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School and Early Years Budget (Dedicated Schools Grant) 2026/27

 

 

Meeting: 09/02/2026 - Cabinet (Item 7)

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Decision:

1.          Schools Block Dedicated Schools Grant Budget 2026/27 Financial Year:

 

  1. To approve the Local Authority formula for allocating resources to Hammersmith & Fulham schools for 2026/27 as set out in Appendix 1, the Authority Proforma Tool (APT) for setting school budgets.

 

  1. To approve the National Funding Formula (NFF) transitional funding formula factor rates (as set out in Appendix 1) as the basis for calculating the 2026/27 schools funding formula, together with a minus 0.5% per pupil Minimum Funding Guarantee (MFG) protection for individual schools versus 2025/26 levels with respect to pupil led funding.

 

  1. To approve the transfer of £1.262m being 1.0% of the total schools' block allocation from the schools' block to the high needs block in the 2026/27 financial year. This is to support high needs education expenditure for special educational needs in Hammersmith and Fulham and follows Minister of State approval received on 9th January 2026.

 

  1. To approve de-delegation budgets of £0.564m for maintained mainstream schools only as confirmed by Schools Forum on 20 January 2026.

 

  1. To approve the education functions budgets of £0.285m for maintained mainstream schools only, as confirmed by Schools Forum on 20 January 2026.

 

2.          Central Services Schools Block Budget 2026/27.

  1. To approve the proposed budget allocation for Central Services Schools Block DSG totalling £1.758m.

 

3.          Early Years Block Budget 2026/27

  1. To approve the proposed budget allocation for Early Years Block Dedicated Schools Grant of £24.854m based on the provisional funding allocation December 2025.
  2. To approve the allocation of Maintained Nursery School Supplementary Funding of £0.991m based on the provisional funding allocation December 2025.

 

Minutes:

Councillor Rowan Ree (Cabinet Member for Finance and Reform) introduced the report which sought approval of the final proposed 2026/27 Dedicated Schools Grant budgets for the Schools Block, Central Services Schools Block, and Early Years Block and Maintained Nursery Supplement funding.

 

The report and recommendations were unanimously agreed.

 

RESOLVED

 

1.          Schools Block Dedicated Schools Grant Budget 2026/27 Financial Year:

 

  1. To approve the Local Authority formula for allocating resources to Hammersmith & Fulham schools for 2026/27 as set out in Appendix 1, the Authority Proforma Tool (APT) for setting school budgets.

 

  1. To approve the National Funding Formula (NFF) transitional funding formula factor rates (as set out in Appendix 1) as the basis for calculating the 2026/27 schools funding formula, together with a minus 0.5% per pupil Minimum Funding Guarantee (MFG) protection for individual schools versus 2025/26 levels with respect to pupil led funding.

 

  1. To approve the transfer of £1.262m being 1.0% of the total schools' block allocation from the schools' block to the high needs block in the 2026/27 financial year. This is to support high needs education expenditure for special educational needs in Hammersmith and Fulham and follows Minister of State approval received on 9th January 2026.

 

  1. To approve de-delegation budgets of £0.564m for maintained mainstream schools only as confirmed by Schools Forum on 20 January 2026.

 

  1. To approve the education functions budgets of £0.285m for maintained mainstream schools only, as confirmed by Schools Forum on 20 January 2026.

 

2.          Central Services Schools Block Budget 2026/27.

 

  1. To approve the proposed budget allocation for Central Services Schools Block DSG totalling £1.758m.

 

3.          Early Years Block Budget 2026/27

 

  1. To approve the proposed budget allocation for Early Years Block Dedicated Schools Grant of £24.854m based on the provisional funding allocation December 2025.

 

  1. To approve the allocation of Maintained Nursery School Supplementary Funding of £0.991m based on the provisional funding allocation December 2025.