Dedicated schools grant (DSG) 2025 to 2026 This allocation: 24 March 2026 Latest
Total allocation for financial year 2025 to 2026
£161,861,148
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Total schools block after recoupment:
£67,594,416
| Primary schools | Current total |
|---|---|
| Unit of funding | £5,673.79 |
| Number of pupils | 23,324 |
| Total primary schools | £132,335,478 |
| Secondary schools | Current total |
|---|---|
| Unit of funding | £7,366.30 |
| Number of pupils
Find out why partial pupil numbers are used | 17,710.50 |
| Total secondary schools | £130,460,857 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Premises factor including national non-domestic rates (NNDR) | £2,930,187 |
| Growth | Current total |
|---|---|
| Total growth funding | £1,029,125 |
Total schools block before recoupment
£266,755,647
Deductions to schools block for recoupment
£197,581,145
Deductions for DfE payments to billing authorities for NNDR
£1,580,086
More information on NNDR
Get more information on NNDR from the DSG: technical note 2025 to 2026.
Total schools block after recoupment:
£67,594,416
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
£2,465,545
| Central school services | Current total |
|---|---|
| Unit of funding | £41.75 |
| Number of pupils
Find out why partial pupil numbers are used | 41,034.50 |
| Total central school services | £1,713,191 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Total funding for historic commitments | £752,354 |
Total central school services block
£2,465,545
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
£49,361,172
| National funding formula (NFF) allocations | Current total |
|---|---|
| Total high needs elements in the funding floor and gains calculation | £56,747,876 |
| Basic entitlement (area cost adjusted) | Current total |
|---|---|
| Unit of funding | £4,660 |
| Number of pupils (in special schools and academies) | 1,052 |
| Total basic entitlement | £4,902,320 |
| Import/export adjustments | Current total |
|---|---|
| Number of pupils (net amount imported/exported) | 229 |
| Total import/export adjustment (based on January 2025 school census and February R06 2024 to 2025 individualised learner record) | £1,368,000 |
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 | £12,000 |
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 | £367,664 |
| Alternative provision teachers pay/pension funding factor | £182,312 |
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
£63,580,172
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 | 125 | 149 | £834,000 |
| Pre-16 special educational needs places funded at £10,000 | 3 | 45 | £275,000 |
| 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 | 0 | 45 | £180,000 |
| Special academies | April 2025 to August 2025 | September 2025 to March 2026 | Total deduction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-16 special educational needs places | 648 | 836.71 | £7,580,808 |
| 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 | 101 | 118.50 | £1,126,667 |
| 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 | 1 | 114.29 | £670,858 |
| April 2025 to July 2025 | August 2025 to March 2026 | Total deduction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Post-16 special educational needs places | 0 | 0 | £0 |
| Hospital academies | April 2025 to August 2025 | September 2025 to March 2026 | Total deduction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Post-16 special educational needs places | 0 | 41,667 | £41,667 |
| 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 | 517 | 619 | £3,510,000 |
View funding factors with no deductions
There are no deductions for:
- special free schools
- 16 to 19 academies and free schools places
Deductions to high needs block due to direct funding of places
£14,219,000
Total high needs block after deductions
£49,361,172
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
£42,440,015
| Universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds | Current 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 | 3,941.52 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
| Total initial funding allocation for universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds | £13,345,199 |
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 | £5.94 |
| 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 | 1,527.56 |
| 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 | £5,172,013 |
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) | 635.10 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
| Total initial funding allocation for 2-year-olds of families receiving additional support | £3,051,720 |
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 | 344.60 |
initial funding allocation for 2 year old working parent entitlement April-August | £1,655,838 |
| Estimated number of 2 year old for working parents entitlement (Part-time equivalent) September-March | 1,195.50 |
initial funding allocation for 2 year old working parent entitlement September-March | £5,744,498 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
| Total initial funding allocation for 2 year old working parent entitlement | £7,400,336 |
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 | £11.51 |
| Estimated number of under 2s entitlement (part-time equivalent) April-August | 341.01 |
initial funding allocation for under 2s entitlement April-August | £2,237,265 |
| Estimated number of under 2s entitlement (Part-time equivalent) September-March | 1,303.50 |
initial funding allocation for under 2s entitlement September-March | £8,551,873 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year (entitlement starts from September 2025) | 38 |
| Total initial funding allocation for under 2s entitlement | £10,789,138 |
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) | 879.61 |
| 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 | £501,378 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Estimated number for 2 year olds early years pupil premium (part-time equivalent) | 433.20 |
| 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 | £246,924 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Estimated number for under 2s early years pupil premium (part-time equivalent) | 46.68 |
| 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 | £26,608 |
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) | 230 |
| Yearly rate for disability access fund | £938 |
| Total funding allocation for disability access fund for 3 and 4 year olds | £215,740 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Estimated number for 2 year olds disability access fund (part-time equivalent) | 62 |
| Yearly rate for disability access fund | £938 |
| Total funding allocation for disability access funding for 2 year olds | £58,156 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Estimated number for under 2s for disability access fund (part-time equivalent) | 17 |
| Yearly rate for disability access fund | £938 |
| Total funding allocation for disability access fund for under 2s (entitlement starts from September 2025) | £15,946 |
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 | £6.90 |
| Number for supplementary funding for maintained nursery schools (part-time equivalent) | 411.10 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
| Total initial supplementary funding allocation for maintained nursery schools | £1,616,857 |
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
£42,440,015
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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General DSG guidance
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