Dedicated schools grant (DSG) 2025 to 2026 This allocation: 31 March 2025 Not latest
Total allocation for financial year 2025 to 2026
£94,235,214
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Total schools block after recoupment:
£40,970,142
| Primary schools | Current total |
|---|---|
| Unit of funding | £5,465.09 |
| Number of pupils | 10,749 |
| Total primary schools | £58,744,253 |
| Secondary schools | Current total |
|---|---|
| Unit of funding | £7,114.25 |
| Number of pupils | 9,178 |
| Total secondary schools | £65,294,587 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Premises factor including national non-domestic rates (NNDR) | £1,128,800 |
| Growth | Current total |
|---|---|
| Total growth funding | £816,196 |
Total schools block before recoupment
£125,983,836
Deductions to schools block for recoupment
£83,884,894
Deductions for DfE payments to billing authorities for NNDR
£1,128,800
More information on NNDR
Get more information on NNDR from the DSG: technical note 2025 to 2026.
Total schools block after recoupment:
£40,970,142
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
£993,873
| Central school services | Current total |
|---|---|
| Unit of funding | £46.35 |
| Number of pupils | 19,927 |
| Total central school services | £923,617 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Total funding for historic commitments | £70,256 |
Total central school services block
£993,873
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
£26,556,809
| National funding formula (NFF) allocations | Current total |
|---|---|
| Total high needs elements in the funding floor and gains calculation | £27,990,385 |
| Basic entitlement (area cost adjusted) | Current total |
|---|---|
| Unit of funding | £5,019.52 |
| Number of pupils (in special schools and academies) | 508 |
| Total basic entitlement | £2,549,917 |
| Import/export adjustments | Current total |
|---|---|
| Number of pupils (net amount imported/exported) | 77 |
| Total import/export adjustment (based on January 2024 school census and February R06 2023 to 2024 individualised learner record) | £552,000 |
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 | £6,000 |
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 | £48,145 |
| Alternative provision teachers pay/pension funding factor | £27,197 |
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
£31,173,644
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 | 36 | 40 | £230,000 |
| Pre-16 special educational needs places funded at £10,000 | 4 | 17 | £115,834 |
| 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 | 13 | 15 | £86,000 |
| Special academies | April 2025 to August 2025 | September 2025 to March 2026 | Total deduction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-16 special educational needs places | 239 | 259 | £2,506,667 |
| 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 | 50 | 50 | £500,000 |
| Special free schools | April 2025 to August 2025 | September 2025 to March 2026 | Total deduction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-16 special educational needs places | 112 | 122 | £1,178,334 |
| 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 |
View funding factors with no deductions
There are no deductions for:
- alternative provision academies and free schools
- 16 to 19 academies and free schools places
- hospital academies
- further education (FE) and independent learning provider (ILP) places
Deductions to high needs block due to direct funding of places
£4,616,835
Total high needs block after deductions
£26,556,809
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
£25,714,390
| Universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds | Current total |
|---|---|
| Hourly rate for 3 and 4 year olds | £6.73 |
| Number for universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds
Find out why partial pupil numbers are used | 2,242.26 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
| Total indicative funding allocation for universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds | £8,601,534 |
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 | £6.73 |
| 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 | 848.23 |
| 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 | £3,253,896 |
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 | £9.45 |
| Number for 2-year-olds of families receiving additional support (part-time equivalent) | 147.68 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
| Total indicative funding allocation for 2-year-olds of families receiving additional support | £795,479 |
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 | £9.45 |
| Estimated number of 2 year old for working parents entitlement (part-time equivalent) April-August | 203.95 |
indicative funding allocation for 2 year old working parent entitlement April-August | £1,098,577 |
| Estimated number of 2 year old for working parents entitlement (Part-time equivalent) September-March | 714.29 |
indicative funding allocation for 2 year old working parent entitlement September-March | £3,847,524 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
| Total indicative funding allocation for 2 year old working parent entitlement | £4,946,101 |
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 | £12.80 |
| Estimated number of under 2s entitlement (part-time equivalent) April-August | 221.68 |
indicative funding allocation for under 2s entitlement April-August | £1,617,378 |
| Estimated number of under 2s entitlement (Part-time equivalent) September-March | 778.51 |
indicative funding allocation for under 2s entitlement September-March | £5,680,009 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year (entitlement starts from September 2025) | 38 |
| Total indicative funding allocation for under 2s entitlement | £7,297,387 |
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) | 113.70 |
| 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 | £64,809 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Estimated number for 2 year olds early years pupil premium (part-time equivalent) | 26.80 |
| 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 | £15,276 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Estimated number for under 2s early years pupil premium (part-time equivalent) | 2.41 |
| 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 | £1,374 |
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) | 49 |
| Yearly rate for disability access fund | £938 |
| Total funding allocation for disability access fund for 3 and 4 year olds | £45,962 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Estimated number for 2 year olds disability access fund (part-time equivalent) | 18 |
| Yearly rate for disability access fund | £938 |
| Total funding allocation for disability access funding for 2 year olds | £16,884 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Estimated number for under 2s for disability access fund (part-time equivalent) | 3 |
| Yearly rate for disability access fund | £938 |
| Total funding allocation for disability access fund for under 2s (entitlement starts from September 2025) | £2,814 |
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 | £5.27 |
| Number for supplementary funding for maintained nursery schools (part-time equivalent) | 224 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
| Total indicative supplementary funding allocation for maintained nursery schools | £672,874 |
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
£25,714,390
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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