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Dedicated schools grant (DSG) 2025 to 2026 This allocation: 22 July 2025 Latest

Total allocation for financial year 2025 to 2026

£74,728,359

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Contents

Total schools block after recoupment:

£12,366,801

Primary schools
Primary schoolsCurrent total
Unit of funding£5,406.98
Number of pupils12,662
Total primary schools£68,463,181
Secondary schools
Secondary schoolsCurrent total
Unit of funding£6,876.06
Number of pupils10,973
Total secondary schools£75,451,007
Premises factor
Current total
Premises factor including national non-domestic rates (NNDR)£1,139,350
Growth
GrowthCurrent total
Total growth funding£757,810

Total schools block before recoupment

£145,811,348

Deductions to schools block for recoupment

£132,502,496

Deductions for DfE payments to billing authorities for NNDR

£942,051

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

Total schools block after recoupment:

£12,366,801

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

£1,145,396

Central school services
Central school servicesCurrent total
Unit of funding£43.87
Number of pupils23,635
Total central school services£1,036,868
Historic commitments
Current total
Total funding for historic commitments£108,528

Total central school services block

£1,145,396

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

£31,761,084

Total high needs block national funding formula allocations breakdown
National funding formula (NFF) allocationsCurrent total
Total high needs elements in the funding floor and gains calculation£36,553,003
Total high needs block basic entitlement (area cost adjusted) breakdown
Basic entitlement (area cost adjusted)Current total
Unit of funding£4,766.53
Number of pupils (in special schools and academies)671
Total basic entitlement£3,198,342
Total high needs block import/export adjustments breakdown
Import/export adjustmentsCurrent total
Number of pupils (net amount imported/exported)48
Total import/export adjustment (based on January 2025 school census and February R06 2024 to 2025 individualised learner record)£288,000
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 schoolsCurrent 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 pensionCurrent total
Hospital education, funding factor£453,476
Alternative provision teachers pay/pension funding factor£27,765
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

£40,520,586

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 £6,0007990£512,500
Pre-16 special educational needs places funded at £10,0002140£320,834
Pre-16 alternative provision places00£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 places1824£132,000
Special academies
Special academiesApril 2025 to
August 2025
September 2025 to
March 2026
Total deduction
Pre-16 special educational needs places496522£5,111,667
Pre-16 alternative provision places00£0
Special academies
April 2025 to
July 2025
August 2025 to
March 2026
Total deduction
Post-16 special educational needs places6842£506,667
Alternative provision academies and free schools
Alternative provision academies and free schoolsApril 2025 to
August 2025
September 2025 to
March 2026
Total deduction
Pre-16 special educational needs places00£0
Pre-16 alternative provision places01£5,834
AP Special free schools
April 2025 to
July 2025
August 2025 to
March 2026
Total deduction
Post-16 special educational needs places00£0
Further education (FE ) and independent learning provider(ILP) places
Further education (FE ) and independent learning provider(ILP) placesApril 2025 to
July 2025
August 2025 to
March 2026
Total deduction
FE and ILP places375355£2,170,000
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

£8,759,502

Total high needs block after deductions

£31,761,084

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

£29,455,078

Universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds
Universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year oldsCurrent total
Hourly rate for 3 and 4 year olds£5.94
Number for universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds
Find out why partial pupil numbers are used
2,445.64
Hours entitled per week15
Weeks entitled per year38
Total initial funding allocation for universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds£8,280,448
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£5.94
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
1,237.02
Hours entitled per week15
Weeks entitled per year38
Total initial funding allocation for additional 15 hours entitlement for eligible working parents of 3 and 4 year olds£4,188,303
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£8.35
Number for 2-year-olds of families receiving additional support (part-time equivalent)187.81
Hours entitled per week15
Weeks entitled per year38
Total initial funding allocation for 2-year-olds of families receiving additional support£893,882
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£8.35
Estimated number of 2 year old for working parents entitlement (part-time equivalent) April-August297.13

initial funding allocation for 2 year old working parent entitlement April-August

£1,414,191
Estimated number of 2 year old for working parents entitlement (Part-time equivalent) September-March1,040.63

initial funding allocation for 2 year old working parent entitlement September-March

£4,952,879
Hours entitled per week15
Weeks entitled per year38
Total initial funding allocation for 2 year old working parent entitlement£6,367,070
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£11.33
Estimated number of under 2s entitlement (part-time equivalent) April-August322.96

initial funding allocation for under 2s entitlement April-August

£2,085,708
Estimated number of under 2s entitlement (Part-time equivalent) September-March1,134.19

initial funding allocation for under 2s entitlement September-March

£7,324,713
Hours entitled per week15
Weeks entitled per year (entitlement starts from September 2025)38
Total initial funding allocation for under 2s entitlement£9,410,421
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)249.78
Hourly rate for early years pupil premium£1
Hours entitled per week15
Weeks entitled per year38
Total initial funding allocation for early years pupil premium for 3 and 4 year olds£142,375
Early years pupil premium for 2 year olds
Current total
Estimated number for 2 year olds early years pupil premium (part-time equivalent)73.95
Hourly rate for early years pupil premium £1
Hours entitled per week15
Weeks entitled per year38
Total initial funding allocation for early years pupil premium for 2 year olds£42,152
Early years pupil premium for under 2s
Current total
Estimated number for under 2s early years pupil premium (part-time equivalent)6.66
Hourly rate for early years pupil premium £1
Hours entitled per week15
Weeks entitled per year (entitlement starts from September 2025)38
Total initial funding allocation for early years pupil premium for under 2s£3,797
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)104
Yearly rate for disability access fund£938
Total funding allocation for disability access fund for 3 and 4 year olds£97,552
Disability access fund for 2 year olds
Current total
Estimated number for 2 year olds disability access fund (part-time equivalent)23
Yearly rate for disability access fund£938
Total funding allocation for disability access funding for 2 year olds£21,574
Disability access fund for under 2s
Current total
Estimated number for under 2s for disability access fund (part-time equivalent)8
Yearly rate for disability access fund£938
Total funding allocation for disability access fund for under 2s (entitlement starts from September 2025)£7,504
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£0
Number for supplementary funding for maintained nursery schools (part-time equivalent)0
Hours entitled per week15
Weeks entitled per year38
Total initial supplementary funding allocation for maintained nursery schools£0
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

£29,455,078

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

Allocation history

General DSG guidance