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
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The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) closed on 31 March 2025. All activity has moved to the Department for Education (DfE). You should continue to follow this guidance.
Dedicated school grant (DSG) allocations for the 2025 to 2026 financial year
We’ve updated the 2025 to 2026 dedicated schools grant (DSG) funding allocations. to reflect recoupment and high needs deductions for academies asand atearly 1years Marchblock 2025.update.
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
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We have updated the DSG allocations on MYESF to reflect recoupment and high needs deductions for academies as at 1 March 2025.