Dedicated schools grant (DSG) 2025 to 2026 This allocation: 22 July 2025 Latest
Total allocation for financial year 2025 to 2026
£406,716,560
Contents
Total schools block after recoupment:
£164,671,320
Primary schools | Current total |
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Unit of funding | £5,699.37 |
Number of pupils
Find out why partial pupil numbers are used | 61,118.50 |
Total primary schools | £348,336,946 |
Secondary schools | Current total |
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Unit of funding | £7,051.64 |
Number of pupils | 45,461 |
Total secondary schools | £320,574,607 |
Current total | |
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Premises factor including national non-domestic rates (NNDR) | £7,126,156 |
Growth | Current total |
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Total growth funding | £2,674,890 |
Total schools block before recoupment
£678,712,599
Deductions to schools block for recoupment
£507,500,057
Deductions for DfE payments to billing authorities for NNDR
£6,541,222
More information on NNDR
Get more information on NNDR from the DSG: technical note 2025 to 2026.
Total schools block after recoupment:
£164,671,320
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
£5,011,403
Central school services | Current total |
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Unit of funding | £46.43 |
Number of pupils
Find out why partial pupil numbers are used | 106,579.50 |
Total central school services | £4,948,487 |
Current total | |
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Total funding for historic commitments | £62,916 |
Total central school services block
£5,011,403
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
£132,536,950
National funding formula (NFF) allocations | Current total |
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Total high needs elements in the funding floor and gains calculation | £137,674,329 |
Basic entitlement (area cost adjusted) | Current total |
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Unit of funding | £4,660 |
Number of pupils (in special schools and academies) | 3,150 |
Total basic entitlement | £14,679,000 |
Import/export adjustments | Current total |
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Number of pupils (net amount imported/exported) | -136.50 |
Total import/export adjustment (based on January 2025 school census and February R06 2024 to 2025 individualised learner record) | -£819,000 |
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 |
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Total additional funding for special free schools | £1,542,000 |
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 |
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Hospital education, funding factor | £0 |
Alternative provision teachers pay/pension funding factor | £364,455 |
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
£153,440,784
High needs deductions
Mainstream academies (special educational needs units and resourced provision) | April 2025 to August 2025 | September 2025 to March 2026 | Total deduction |
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Pre-16 special educational needs places funded at £6,000 | 152 | 156 | £926,000 |
Pre-16 special educational needs places funded at £10,000 | 184 | 189 | £1,869,167 |
Pre-16 alternative provision places | 0 | 0 | £0 |
April 2025 to July 2025 | August 2025 to March 2026 | Total deduction | |
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Post-16 special educational needs places | 0 | 0 | £0 |
Special academies | April 2025 to August 2025 | September 2025 to March 2026 | Total deduction |
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Pre-16 special educational needs places | 354 | 354 | £3,540,000 |
Pre-16 alternative provision places | 0 | 0 | £0 |
April 2025 to July 2025 | August 2025 to March 2026 | Total deduction | |
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Post-16 special educational needs places | 12 | 12 | £120,000 |
Special free schools | April 2025 to August 2025 | September 2025 to March 2026 | Total deduction |
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Pre-16 special educational needs places | 406 | 442 | £4,270,000 |
Pre-16 alternative provision places | 0 | 0 | £0 |
April 2025 to July 2025 | August 2025 to March 2026 | Total deduction | |
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Post-16 special educational needs places | 16 | 16 | £160,000 |
Alternative provision academies and free schools | April 2025 to August 2025 | September 2025 to March 2026 | Total deduction |
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Pre-16 special educational needs places | 0 | 0 | £0 |
Pre-16 alternative provision places | 446 | 454 | £4,506,667 |
April 2025 to July 2025 | August 2025 to March 2026 | Total deduction | |
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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 |
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Post-16 special educational needs places | 72 | 72 | £432,000 |
Further education (FE ) and independent learning provider(ILP) places | April 2025 to July 2025 | August 2025 to March 2026 | Total deduction |
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FE and ILP places | 790 | 875 | £5,080,000 |
View funding factors with no deductions
There are no deductions for:
- hospital academies
Deductions to high needs block due to direct funding of places
£20,903,834
Total high needs block after deductions
£132,536,950
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
£104,496,887
Universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds | Current total |
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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 | 10,201.86 |
Hours entitled per week | 15 |
Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
Total initial funding allocation for universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds | £33,203,994 |
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 | |
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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 | 4,399.95 |
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 | £14,320,518 |
More about additional 15 hours entitlement
Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2025 to 2026.
Current total | |
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Hourly rate for 2 year olds | £7.94 |
Number for 2-year-olds of families receiving additional support (part-time equivalent) | 1,090.17 |
Hours entitled per week | 15 |
Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
Total initial funding allocation for 2-year-olds of families receiving additional support | £4,933,892 |
More about 2 year old disadvantaged entitlement
Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2025 to 2026.
Current total | |
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Hourly rate for 2 year olds | £7.94 |
Estimated number of 2 year old for working parents entitlement (part-time equivalent) April-August | 991.72 |
initial funding allocation for 2 year old working parent entitlement April-August | £4,488,327 |
Estimated number of 2 year old for working parents entitlement (Part-time equivalent) September-March | 3,473.32 |
initial funding allocation for 2 year old working parent entitlement September-March | £15,719,552 |
Hours entitled per week | 15 |
Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
Total initial funding allocation for 2 year old working parent entitlement | £20,207,879 |
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 | |
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Hourly rate for under 2s | £10.78 |
Estimated number of under 2s entitlement (part-time equivalent) April-August | 1,077.93 |
initial funding allocation for under 2s entitlement April-August | £6,623,449 |
Estimated number of under 2s entitlement (Part-time equivalent) September-March | 3,785.58 |
initial funding allocation for under 2s entitlement September-March | £23,260,875 |
Hours entitled per week | 15 |
Weeks entitled per year (entitlement starts from September 2025) | 38 |
Total initial funding allocation for under 2s entitlement | £29,884,324 |
More about under 2s entitlement
Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2025 to 2026.
Current total | |
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Number for 3 and 4 year olds early years pupil premium (part-time equivalent) | 1,231.58 |
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 | £702,001 |
Current total | |
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Estimated number for 2 year olds early years pupil premium (part-time equivalent) | 322.46 |
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 | £183,803 |
Current total | |
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Estimated number for under 2s early years pupil premium (part-time equivalent) | 29.02 |
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 | £16,542 |
More about early years pupil premium
Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2025 to 2026.
Current total | |
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Estimated number for 3 and 4 year olds disability access fund (part-time equivalent) | 454 |
Yearly rate for disability access fund | £938 |
Total funding allocation for disability access fund for 3 and 4 year olds | £425,852 |
Current total | |
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Estimated number for 2 year olds disability access fund (part-time equivalent) | 134 |
Yearly rate for disability access fund | £938 |
Total funding allocation for disability access funding for 2 year olds | £125,692 |
Current total | |
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Estimated number for under 2s for disability access fund (part-time equivalent) | 34 |
Yearly rate for disability access fund | £938 |
Total funding allocation for disability access fund for under 2s (entitlement starts from September 2025) | £31,892 |
More about disability access funding
Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2025 to 2026.
Current total | |
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Hourly rate for supplementary funding for mainatined nursery schools | £5.27 |
Number for supplementary funding for maintained nursery schools (part-time equivalent) | 153.30 |
Hours entitled per week | 15 |
Weeks entitled per year | 38 |
Total initial supplementary funding allocation for maintained nursery schools | £460,498 |
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
£104,496,887
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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