Original document : https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-dsg-2025-to-2026

Change description : 2025-03-31 16:28:00: We have updated the DSG allocations on MYESF to reflect recoupment and high needs deductions for academies as at 1 March 2025. [Guidance and regulation]

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Guidance

Dedicated schools grant (DSG): 2025 to 2026

Find out how much local authorities receive for DSG funding in the 2025 to 2026 financial year and how it is calculated.

Applies to England

Documents

DSG: published allocations 2025 to 2026

DSG: pupil number tool 2025 to 2026(December2026 (December 2024)

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Dedicated school grant (DSG) allocations for the 2025 to 2026 financial year

We’ve publishedupdated the 2025 to 2026 dedicated schools grant (DSG) funding allocations.  to reflect recoupment and high needs deductions for academies as at 1 March 2025.

About the DSG

Read the DSG conditions of grant to find out more about how the grant should be used.

Read the technical note to understand how we calculate the DSG allocations.

The DSG growth and falling rolls calculations values tables give details of the 2025 to 2026 financial year growth and falling rolls calculation, which forms part of the schools block in the DSG allocations.

The pupil number tool shows how many pupils are allocated to each local authority.

Updates to this page

Published 18 December 2024
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  1. We have updated the DSG allocations on MYESF to reflect recoupment and high needs deductions for academies as at 1 March 2025.

  2. First published.

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Update history

2025-03-31 16:28
We have updated the DSG allocations on MYESF to reflect recoupment and high needs deductions for academies as at 1 March 2025.

2024-12-18 10:23
First published.