Dedicated schools grant (DSG) 2025 to 2026 This allocation: 24 March 2026 Latest
Total allocation for financial year 2025 to 2026
£351,545,969
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Total schools block after recoupment:
£144,673,623
| Primary schools | Current total |
|---|---|
| Unit of funding | £5,405.11 |
| Number of pupils
Find out why partial pupil numbers are used | 49,946.50 |
| Total primary schools | £269,966,327 |
| Secondary schools | Current total |
|---|---|
| Unit of funding | £6,924.38 |
| Number of pupils | 34,654 |
| Total secondary schools | £239,957,465 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Premises factor including national non-domestic rates (NNDR) | £6,426,563 |
| Growth | Current total |
|---|---|
| Total growth funding | £2,543,068 |
Total schools block before recoupment
£518,893,423
Deductions to schools block for recoupment
£368,577,978
Deductions for DfE payments to billing authorities for NNDR
£5,641,822
More information on NNDR
Get more information on NNDR from the DSG: technical note 2025 to 2026.
Total schools block after recoupment:
£144,673,623
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
£5,271,373
| Central school services | Current total |
|---|---|
| Unit of funding | £44.43 |
| Number of pupils
Find out why partial pupil numbers are used | 84,600.50 |
| Total central school services | £3,758,801 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Total funding for historic commitments | £1,512,572 |
Total central school services block
£5,271,373
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
£96,184,733
| National funding formula (NFF) allocations | Current total |
|---|---|
| Total high needs elements in the funding floor and gains calculation | £104,367,497 |
| Basic entitlement (area cost adjusted) | Current total |
|---|---|
| Unit of funding | £4,753.58 |
| Number of pupils (in special schools and academies)
Find out why partial pupil numbers are used | 2,156.33 |
| Total basic entitlement | £10,250,288 |
| Import/export adjustments | Current total |
|---|---|
| Number of pupils (net amount imported/exported) | -143 |
| Total import/export adjustment (based on January 2025 school census and February R06 2024 to 2025 individualised learner record) | -£1,026,000 |
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 | £607,859 |
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 | £918,730 |
| Alternative provision teachers pay/pension funding factor | £99,881 |
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
£115,218,255
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 | 137 | 141 | £836,000 |
| Pre-16 special educational needs places funded at £10,000 | 5 | 1 | £26,667 |
| 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 | 41 | 37 | £230,000 |
| Special academies | April 2025 to August 2025 | September 2025 to March 2026 | Total deduction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-16 special educational needs places | 876 | 896 | £8,876,667 |
| 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 | 132 | 132 | £1,320,000 |
| Special free schools | April 2025 to August 2025 | September 2025 to March 2026 | Total deduction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-16 special educational needs places | 324 | 364 | £3,473,334 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 70 | 104 | £898,334 |
| 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 | 30 | 43.13 | £232,520 |
| 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 | 530 | 520 | £3,140,000 |
View funding factors with no deductions
There are no deductions for:
- hospital academies
Deductions to high needs block due to direct funding of places
£19,033,522
Total high needs block after deductions
£96,184,733
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
£105,416,240
| Universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds | Current total |
|---|---|
| Hourly rate for 3 and 4 year olds | £6.06 |
| Number for universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds
Find out why partial pupil numbers are used | 8,602.62 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
| Total initial funding allocation for universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds | £29,715,171 |
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 | £6.06 |
| 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 | 4,197.63 |
| 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 | £14,499,454 |
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 | £8.40 |
| Number for 2-year-olds of families receiving additional support (part-time equivalent) | 721.56 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
| Total initial funding allocation for 2-year-olds of families receiving additional support | £3,454,830 |
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 | £8.40 |
| Estimated number of 2 year old for working parents entitlement (part-time equivalent) April-August | 1,027.11 |
initial funding allocation for 2 year old working parent entitlement April-August | £4,917,803 |
| Estimated number of 2 year old for working parents entitlement (Part-time equivalent) September-March | 3,724.65 |
initial funding allocation for 2 year old working parent entitlement September-March | £17,833,625 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
| Total initial funding allocation for 2 year old working parent entitlement | £22,751,428 |
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 | £11.38 |
| Estimated number of under 2s entitlement (part-time equivalent) April-August | 1,011.73 |
initial funding allocation for under 2s entitlement April-August | £6,562,688 |
| Estimated number of under 2s entitlement (Part-time equivalent) September-March | 3,941.79 |
initial funding allocation for under 2s entitlement September-March | £25,568,816 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year (entitlement starts from September 2025) | 38 |
| Total initial funding allocation for under 2s entitlement | £32,131,504 |
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) | 1,256.74 |
| 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 | £716,342 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Estimated number for 2 year olds early years pupil premium (part-time equivalent) | 557.70 |
| 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 | £317,889 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Estimated number for under 2s early years pupil premium (part-time equivalent) | 47.31 |
| 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 | £26,967 |
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) | 314 |
| Yearly rate for disability access fund | £938 |
| Total funding allocation for disability access fund for 3 and 4 year olds | £294,532 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Estimated number for 2 year olds disability access fund (part-time equivalent) | 95 |
| Yearly rate for disability access fund | £938 |
| Total funding allocation for disability access funding for 2 year olds | £89,110 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Estimated number for under 2s for disability access fund (part-time equivalent) | 26 |
| Yearly rate for disability access fund | £938 |
| Total funding allocation for disability access fund for under 2s (entitlement starts from September 2025) | £24,388 |
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 | £5.73 |
| Number for supplementary funding for maintained nursery schools (part-time equivalent) | 427 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
| Total initial supplementary funding allocation for maintained nursery schools | £1,394,625 |
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
£105,416,240
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
Allocation history
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General DSG guidance
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