1 in 2 local authorities to see cuts to per pupil funding this year
• 83 of 150 local authorities in England will see per pupil funding fall in in real terms during 2017-18, i.e. once inflation is taken into account.
• England as a whole will see spending per spending per pupil fall by £29 (0.65%) in real terms.
• Local authorities with some of the worst school results in England, including Blackpool, the Isle of Wight and Poole, will be hardest hit by the funding cuts
• The South East will see the largest real-terms fall, with funding per pupil falling by £131 (3%.)
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