlement | £3,705,639 |
| Import/export adjustments | Current total |
|---|---|
| Number of pupils (net amount imported/exported) | 30.50 |
| Total import/export adjustment (based on January 2025 school census and February R06 2024 to 2025 individualised learner record) | £129,000 |
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 | £1,003,945 |
| Alternative provision teachers pay/pension funding factor | £179,851 |
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
£64,163,419
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 | 53 | 50 | £307,500 |
| Pre-16 special educational needs places funded at £10,000 | 4 | 17 | £115,834 |
| 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 | 5 | 15 | £70,000 |
| 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 | 194 | 194 | £1,940,000 |
| April 2025 to July 2025 | August 2025 to March 2026 | Total deduction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Post-16 special educational needs places | 0 | 0 | £0 |
| 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 | 20 | 20 | £120,000 |
| 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 | 400 | 430 | £2,520,000 |
View funding factors with no deductions
There are no deductions for:
- special academies
- special free schools
- hospital academies
Deductions to high needs block due to direct funding of places
£5,073,334
Total high needs block after deductions
£59,090,085
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
£54,948,349
| Universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds | Current total |
|---|---|
| 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 | 4,939.74 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
| Total initial funding allocation for universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds | £16,077,372 |
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 | £5.71 |
| 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 | 2,366.03 |
| 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 | £7,700,718 |
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 | £8.19 |
| Number for 2-year-olds of families receiving additional support (part-time equivalent) | 546.35 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
| Total initial funding allocation for 2-year-olds of families receiving additional support | £2,550,526 |
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 | £8.19 |
| Estimated number of 2 year old for working parents entitlement (part-time equivalent) April-August | 543.20 |
initial funding allocation for 2 year old working parent entitlement April-August | £2,535,821 |
| Estimated number of 2 year old for working parents entitlement (Part-time equivalent) September-March | 1,770.55 |
initial funding allocation for 2 year old working parent entitlement September-March | £8,265,459 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
| Total initial funding allocation for 2 year old working parent entitlement | £10,801,280 |
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 | £11.16 |
| Estimated number of under 2s entitlement (part-time equivalent) April-August | 530.96 |
initial funding allocation for under 2s entitlement April-August | £3,377,543 |
| Estimated number of under 2s entitlement (Part-time equivalent) September-March | 2,010.57 |
initial funding allocation for under 2s entitlement September-March | £12,789,638 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year (entitlement starts from September 2025) | 38 |
| Total initial funding allocation for under 2s entitlement | £16,167,181 |
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) | 1,022.02 |
| 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 | £582,552 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Estimated number for 2 year olds early years pupil premium (part-time equivalent) | 420.44 |
| 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 | £239,651 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Estimated number for under 2s early years pupil premium (part-time equivalent) | 84.71 |
| 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 | £48,285 |
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) | 224 |
| Yearly rate for disability access fund | £938 |
| Total funding allocation for disability access fund for 3 and 4 year olds | £210,112 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Estimated number for 2 year olds disability access fund (part-time equivalent) | 86 |
| Yearly rate for disability access fund | £938 |
| Total funding allocation for disability access funding for 2 year olds | £80,668 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|
| Hourly rate for supplementary funding for mainatined nursery schools | £5.27 |
| Number for supplementary funding for maintained nursery schools (part-time equivalent) | 160 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
| Total initial supplementary funding allocation for maintained nursery schools | £480,624 |
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
£54,948,349
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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