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Dedicated schools grant (DSG) 2026 to 2027 This allocation: 27 March 2026 Latest

Total allocation for financial year 2026 to 2027

£235,928,503

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Total schools block after recoupment:

£112,644,202

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Primary schools

Primary schools	Current total
Unit of funding	£6,099.71
Number of pupils	25,525
Total primary schools	£155,695,098

Secondary schools

Secondary schools	Current total
Unit of funding	£8,265.62
Number of pupils Find out why partial pupil numbers are used	17,927.50
Total secondary schools	£148,181,903

Premises factor

	Current total
Premises factor including national non-domestic rates (NNDR)	£3,586,256

Growth

Growth	Current total
Total growth funding	£400,400

Total schools block before recoupment

£307,863,657

Deductions to schools block for recoupment

£191,720,461

Deductions for DfE payments to billing authorities for NNDR

£3,498,994

More information on NNDR

Get more information on NNDR from the DSG: technical note 2026 to 2027.

Total schools block after recoupment:

£112,644,202

How we calculate this

Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2026 to 2027.

Detailed funding block resources

• National funding formula tables for schools and high needs: 2026 to 2027
• Pre-16 schools funding: guidance for 2026 to 2027

Total central school services block

£2,491,359

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Central school services

Central school services	Current total
Unit of funding	£50.95
Number of pupils Find out why partial pupil numbers are used	43,452.50
Total central school services	£2,213,905

Historic commitments

	Current total
Total funding for historic commitments	£277,454

Total central school services block

£2,491,359

How we calculate this

Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2026 to 2027.

Detailed funding block guidance

• National funding formula tables for schools and high needs: 2026 to 2027
• Pre-16 schools funding: guidance for 2026 to 2027

Total high needs block after deductions (provisional until March 2027)

£62,820,213

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2025 to 2026

Current total

High needs allocations

2025 to 2026

Including hospital education annualisation, excluding import and export adjustments and deductions	£69,742,223.00

More about the high needs allocations

Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2026 to 2027.

Independent special schools, specialist post-16 institutions, independent learning providers and hospital education allocation

Grant funding

Grant funding	£330,197.00

More about the independent special schools, specialist post-16 institutions, independent learning providers and hospital education allocation

Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2026 to 2027.

Special and alternative provision (AP) schools and academies grant funding

Grant funding

Grant rate (area cost adjusted)	£3,396.90
Number of places	1,197.42
Total grant	£4,067,516.00

More about the special and alternative provision (AP) schools and academies grant rate

Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2026 to 2027.

2026 to 2027

Special units and resourced provision

Grant funding

Grant funding (provisional until November 2026)	£131,613.00

More about the special units and resourced provision

Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2026 to 2027.

Adjustments

Import and export

Import and export (provisional until July 2026)	£3,090,000.00

More about the import and export adjustments

Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2026 to 2027.

High needs block total

Before deduction

Before deductions (provisional until November 2026)	£77,361,549.00

Warning

Provisional data is subject to change and should be used with caution

High needs deductions

Mainstream academies (special educational needs units and resourced provision) Pre-16 places

Mainstream academies (special educational needs units and resourced provision)	April 2026 to August 2026	September 2026 to March 2027	Total deduction
Pre-16 special educational needs places funded at £6,000	105	106	£633,500
Pre-16 special educational needs places funded at £10,000	0	10	£58,334
Pre-16 alternative provision places	0	0	£0

Mainstream academies (special educational needs units and resourced provision) Post-16 places

	April 2026 to July 2026	August 2026 to March 2027	Total deduction
Post-16 special educational needs places	2	2	£12,000

Special academies

Special academies	April 2026 to August 2026	September 2026 to March 2027	Total deduction
Pre-16 special educational needs places	177	176	£1,764,167
Pre-16 alternative provision places	0	0	£0

Special academies

	April 2026 to July 2026	August 2026 to March 2027	Total deduction
Post-16 special educational needs places	52	55	£540,001

Special free schools

Special free schools	April 2026 to August 2026	September 2026 to March 2027	Total deduction
Pre-16 special educational needs places	382	507	£4,549,167
Pre-16 alternative provision places	0	0	£0

Special free schools

	April 2026 to July 2026	August 2026 to March 2027	Total deduction
Post-16 special educational needs places	34	31	£320,000

Alternative provision academies and free schools

Alternative provision academies and free schools	April 2026 to August 2026	September 2026 to March 2027	Total deduction
Pre-16 special educational needs places	0	0	£0
Pre-16 alternative provision places	97	0	£404,167

AP Special free schools

	April 2026 to July 2026	August 2026 to March 2027	Total deduction
Post-16 special educational needs places	10	0	£20,000

Further education (FE ) and independent learning provider(ILP) places

Further education (FE ) and independent learning provider(ILP) places	April 2026 to July 2026	August 2026 to March 2027	Total deduction
FE and ILP places	950	1,085	£6,240,000

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

£14,541,336

Total high needs block after deductions

£62,820,213

How we calculate this

Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2026 to 2027. If you would like more information on the deductions, visit the DSG: technical note 2026 to 2027.

Detailed funding block guidance

• High needs funding arrangements: 2026 to 2027
• National funding formula tables for schools and high needs: 2026 to 2027

Total early years block

£57,972,729

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Universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds

Universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds	Current total
Hourly rate for 3 and 4 year olds	£7.38
Number for universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds Find out why partial pupil numbers are used	4,763.91
Hours entitled per week	15
Weeks entitled per year	38
Total indicative funding allocation for universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds	£20,039,864

More about universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds

Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2026 to 2027.

Additional 15 hours entitlement for eligible working parents of 3 and 4 year olds

	Current total
Hourly rate for 3 and 4 year olds	£7.38
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	1,583.72
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	£6,662,077

More about additional 15 hours entitlement

Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2026 to 2027.

Number for 2-year olds of families receiving additional support (part-time equivalent)

	Current total
Hourly rate for 2 year olds	£10.29
Number for 2-year-olds of families receiving additional support (part-time equivalent)	456.30
Hours entitled per week	15
Weeks entitled per year	38
Total indicative funding allocation for 2-year-olds of families receiving additional support	£2,676,337

More about 2 year old disadvantaged entitlement

Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2026 to 2027.

2 year old entitlement for working parents

	Current total
Hourly rate for 2 year olds	£10.29
Estimated number of 2 year old for working parents entitlement (part-time equivalent)	2,100.32
Hours entitled per week	15
Weeks entitled per year	38
Total indicative funding allocation for 2 year old working parent entitlement	£12,319,007

More about 2 year old entitlement for working parents

Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2026 to 2027.

Under 2s entitlement

	Current total
Hourly rate for under 2s	£13.99
Estimated number of under 2s entitlement (part-time equivalent)	1,906.49
Hours entitled per week	15
Weeks entitled per year (entitlement starts from September 2026)	38
Total indicative funding allocation for under 2s entitlement	£15,202,924

More about under 2s entitlement

Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2026 to 2027.

Early years pupil premium for 3 and 4 year olds

	Current total
Number for 3 and 4 year olds early years pupil premium (part-time equivalent)	410.63
Hourly rate for early years pupil premium	£1.15
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	£269,168

Early years pupil premium for 2 year olds

	Current total
Estimated number for 2 year olds early years pupil premium (part-time equivalent)	148.13
Hourly rate for early years pupil premium	£1.15
Hours entitled per week	15
Weeks entitled per year	38
Total indicative funding allocation for early years pupil premium for 2 year olds	£97,100

Early years pupil premium for under 2s

	Current total
Estimated number for under 2s early years pupil premium (part-time equivalent)	1.95
Hourly rate for early years pupil premium	£1.15
Hours entitled per week	15
Weeks entitled per year (entitlement starts from September 2026)	38
Total indicative funding allocation for early years pupil premium for under 2s	£1,279

More about early years pupil premium

Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2026 to 2027.

Disability access fund for 3 and 4 year olds

	Current total
Estimated number for 3 and 4 year olds disability access fund (part-time equivalent)	216
Yearly rate for disability access fund	£975
Total funding allocation for disability access fund for 3 and 4 year olds	£210,600

Disability access fund for 2 year olds

	Current total
Estimated number for 2 year olds disability access fund (part-time equivalent)	47
Yearly rate for disability access fund	£975
Total funding allocation for disability access funding for 2 year olds	£45,825

Disability access fund for under 2s

	Current total
Estimated number for under 2s for disability access fund (part-time equivalent)	15
Yearly rate for disability access fund	£975
Total funding allocation for disability access fund for under 2s (entitlement starts from September 2026)	£14,625

More about disability access funding

Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2026 to 2027.

Maintained nursery school supplementary funding

	Current total
Hourly rate for supplementary funding for mainatined nursery schools	£6.53
Number for supplementary funding for maintained nursery schools (part-time equivalent)	116.58
Hours entitled per week	15
Weeks entitled per year	38
Total indicative supplementary funding allocation for maintained nursery schools	£433,923

More about supplementary funding

Get more information on the indicative supplementary funding allocation from the DSG: technical note 2026 to 2027

Total early years block

£57,972,729

How we calculate this

Get more information on these calculations from the DSG: technical note 2026 to 2027. If you would like more detailed information, visit the early years national funding formula: funding rates and guidance.

Detailed funding block guidance

• Early years national funding formula: funding rates and guidance

Allocation history

• You can view all versions of this allocation for the financial year 2026 to 2027 and previous years on the allocation history.

General DSG guidance

• Get more general guidance on DSG: 2026 to 2027.