Petition · past parliament
Abandon the Governments new funding structure in respect of schools.
Rejected
20 signatures
What the petition asks
The Government is proposing the phased introduction of a new national funding formula from 2018-19. The formula will result in a 8% reduction in per-pupil funding for mainstream schools between 2014-15 and 2019-20.
The National Audit Office found:
(1) the grant, worth £87 per pupil in 2015/16, will be withdrawn saving £615 million per year. The government assumes that local authorities and academies will cope with the reduction in funding by becoming more efficient. However, schools plan to cut staff costs by replacing experienced teachers with younger recruits and unqualified staff; and
(2) Schools have not experienced this level of reduction in spending power since the mid-1990s.
(1) the grant, worth £87 per pupil in 2015/16, will be withdrawn saving £615 million per year. The government assumes that local authorities and academies will cope with the reduction in funding by becoming more efficient. However, schools plan to cut staff costs by replacing experienced teachers with younger recruits and unqualified staff; and
(2) Schools have not experienced this level of reduction in spending power since the mid-1990s.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 15 Mar 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 28 Mar 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
20
Status
Rejected
Rejected
28 Mar 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.