The government’s Spending Review on Wednesday (June 11) set out a £4.7bn cash increase by 2028/29 as compared with 2025/26. The Treasury calculates that once rises in school costs are accounted for, this will lead to 1.1% extra per-pupil each year.
However, school leaders are cautious – especially given that some of that increase will be eaten up by the planned expansion of free school meals.
In a statement, the National Association of Head Teachers said due to “ever-increasing costs”, it is “clear that school budgets will remain under considerable pressure for some time to come”.
General secretary Paul Whiteman added: “There is no escaping the fact that despite the funding announced in this statement, schools will be operating in a challenging financial climate for some years to come.”
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