As the cost of living crisis rages and CPI inflation hits 10%, a quarter of England’s secondary schools will see their notional per-pupil funding for 2023/24 increase by less than 1%.
Analysis of the recently published National Funding Formula (NFF) provisional allocations for the schools, high needs and central school services blocks in 2023 to 2024 paints a bleak picture.
The analysis shows that under the NFF’s notional funding for local authorities, 37% of primary schools and 26% of secondary schools will see per-pupil funding increasing by less than 1%.
Meanwhile, only 8% of primary schools and 1% of secondary schools will see their per-pupil income rise by 5% or more.
