Amount schools receive for each pupil will be lower, forcing headteachers to redraw their budgets for 2024-25
The Department for Education has admitted to bungling its funding figures for state schools in England next year, after revealing a £370m error in previous announcements by ministers.
The DfE’s mistake means that mainstream primary and secondary schools will be given at least £50 less per pupil than originally forecast, forcing school leaders to redraw their budgets for 2024-25. For a typical secondary school the loss equates to a teacher’s salary.
