Dedicated schools grant (DSG) 2025 to 2026 This allocation: 31 March 2025 Latest
Total allocation for financial year 2025 to 2026
£485,481,613
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Total schools block after recoupment:
£258,207,618
Primary schools | Current total |
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Unit of funding | £5,789.05 |
Number of pupils | 56,575 |
Total primary schools | £327,515,504 |
Secondary schools | Current total |
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Unit of funding | £7,047.95 |
Number of pupils | 41,150 |
Total secondary schools | £290,023,143 |
Current total | |
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Premises factor including national non-domestic rates (NNDR) | £10,904,740 |
Growth | Current total |
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Total growth funding | £1,181,110 |
Total schools block before recoupment
£629,624,497
Deductions to schools block for recoupment
£369,200,621
Deductions for DfE payments to billing authorities for NNDR
£2,216,258
More information on NNDR
Get more information on NNDR from the DSG: technical note 2025 to 2026.
Total schools block after recoupment:
£258,207,618
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
£4,730,814
Central school services | Current total |
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Unit of funding | £43.75 |
Number of pupils | 97,725 |
Total central school services | £4,275,469 |
Current total | |
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Total funding for historic commitments | £455,345 |
Total central school services block
£4,730,814
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
£112,309,189
National funding formula (NFF) allocations | Current total |
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Total high needs elements in the funding floor and gains calculation | £122,886,752 |
Basic entitlement (area cost adjusted) | Current total |
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Unit of funding | £4,660 |
Number of pupils (in special schools and academies) | 1,637 |
Total basic entitlement | £7,628,420 |
Import/export adjustments | Current total |
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Number of pupils (net amount imported/exported) | -562.50 |
Total import/export adjustment (based on January 2024 school census and February R06 2023 to 2024 individualised learner record) | -£3,243,000 |
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 | £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 |
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Hospital education, funding factor | £73,617 |
Alternative provision teachers pay/pension funding factor | £230,568 |
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
£127,576,357
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 | 142 | 156 | £901,000 |
Pre-16 special educational needs places funded at £10,000 | 2 | 2 | £20,000 |
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 | 69 | 64 | £394,000 |
Special academies | April 2025 to August 2025 | September 2025 to March 2026 | Total deduction |
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Pre-16 special educational needs places | 699 | 787 | £7,503,334 |
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 | 93 | 93 | £930,000 |
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 | 412 | 467 | £4,440,834 |
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 | 163 | 188 | £1,078,000 |
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
£15,267,168
Total high needs block after deductions
£112,309,189
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
£110,233,992
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 | 9,465.99 |
Hours entitled per week | 15 |
Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
Total indicative funding allocation for universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds | £30,808,958 |
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 | 4,712.24 |
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 | £15,336,928 |
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 | £7.75 |
Number for 2-year-olds of families receiving additional support (part-time equivalent) | 1,231.95 |
Hours entitled per week | 15 |
Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
Total indicative funding allocation for 2-year-olds of families receiving additional support | £5,442,140 |
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 | £7.75 |
Estimated number of 2 year old for working parents entitlement (part-time equivalent) April-August | 1,129.11 |
indicative funding allocation for 2 year old working parent entitlement April-August | £4,987,844 |
Estimated number of 2 year old for working parents entitlement (Part-time equivalent) September-March | 3,954.49 |
indicative funding allocation for 2 year old working parent entitlement September-March | £17,468,960 |
Hours entitled per week | 15 |
Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
Total indicative funding allocation for 2 year old working parent entitlement | £22,456,804 |
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 | £10.51 |
Estimated number of under 2s entitlement (part-time equivalent) April-August | 1,227.26 |
indicative funding allocation for under 2s entitlement April-August | £7,352,147 |
Estimated number of under 2s entitlement (Part-time equivalent) September-March | 4,310 |
indicative funding allocation for under 2s entitlement September-March | £25,819,917 |
Hours entitled per week | 15 |
Weeks entitled per year (entitlement starts from September 2025) | 38 |
Total indicative funding allocation for under 2s entitlement | £33,172,064 |
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) | 1,511.51 |
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 | £861,561 |
Current total | |
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Estimated number for 2 year olds early years pupil premium (part-time equivalent) | 263.53 |
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 | £150,213 |
Current total | |
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Estimated number for under 2s early years pupil premium (part-time equivalent) | 23.72 |
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 | £13,521 |
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) | 450 |
Yearly rate for disability access fund | £938 |
Total funding allocation for disability access fund for 3 and 4 year olds | £422,100 |
Current total | |
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Estimated number for 2 year olds disability access fund (part-time equivalent) | 124 |
Yearly rate for disability access fund | £938 |
Total funding allocation for disability access funding for 2 year olds | £116,312 |
Current total | |
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Estimated number for under 2s for disability access fund (part-time equivalent) | 48 |
Yearly rate for disability access fund | £938 |
Total funding allocation for disability access fund for under 2s (entitlement starts from September 2025) | £45,024 |
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 | £5.34 |
Number for supplementary funding for maintained nursery schools (part-time equivalent) | 462.70 |
Hours entitled per week | 15 |
Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
Total indicative supplementary funding allocation for maintained nursery schools | £1,408,367 |
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
£110,233,992
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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