IFS: The latest picture on school funding and costs in England

Friday, 1 March 2024 00:01

The government regularly claims that school funding and funding per pupil in England are at record highs. Such claims are, to put it mildly, unhelpful to public debate. Prior to 2010, school funding per pupil was at a record high almost every year. The fact that this has not been the case since 2010 just reflects the fact that we saw a historically high real-terms cut in school spending per pupil of 9% between 2010 and 2019. The actual costs faced by schools in 2024–25 are...Request free trial