Dedicated schools grant (DSG) 2025 to 2026 This allocation: 31 March 2025 Latest
Total allocation for financial year 2025 to 2026
£855,738,313
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Total schools block after recoupment:
£448,385,435
| Primary schools | Current total |
|---|---|
| Unit of funding | £5,477.99 |
| Number of pupils
Find out why partial pupil numbers are used | 97,021.50 |
| Total primary schools | £531,482,807 |
| Secondary schools | Current total |
|---|---|
| Unit of funding | £7,031.57 |
| Number of pupils
Find out why partial pupil numbers are used | 75,651.50 |
| Total secondary schools | £531,948,818 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Premises factor including national non-domestic rates (NNDR) | £13,895,257 |
| Growth | Current total |
|---|---|
| Total growth funding | £3,020,864 |
Total schools block before recoupment
£1,080,347,746
Deductions to schools block for recoupment
£628,030,464
Deductions for ESFA payments to billing authorities for NNDR
£3,931,847
More information on NNDR
Get more information on NNDR from the DSG: technical note 2025 to 2026.
Total schools block after recoupment:
£448,385,435
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
£9,329,523
| Central school services | Current total |
|---|---|
| Unit of funding | £54.03 |
| Number of pupils | 172,673 |
| Total central school services | £9,329,523 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Total funding for historic commitments | £0 |
Total central school services block
£9,329,523
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
£190,234,775
| National funding formula (NFF) allocations | Current total |
|---|---|
| Total high needs elements in the funding floor and gains calculation | £185,706,053 |
| Basic entitlement (area cost adjusted) | Current total |
|---|---|
| Unit of funding | £4,913.93 |
| Number of pupils (in special schools and academies)
Find out why partial pupil numbers are used | 3,490.50 |
| Total basic entitlement | £17,152,073 |
| Import/export adjustments | Current total |
|---|---|
| Number of pupils (net amount imported/exported) | 223 |
| Total import/export adjustment (based on January 2024 school census and February R06 2023 to 2024 individualised learner record) | £1,524,000 |
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 | £209,140 |
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 | £1,956,066 |
| Alternative provision teachers pay/pension funding factor | £528,278 |
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
£207,075,610
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 | 13 | 50 | £207,500 |
| Pre-16 special educational needs places funded at £10,000 | 42 | 28 | £338,334 |
| 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 | 12 | 5 | £44,000 |
| Special academies | April 2025 to August 2025 | September 2025 to March 2026 | Total deduction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-16 special educational needs places | 628 | 646 | £6,385,000 |
| 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 | 8 | 8 | £80,000 |
| Special free schools | April 2025 to August 2025 | September 2025 to March 2026 | Total deduction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-16 special educational needs places | 31 | 31 | £310,000 |
| 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 | 4 | 34 | £240,001 |
| 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 | 133 | 133 | £1,330,000 |
| 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 | 1,189 | 1,382 | £7,906,000 |
View funding factors with no deductions
There are no deductions for:
- 16 to 19 academies and free schools places
- hospital academies
Deductions to high needs block due to direct funding of places
£16,840,835
Total high needs block after deductions
£190,234,775
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
£207,788,580
| Universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds | Current total |
|---|---|
| Hourly rate for 3 and 4 year olds | £6.25 |
| Number for universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds
Find out why partial pupil numbers are used | 17,206.73 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
| Total indicative funding allocation for universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds | £61,298,976 |
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 | £6.25 |
| 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 | 7,925.81 |
| 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 | £28,235,699 |
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 | £8.99 |
| Number for 2-year-olds of families receiving additional support (part-time equivalent) | 2,037.37 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
| Total indicative funding allocation for 2-year-olds of families receiving additional support | £10,440,096 |
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 | £8.99 |
| Estimated number of 2 year old for working parents entitlement (part-time equivalent) April-August | 1,771.51 |
indicative funding allocation for 2 year old working parent entitlement April-August | £9,077,749 |
| Estimated number of 2 year old for working parents entitlement (Part-time equivalent) September-March | 6,204.40 |
indicative funding allocation for 2 year old working parent entitlement September-March | £31,793,207 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
| Total indicative funding allocation for 2 year old working parent entitlement | £40,870,956 |
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 | £12.19 |
| Estimated number of under 2s entitlement (part-time equivalent) April-August | 1,925.51 |
indicative funding allocation for under 2s entitlement April-August | £13,379,022 |
| Estimated number of under 2s entitlement (Part-time equivalent) September-March | 6,762.19 |
indicative funding allocation for under 2s entitlement September-March | £46,985,725 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year (entitlement starts from September 2025) | 38 |
| Total indicative funding allocation for under 2s entitlement | £60,364,747 |
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) | 2,569.14 |
| 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 | £1,464,410 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Estimated number for 2 year olds early years pupil premium (part-time equivalent) | 1,324.30 |
| 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 | £754,851 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Estimated number for under 2s early years pupil premium (part-time equivalent) | 119.19 |
| 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 | £67,939 |
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) | 654 |
| Yearly rate for disability access fund | £938 |
| Total funding allocation for disability access fund for 3 and 4 year olds | £613,452 |
| Current total | |
|---|---|
| Estimated number for 2 year olds disability access fund (part-time equivalent) | 184 |
| Yearly rate for disability access fund | £938 |
| Total funding allocation for disability access funding for 2 year olds | £172,592 |
| 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 | £5.27 |
| Number for supplementary funding for maintained nursery schools (part-time equivalent) | 1,154.28 |
| Hours entitled per week | 15 |
| Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
| Total indicative supplementary funding allocation for maintained nursery schools | £3,467,342 |
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
£207,788,580
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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General DSG guidance
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