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Dedicated schools grant (DSG) 2025 to 2026 This allocation: 18 December 2024 Latest

Total allocation for financial year 2025 to 2026

£529,000,419

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Contents

Total schools block after deductions:

£366,988,029

Primary schools
Primary schoolsCurrent total
Unit of funding£5,607.34
Number of pupils33,898
Total primary schools£190,077,612
Secondary schools
Secondary schoolsCurrent total
Unit of funding£7,469.46
Number of pupils
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22,115.50
Total secondary schools£165,190,843
Premises factor
Current total
Premises factor including national non-domestic rates (NNDR)£12,454,938
Growth
GrowthCurrent total
Total growth funding£2,401,718

Total schools block before deductions

£370,125,111

Deductions for ESFA payments to billing authorities for NNDR

£3,137,082

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

Total schools block after deductions:

£366,988,029

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

£2,733,025

Central school services
Central school servicesCurrent total
Unit of funding£43.34
Number of pupils
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56,013.50
Total central school services£2,427,626
Historic commitments
Current total
Total funding for historic commitments£305,399

Total central school services block

£2,733,025

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

£80,125,329

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£84,469,910
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)1,549
Total basic entitlement£7,383,355
Total high needs block import/export adjustments breakdown
Import/export adjustmentsCurrent total
Number of pupils (net amount imported/exported)137
Total import/export adjustment (based on January 2024 school census and February R06 2023 to 2024 individualised learner record)£615,000
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£6,000
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£2,953,052
Alternative provision teachers pay/pension funding factor£346,012
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

£95,773,329

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 £6,000250250£1,500,000
Pre-16 special educational needs places funded at £10,0002121£210,000
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 places1111£66,000
Special academies
Special academiesApril 2025 to
August 2025
September 2025 to
March 2026
Total deduction
Pre-16 special educational needs places333333£3,330,000
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 places5050£500,000
Special free schools
Special free schoolsApril 2025 to
August 2025
September 2025 to
March 2026
Total deduction
Pre-16 special educational needs places368368£3,680,000
Pre-16 alternative provision places00£0
Special free schools
April 2025 to
July 2025
August 2025 to
March 2026
Total deduction
Post-16 special educational needs places1212£120,000
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 places203203£2,030,000
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 places702702£4,212,000
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

£15,648,000

Total high needs block after deductions

£80,125,329

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

£79,154,036

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£6.12
Number for universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds
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6,171.98
Hours entitled per week15
Weeks entitled per year38
Total indicative funding allocation for universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds£21,530,336
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£6.12
Number for additional 15 hours entitlement for eligible working parents of 3 and 4 year olds (part-time equivalent)
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2,928.27
Hours entitled per week15
Weeks entitled per year38
Total indicative funding allocation for additional 15 hours entitlement for eligible working parents of 3 and 4 year olds£10,214,978
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£8.75
Number for 2-year-olds of families receiving additional support (part-time equivalent)878.37
Hours entitled per week15
Weeks entitled per year38
Total indicative funding allocation for 2-year-olds of families receiving additional support£4,380,871
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£8.75
Estimated number of 2 year old for working parents entitlement (part-time equivalent) April-August686.92

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

£3,426,014
Estimated number of 2 year old for working parents entitlement (Part-time equivalent) September-March2,405.83

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

£11,999,078
Hours entitled per week15
Weeks entitled per year38
Total indicative funding allocation for 2 year old working parent entitlement£15,425,092
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£11.99
Estimated number of under 2s entitlement (part-time equivalent) April-August746.64

indicative funding allocation for under 2s entitlement April-August

£5,102,762
Estimated number of under 2s entitlement (Part-time equivalent) September-March2,622.11

indicative funding allocation for under 2s entitlement September-March

£17,920,287
Hours entitled per week15
Weeks entitled per year (entitlement starts from September 2025)38
Total indicative funding allocation for under 2s entitlement£23,023,049
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)1,041
Hourly rate for early years pupil premium£1
Hours entitled per week15
Weeks entitled per year38
Total indicative funding allocation for early years pupil premium for 3 and 4 year olds£593,370
Early years pupil premium for 2 year olds
Current total
Estimated number for 2 year olds early years pupil premium (part-time equivalent)237.56
Hourly rate for early years pupil premium £1
Hours entitled per week15
Weeks entitled per year38
Total indicative funding allocation for early years pupil premium for 2 year olds£135,410
Early years pupil premium for under 2s
Current total
Estimated number for under 2s early years pupil premium (part-time equivalent)21.38
Hourly rate for early years pupil premium £1
Hours entitled per week15
Weeks entitled per year (entitlement starts from September 2025)38
Total indicative funding allocation for early years pupil premium for under 2s£12,187
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)247
Yearly rate for disability access fund£938
Total funding allocation for disability access fund for 3 and 4 year olds£231,686
Disability access fund for 2 year olds
Current total
Estimated number for 2 year olds disability access fund (part-time equivalent)69
Yearly rate for disability access fund£938
Total funding allocation for disability access funding for 2 year olds£64,722
Disability access fund for under 2s
Current total
Estimated number for under 2s for disability access fund (part-time equivalent)20
Yearly rate for disability access fund£938
Total funding allocation for disability access fund for under 2s (entitlement starts from September 2025)£18,760
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£5.27
Number for supplementary funding for maintained nursery schools (part-time equivalent)1,173
Hours entitled per week15
Weeks entitled per year38
Total indicative supplementary funding allocation for maintained nursery schools£3,523,575
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

£79,154,036

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