Dedicated schools grant (DSG) 2025 to 2026 This allocation: 22 July 2025 Not latest
Total allocation for financial year 2025 to 2026
£418,652,430
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Total schools block after recoupment:
£164,425,866
| Primary schools | Current total |
|---|---|
| Unit of funding | £5,482.15 |
| Number of pupils | 65,705 |
| Total primary schools | £360,204,666 |
| Secondary schools | Current total |
|---|---|
| Unit of funding | £7,013.53 |
| Number of pupils | 48,005 |
| Total secondary schools | £336,684,508 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Premises factor including national non-domestic rates (NNDR) | £6,840,842 |
| Growth | Current total |
|---|---|
| Total growth funding | £2,019,577 |
Total schools block before recoupment
£705,749,593
Deductions to schools block for recoupment
£538,024,818
Deductions for DfE payments to billing authorities for NNDR
£3,298,909
More information on NNDR
Get more information on NNDR from the DSG: technical note 2025 to 2026.
Total schools block after recoupment:
£164,425,866
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
£5,918,715
| Central school services | Current total |
|---|---|
| Unit of funding | £43.26 |
| Number of pupils | 113,710 |
| Total central school services | £4,919,095 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Total funding for historic commitments | £999,620 |
Total central school services block
£5,918,715
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
£120,976,514
| National funding formula (NFF) allocations | Current total |
|---|---|
| Total high needs elements in the funding floor and gains calculation | £126,339,380 |
| Basic entitlement (area cost adjusted) | Current total |
|---|---|
| Unit of funding | £4,680.16 |
| Number of pupils (in special schools and academies) | 1,622 |
| Total basic entitlement | £7,591,220 |
| Import/export adjustments | Current total |
|---|---|
| Number of pupils (net amount imported/exported) | -623.50 |
| Total import/export adjustment (based on January 2025 school census and February R06 2024 to 2025 individualised learner record) | -£3,741,000 |
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 | £0 |
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 | £0 |
| Alternative provision teachers pay/pension funding factor | £43,415 |
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
£130,233,015
High needs deductions
| Special academies | April 2025 to August 2025 | September 2025 to March 2026 | Total deduction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-16 special educational needs places | 623 | 676 | £6,539,167 |
| 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 | 115 | 117 | £1,163,334 |
| 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 | 7 | 7 | £70,000 |
| April 2025 to July 2025 | August 2025 to March 2026 | Total deduction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Post-16 special educational needs places | 0 | 0 | £0 |
| 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 | 222 | 260 | £1,484,000 |
View funding factors with no deductions
There are no deductions for:
- mainstream academies (special educational needs units and resourced provision) Pre-16 places
- special free schools
- 16 to 19 academies and free schools places
- hospital academies
Deductions to high needs block due to direct funding of places
£9,256,501
Total high needs block after deductions
£120,976,514
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
£127,331,335
| 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 | 11,026.17 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
| Total initial funding allocation for universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds | £35,886,876 |
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 | 6,186.38 |
| 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 | £20,134,811 |
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 | £7.86 |
| Number for 2-year-olds of families receiving additional support (part-time equivalent) | 1,127.19 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
| Total initial funding allocation for 2-year-olds of families receiving additional support | £5,050,037 |
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 | £7.86 |
| Estimated number of 2 year old for working parents entitlement (part-time equivalent) April-August | 1,289.10 |
initial funding allocation for 2 year old working parent entitlement April-August | £5,775,426 |
| Estimated number of 2 year old for working parents entitlement (Part-time equivalent) September-March | 4,514.85 |
initial funding allocation for 2 year old working parent entitlement September-March | £20,227,431 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
| Total initial funding allocation for 2 year old working parent entitlement | £26,002,857 |
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 | £10.66 |
| Estimated number of under 2s entitlement (part-time equivalent) April-August | 1,401.16 |
initial funding allocation for under 2s entitlement April-August | £8,513,729 |
| Estimated number of under 2s entitlement (Part-time equivalent) September-March | 4,920.75 |
initial funding allocation for under 2s entitlement September-March | £29,899,462 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year (entitlement starts from September 2025) | 38 |
| Total initial funding allocation for under 2s entitlement | £38,413,191 |
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) | 1,564.77 |
| 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 | £891,919 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Estimated number for 2 year olds early years pupil premium (part-time equivalent) | 598.68 |
| 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 | £341,248 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Estimated number for under 2s early years pupil premium (part-time equivalent) | 53.88 |
| 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 | £30,712 |
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) | 438 |
| Yearly rate for disability access fund | £938 |
| Total funding allocation for disability access fund for 3 and 4 year olds | £410,844 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Estimated number for 2 year olds disability access fund (part-time equivalent) | 140 |
| Yearly rate for disability access fund | £938 |
| Total funding allocation for disability access funding for 2 year olds | £131,320 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Estimated number for under 2s for disability access fund (part-time equivalent) | 40 |
| Yearly rate for disability access fund | £938 |
| Total funding allocation for disability access fund for under 2s (entitlement starts from September 2025) | £37,520 |
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 initial supplementary funding allocation for maintained nursery schools | £0 |
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
£127,331,335
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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