Schools Funding
Listed below are the responsibilities administered by the School Funding Team:
| Setting the overall Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) budget in conjunction with Schools Forum |
| Calculation of individual school budgets based on financial year April to March |
| Calculation of Early Years Funding for schools with a nursery |
| Distribution of the Pupil Premium Grant to maintained schools only and Pupil Premium Plus to all schools |
| Distribution of Devolved Capital Funding to maintained schools (excluding voluntary aided schools). Academies receive this funding direct from the Education Funding Agency |
| Distribution of High Level Needs (HLN) funding for pupils in mainstream schools, based upon amounts notified by the SEN team, contact 0115 8764300 |
| Calculation of top-up funding for pupils in High Needs settings |
| Distribution of funding for expanding/amalgamating schools based on amounts notified to us by the School Organisation Team, contact 0115 8765052 |
| Clawback of funding for excluded pupils |
| Collation of schools Governors Statements and submission to the Department for Education once approval has been received from schools |
| Completion of the statutory Section 251 Budget and Outturn Statements |
For more information contact:
School Funding Team
0115 8764259
school.funding@nottinghamcity.gov.uk
