Dedicated schools grant (DSG): 2023 to 2024
Find out how much local authorities receive for DSG funding, additional high needs funding and the mainstream schools additional grant and how it is calculated.
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This information relates to the 2023 to 2024 financial year, we have since published DSG allocations and conditions of grant for the 2024 to 2025 financial year.
2023 to 2024 schools and high needs additional allocations
This table shows the local-authority level 2023 to 2024 DSG allocations of the schools block and high needs block, additional funding for the high needs block, and indicative allocations of the mainstream schools additional grant (MSAG).
You can also view the methodology for the allocation of MSAG, and an indicative allocation calculator tool on the GOV.UK page
DSG allocations 2023 to 2024
We have updated the 2023 to 2024 dedicated schools grant (DSG) funding allocations to reflect the update to the early years block. In previous updates we used January 2023 census data. In this latest update we used a combination of both January 2023 and January 2024 census data (5/12 x January 2023 data + 7/12 x January 2024 data).
Please note that the DSG payments schedule changed from the 2023 to 2024 financial year to one payment per month, except in March when there will be 2 payments.
About the DSG
Read the technical note to understand how we calculate the DSG allocations.
Read the DSG conditions of grant to find out more about how the grant should be used.
The DSG growth calculations values tables give details of the 2023 to 2024 financial year growth calculation, which forms part of the schools block in the DSG allocations.
Additional high needs allocations
We have also published additional high needs funding allocations at local authority level, following the autumn statement announcement of extra funding for high needs.
Please note that these allocations are included in the DSG high needs block allocations shown in the DSG published allocations 2023 to 2024, above, and are subject to an additional condition of grant appended to the DSG conditions of grant.
Updates to this page
Last updated 22 July 2024 + show all updates
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We have updated the DSG 2023 to 2024 allocations (via the link to My SF) to take into account an update to the early years block using a combination of both January 2023 and January 2024 census data.
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We have updated the 2023 to 2024 DSG funding allocations (on MYESF) to reflect in-year recoupment data and high needs deductions.
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We have added link to update for in-year recoupment and high needs deductions.
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We have updated the DSG: conditions of grant 2023 to 2024 to include reference to the early years supplementary grant (EYSG) 2023 to 2024.
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We have have updated the DSG allocations on MYESF to reflect in-year recoupment, high needs deductions and early years block update. We have also added a new pupil number tool following the update to the early years block.
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We have updated the academic year 2022 to 2023 and 2023 to 2024 place data, added 2023 to 2024 recoupment data and updated NNDR data in the DSG allocations on MYESF.
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We've added the link to the MSAG calculator tool and supporting guidance.
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We have added the DSG: pupil number tool 2023 to 2024 (December 2022)
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