More than 16,500 schools losing out under new cash allocations for April 2020

Today, the School Cuts coalition launches a fully updated interactive map of England’s schools. It shows that 83% of schools will be worse off next year than they were in 2015. Using the latest cash allocation figures, published by the Department for Education on 11 October, we can now see precisely how many schools will lose out. Despite Boris Johnson’s boasts of “levelling up”, the truth is stark: 16,523 schools will have cuts in April 2020 compared to 2015; The average cut per pupil is £245 for a primary pupil; The average cut per pupil is £304 for a secondary pupil. The cuts to schools are deeply unfair. In the primary schools serving the most deprived intakes, cuts per pupil average £382 a year. But in the primary schools with the least deprived intakes they average £125 a year. Likewise, in the secondary schools serving the most deprived intakes, cuts per pupil average £509 a year. But in the secondary schools with the least deprived intakes they average £117 a year. With today’s fully updated School Cuts website you can see exactly how every school will be affected – using official data, but without the gloss of Government spin. Put in your postcode and find your school at https://schoolcuts.org.uk/ The methodology and analysis documents. Jon Richards, head of education at UNISON, said: “The overwhelming majority of schools are now significantly poorer. New funds promised won’t make up for money snatched from them in the past. Every day cash-str...
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