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High needs funding

Information for local authorities, schools and colleges about high needs funding arrangements.

From:
Department for Education
Published:
27 September 2017
Last updated:
4 September 2026 — See all updates

On this page you can find all of the high needs funding arrangements pages.

High needs funding arrangements

These pages provide information for local authorities, schools and colleges about high needs funding arrangements.

High needs: allocated place numbers

This page provides a list of allocated high needs place numbers to help collaboration between local authorities and institutions.

High needs national funding formula

These pages show provisional allocations for the schools, high needs and central school services blocks.

Dedicated schools block

These pages provide information and guidance about the dedicated schools grant (DSG).

Experts at Hand & Local Authority SEND Transformation Fund

This page provides information and guidance about the Experts at Hand & Local Authority SEND Transformation Fund.

Updates to this page

Last updated:
4 September 2026
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  1. We have added a link to information and guidance about the Experts at Hand & Local Authority SEND Transformation Fund.

  2. We have added the following links for the following 2026 to 2027 pages: - Dedicated schools grant: 2026 to 2027 - National funding formula tables for schools and high needs 2026 to 2027 We have removed the following links for the following 2024 to 2025 pages: - High needs funding arrangements: 2024 to 2025 - National funding formula tables for schools and high needs 2024 to 2025

  3. We have added the high needs funding arrangements page for 2026 to 2027.

  4. We have added a link to the national funding formula tables for 2025 to 2026. We have removed the links to the national funding formula tables for 2018 to 2019 through to 2023 to 2024.

  5. We have added the high needs funding arrangements page for 2025 to 2026.

  6. We have added the following links for 2024 to 2025 pages: - high needs funding arrangements - national funding formula tables for schools and high needs

  7. added the high needs funding arrangements for 2023 to 2024

  8. Added national funding formula tables for schools and high needs 2023 to 2024 guidance.

  9. We have added the high needs funding arrangements page for 2021 to 2022.

  10. We have added the high needs benchmarking tool.

  11. We've added a link to the high needs funding arrangements: 2020 to 2021.

  12. We've added links to the national funding formula tables for schools and high needs for 2019 to 2020.

  13. Updated to remove information relating to the hospital education: local authority baseline collection, which is now closed. We've added a link to the hospital education: local authority baseline collection page for more information.

  14. Added information and a link to the hospital education: local authority baseline collection guidance.

  15. First published.

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