Dedicated schools grant (DSG) 2025 to 2026 This allocation: 24 November 2025 Latest
Total allocation for financial year 2025 to 2026
£86,991,784
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Total schools block after recoupment:
£27,346,065
| Primary schools | Current total |
|---|---|
| Unit of funding | £5,190.16 |
| Number of pupils | 15,263 |
| Total primary schools | £79,217,413 |
| Secondary schools | Current total |
|---|---|
| Unit of funding | £6,772.46 |
| Number of pupils | 11,191 |
| Total secondary schools | £75,790,600 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Premises factor including national non-domestic rates (NNDR) | £1,880,043 |
| Growth | Current total |
|---|---|
| Total growth funding | £1,068,307 |
Total schools block before recoupment
£157,956,363
Deductions to schools block for recoupment
£128,814,189
Deductions for DfE payments to billing authorities for NNDR
£1,796,109
More information on NNDR
Get more information on NNDR from the DSG: technical note 2025 to 2026.
Total schools block after recoupment:
£27,346,065
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
£1,187,521
| Central school services | Current total |
|---|---|
| Unit of funding | £44.89 |
| Number of pupils | 26,454 |
| Total central school services | £1,187,521 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Total funding for historic commitments | £0 |
Total central school services block
£1,187,521
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
£27,421,306
| National funding formula (NFF) allocations | Current total |
|---|---|
| Total high needs elements in the funding floor and gains calculation | £30,083,192 |
| Basic entitlement (area cost adjusted) | Current total |
|---|---|
| Unit of funding | £4,913.23 |
| Number of pupils (in special schools and academies) | 617 |
| Total basic entitlement | £3,031,463 |
| Import/export adjustments | Current total |
|---|---|
| Number of pupils (net amount imported/exported) | -193 |
| Total import/export adjustment (based on January 2025 school census and February R06 2024 to 2025 individualised learner record) | -£1,248,000 |
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 | £567,465 |
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 | £323,911 |
| Alternative provision teachers pay/pension funding factor | £105,434 |
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
£32,863,465
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 | 35 | £212,500 |
| Pre-16 special educational needs places funded at £10,000 | 5 | 17.57 | £123,325 |
| 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 | 16 | £118,000 |
| Special academies | April 2025 to August 2025 | September 2025 to March 2026 | Total deduction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-16 special educational needs places | 327 | 327 | £3,270,000 |
| 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 | 47 | 47 | £470,000 |
| Special free schools | April 2025 to August 2025 | September 2025 to March 2026 | Total deduction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-16 special educational needs places | 98 | 144 | £1,248,334 |
| 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
£5,442,159
Total high needs block after deductions
£27,421,306
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
£31,036,892
| Universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds | Current total |
|---|---|
| Hourly rate for 3 and 4 year olds | £6.53 |
| Number for universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds
Find out why partial pupil numbers are used | 2,615.61 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
| Total indicative funding allocation for universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds | £9,735,562 |
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 | £6.53 |
| 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 | 1,140.85 |
| 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 | £4,246,358 |
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 | £9.27 |
| Number for 2-year-olds of families receiving additional support (part-time equivalent) | 71.28 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
| Total indicative funding allocation for 2-year-olds of families receiving additional support | £376,637 |
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 | £9.27 |
| Estimated number of 2 year old for working parents entitlement (part-time equivalent) April-August | 288.83 |
indicative funding allocation for 2 year old working parent entitlement April-August | £1,526,149 |
| Estimated number of 2 year old for working parents entitlement (Part-time equivalent) September-March | 960.96 |
indicative funding allocation for 2 year old working parent entitlement September-March | £5,077,617 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
| Total indicative funding allocation for 2 year old working parent entitlement | £6,603,766 |
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 | £12.54 |
| Estimated number of under 2s entitlement (part-time equivalent) April-August | 289.45 |
indicative funding allocation for under 2s entitlement April-August | £2,068,931 |
| Estimated number of under 2s entitlement (Part-time equivalent) September-March | 1,047.37 |
indicative funding allocation for under 2s entitlement September-March | £7,486,392 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year (entitlement starts from September 2025) | 38 |
| Total indicative funding allocation for under 2s entitlement | £9,555,323 |
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) | 160.55 |
| 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 | £91,514 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Estimated number for 2 year olds early years pupil premium (part-time equivalent) | 37.56 |
| 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 | £21,410 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Estimated number for under 2s early years pupil premium (part-time equivalent) | 3.29 |
| 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 | £1,876 |
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) | 62 |
| Yearly rate for disability access fund | £938 |
| Total funding allocation for disability access fund for 3 and 4 year olds | £58,156 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Estimated number for 2 year olds disability access fund (part-time equivalent) | 26 |
| Yearly rate for disability access fund | £938 |
| Total funding allocation for disability access funding for 2 year olds | £24,388 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Estimated number for under 2s for disability access fund (part-time equivalent) | 5 |
| Yearly rate for disability access fund | £938 |
| Total funding allocation for disability access fund for under 2s (entitlement starts from September 2025) | £4,690 |
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) | 105.60 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
| Total indicative supplementary funding allocation for maintained nursery schools | £317,212 |
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
£31,036,892
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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