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Academies and dedicated schools grant: recoupment

Information about how we calculate the adjustment of the dedicated schools grant allocation

Updates to this page

From:
Department for Education
Published:
28 January 2021
Last updated:
27 February 2026
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  1. Added 'Academies and dedicated schools grant recoupment guidance for 2026 to 2027'.

  2. We have updated the page to include the academies and dedicated schools grant recoupment guidance for 2025 to 2026; and removed the guidance for 2023 to 2024 which has expired.

  3. We have added the Academies and dedicated schools grant calculation of recoupment guidance for 2024 to 2025 and removed the obsolete guidance for 2022 to 2023.

  4. We have added the academies and dedicated schools grant recoupment calculation guidance for 2023 to 2024; the now obsolete guidance for 2020 to 2021 and 2021 to 2022 have been removed.

  5. Added "Academies and dedicated schools grant 2022 to 2023: calculation of recoupment"

  6. First published.

Applies to England

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Academies and dedicated schools grant 2026 to 2027: calculation of recoupment

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Academies and dedicated schools grant 2025 to 2026: calculation of recoupment

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Recoupment is the method we use to adjust a local authority’s dedicated schools grant (DSG) allocation, when maintained schools convert to academy status.

Read the guidance to see how and when we calculate and make the adjustments in each financial year.

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