High-needs funding for school-aged pupils, actual and projected, 2012/13–2028/29 (2025/26 prices)

Source: Institute for Government analysis of figures provided by the DfE in July 2025.Notes: Figures cover pupils aged four to 15 at the start of the school year in all school settings in England. They include dedicated schools grant (DSG) high-needs block allocations, non-DSG high-needs funding for non-maintained special schools and special/alternative provision free schools, pay and pensions grants for high-needs providers, and safety valve funding. See the Methodology for further details of how funding figures were generated and then projected.Get the data Download image
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