Dedicated schools grant (DSG): 2026 to 2027
Find out how much local authorities receive for DSG funding in the 2026 to 2027 financial year and how it is calculated.
Applies to England
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Dedicated schools grant (DSG) allocations for the 2026 to 2027 financial year
The DSG allocations cover schools block, high needs block, central school services block, and early years block funding.
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.
Additional high needs tables explain the detail behind the high needs block calculations.
The DSG growth and falling rolls tables give details of the 2026 to 2027 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.