Dedicated schools grant (DSG) 2025 to 2026 This allocation: 31 March 2025 Latest
Total allocation for financial year 2025 to 2026
£263,250,979
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Total schools block after recoupment:
£114,772,077
| Primary schools | Current total |
|---|---|
| Unit of funding | £5,488.18 |
| Number of pupils | 36,480 |
| Total primary schools | £200,208,807 |
| Secondary schools | Current total |
|---|---|
| Unit of funding | £6,780.05 |
| Number of pupils
Find out why partial pupil numbers are used | 27,178.50 |
| Total secondary schools | £184,271,589 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Premises factor including national non-domestic rates (NNDR) | £5,317,939 |
| Growth | Current total |
|---|---|
| Total growth funding | £1,411,093 |
Total schools block before recoupment
£391,209,428
Deductions to schools block for recoupment
£272,677,006
Deductions for ESFA payments to billing authorities for NNDR
£3,760,345
More information on NNDR
Get more information on NNDR from the DSG: technical note 2025 to 2026.
Total schools block after recoupment:
£114,772,077
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
£2,881,422
| Central school services | Current total |
|---|---|
| Unit of funding | £42.90 |
| Number of pupils
Find out why partial pupil numbers are used | 63,658.50 |
| Total central school services | £2,730,950 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Total funding for historic commitments | £150,472 |
Total central school services block
£2,881,422
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
£68,683,956
| National funding formula (NFF) allocations | Current total |
|---|---|
| Total high needs elements in the funding floor and gains calculation | £74,906,684 |
| Basic entitlement (area cost adjusted) | Current total |
|---|---|
| Unit of funding | £4,712.27 |
| Number of pupils (in special schools and academies) | 1,384 |
| Total basic entitlement | £6,521,782 |
| Import/export adjustments | Current total |
|---|---|
| Number of pupils (net amount imported/exported) | -359 |
| Total import/export adjustment (based on January 2024 school census and February R06 2023 to 2024 individualised learner record) | -£2,328,000 |
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 | £788,077 |
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 | £961,427 |
| Alternative provision teachers pay/pension funding factor | £36,154 |
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
£80,886,124
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 | 596 | 630 | £3,695,000 |
| Pre-16 special educational needs places funded at £10,000 | 34 | 20 | £258,334 |
| 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 | 0 | £0 |
| Special academies | April 2025 to August 2025 | September 2025 to March 2026 | Total deduction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-16 special educational needs places | 393 | 424 | £4,110,834 |
| 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 | 27 | 27 | £270,000 |
| Special free schools | April 2025 to August 2025 | September 2025 to March 2026 | Total deduction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-16 special educational needs places | 115 | 115 | £1,150,000 |
| 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 | 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 | 3 | 3 | £18,000 |
| 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 | 450 | 450 | £2,700,000 |
View funding factors with no deductions
There are no deductions for:
- alternative provision academies and free schools
- hospital academies
Deductions to high needs block due to direct funding of places
£12,202,168
Total high needs block after deductions
£68,683,956
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
£76,913,524
| 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 | 6,739.29 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
| Total indicative funding allocation for universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds | £21,934,368 |
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 | 3,493.42 |
| 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 | £11,370,035 |
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 | £7.76 |
| Number for 2-year-olds of families receiving additional support (part-time equivalent) | 666.19 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
| Total indicative funding allocation for 2-year-olds of families receiving additional support | £2,946,692 |
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 | £7.76 |
| Estimated number of 2 year old for working parents entitlement (part-time equivalent) April-August | 811.23 |
indicative funding allocation for 2 year old working parent entitlement April-August | £3,588,233 |
| Estimated number of 2 year old for working parents entitlement (Part-time equivalent) September-March | 2,841.19 |
indicative funding allocation for 2 year old working parent entitlement September-March | £12,567,152 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
| Total indicative funding allocation for 2 year old working parent entitlement | £16,155,385 |
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 | £10.48 |
| Estimated number of under 2s entitlement (part-time equivalent) April-August | 881.75 |
indicative funding allocation for under 2s entitlement April-August | £5,267,222 |
| Estimated number of under 2s entitlement (Part-time equivalent) September-March | 3,096.62 |
indicative funding allocation for under 2s entitlement September-March | £18,497,970 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year (entitlement starts from September 2025) | 38 |
| Total indicative funding allocation for under 2s entitlement | £23,765,192 |
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) | 545.88 |
| 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 | £311,152 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Estimated number for 2 year olds early years pupil premium (part-time equivalent) | 95.37 |
| 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 | £54,361 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Estimated number for under 2s early years pupil premium (part-time equivalent) | 8.58 |
| 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 | £4,891 |
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) | 295 |
| Yearly rate for disability access fund | £938 |
| Total funding allocation for disability access fund for 3 and 4 year olds | £276,710 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Estimated number for 2 year olds disability access fund (part-time equivalent) | 83 |
| Yearly rate for disability access fund | £938 |
| Total funding allocation for disability access funding for 2 year olds | £77,854 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Estimated number for under 2s for disability access fund (part-time equivalent) | 18 |
| Yearly rate for disability access fund | £938 |
| Total funding allocation for disability access fund for under 2s (entitlement starts from September 2025) | £16,884 |
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 | £0 |
| Number for supplementary funding for maintained nursery schools (part-time equivalent) | 0 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
| Total indicative supplementary funding allocation for maintained nursery schools | £0 |
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
£76,913,524
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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