Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 50752

Schools: Finance

Tabled: 7 May 2025
Answered: 15 May 2025

Question

Alex Brewer

Liberal DemocratNorth East Hampshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the Dedicated Schools Grant funding formula.

Answer

Catherine McKinnell
The dedicated schools grant (DSG) is paid in support of local authorities’ schools budgets. It allocates funding through four separate blocks covering mainstream schools, high needs, early years and central school services. Each block is calculated using ...

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