Dedicated schools grant (DSG) 2025 to 2026 This allocation: 31 March 2025 Not latest
Total allocation for financial year 2025 to 2026
£163,298,013
Contents
Total schools block after recoupment:
£61,683,173
| Primary schools | Current total |
|---|---|
| Unit of funding | £5,875.94 |
| Number of pupils | 26,172 |
| Total primary schools | £153,785,102 |
| Secondary schools | Current total |
|---|---|
| Unit of funding | £7,832.79 |
| Number of pupils | 17,987 |
| Total secondary schools | £140,888,394 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Premises factor including national non-domestic rates (NNDR) | £5,248,168 |
| Growth | Current total |
|---|---|
| Total growth funding | £1,428,879 |
Total schools block before recoupment
£301,350,543
Deductions to schools block for recoupment
£237,495,545
Deductions for DfE payments to billing authorities for NNDR
£2,171,825
More information on NNDR
Get more information on NNDR from the DSG: technical note 2025 to 2026.
Total schools block after recoupment:
£61,683,173
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
£3,511,693
| Central school services | Current total |
|---|---|
| Unit of funding | £45.84 |
| Number of pupils | 44,159 |
| Total central school services | £2,024,249 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Total funding for historic commitments | £1,487,444 |
Total central school services block
£3,511,693
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
£59,408,910
| National funding formula (NFF) allocations | Current total |
|---|---|
| Total high needs elements in the funding floor and gains calculation | £60,901,093 |
| Basic entitlement (area cost adjusted) | Current total |
|---|---|
| Unit of funding | £4,680.16 |
| Number of pupils (in special schools and academies) | 691 |
| Total basic entitlement | £3,233,991 |
| Import/export adjustments | Current total |
|---|---|
| Number of pupils (net amount imported/exported) | 13 |
| Total import/export adjustment (based on January 2024 school census and February R06 2023 to 2024 individualised learner record) | -£30,000 |
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 | £2,555,608 |
| Alternative provision teachers pay/pension funding factor | £232,052 |
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
£66,892,744
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 | 22 | 23 | £135,500 |
| Pre-16 special educational needs places funded at £10,000 | 9 | 9 | £90,000 |
| 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 | 10 | 10 | £60,000 |
| Special academies | April 2025 to August 2025 | September 2025 to March 2026 | Total deduction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-16 special educational needs places | 348 | 374 | £3,631,667 |
| 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 | 28 | 32 | £306,667 |
| 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 | 160 | 280 | £2,300,000 |
| 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 | 160 | 160 | £960,000 |
View funding factors with no deductions
There are no deductions for:
- special free schools
- 16 to 19 academies and free schools places
- hospital academies
Deductions to high needs block due to direct funding of places
£7,483,834
Total high needs block after deductions
£59,408,910
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
£38,694,237
| Universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds | Current total |
|---|---|
| Hourly rate for 3 and 4 year olds | £5.94 |
| Number for universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds
Find out why partial pupil numbers are used | 4,386.50 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
| Total indicative funding allocation for universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds | £14,851,812 |
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 | £5.94 |
| 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 | 1,400.14 |
| 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 | £4,740,595 |
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 | £8.62 |
| Number for 2-year-olds of families receiving additional support (part-time equivalent) | 932.40 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
| Total indicative funding allocation for 2-year-olds of families receiving additional support | £4,581,255 |
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 | £8.62 |
| Estimated number of 2 year old for working parents entitlement (part-time equivalent) April-August | 243.39 |
indicative funding allocation for 2 year old working parent entitlement April-August | £1,195,873 |
| Estimated number of 2 year old for working parents entitlement (Part-time equivalent) September-March | 852.44 |
indicative funding allocation for 2 year old working parent entitlement September-March | £4,188,379 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
| Total indicative funding allocation for 2 year old working parent entitlement | £5,384,252 |
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 | £11.78 |
| Estimated number of under 2s entitlement (part-time equivalent) April-August | 264.55 |
indicative funding allocation for under 2s entitlement April-August | £1,776,348 |
| Estimated number of under 2s entitlement (Part-time equivalent) September-March | 929.07 |
indicative funding allocation for under 2s entitlement September-March | £6,238,334 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year (entitlement starts from September 2025) | 38 |
| Total indicative funding allocation for under 2s entitlement | £8,014,682 |
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) | 797.31 |
| 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 | £454,467 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Estimated number for 2 year olds early years pupil premium (part-time equivalent) | 347.89 |
| 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 | £198,298 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Estimated number for under 2s early years pupil premium (part-time equivalent) | 31.31 |
| Hourly rate for early years pupil premium | £1 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year (entitlement starts from September 2025) | 38 |
| Total indicative funding allocation for early years pupil premium for under 2s | £17,847 |
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) | 196 |
| Yearly rate for disability access fund | £938 |
| Total funding allocation for disability access fund for 3 and 4 year olds | £183,848 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Estimated number for 2 year olds disability access fund (part-time equivalent) | 54 |
| Yearly rate for disability access fund | £938 |
| Total funding allocation for disability access funding for 2 year olds | £50,652 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Estimated number for under 2s for disability access fund (part-time equivalent) | 24 |
| Yearly rate for disability access fund | £938 |
| Total funding allocation for disability access fund for under 2s (entitlement starts from September 2025) | £22,512 |
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 | £5.49 |
| Number for supplementary funding for maintained nursery schools (part-time equivalent) | 62 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
| Total indicative supplementary funding allocation for maintained nursery schools | £194,017 |
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
£38,694,237
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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