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Fairer and higher funding per school student

Closed 30 signatures

What the petition asks

Schools are still not being provided with adequate funding to deliver the level of provision and support that is expected and that our children deserve.

We are facing a funding crisis in our schools. With vast differences in funding per pupil; schools struggling with costs across the UK
Since 2010 school budgets have been reduced in real terms by 8% (20% at post-16)
-Class sizes are rising
-Often, the most vulnerable students in schools are bearing the brunt of cuts, with schools struggling to provide the levels of support they are entitled to.

Funding per pupil 2017/18
London £5,872
South West £5,181
Yorkshire and The Humber £5,110
West Midlands £5,087
North East £5,029
East of England £4,967
East Midlands £4,953
North West £4,912
South East £4,832
Cambridgeshire £4528

Timeline

31 Jul 2019 Petition opened for signatures
6 Nov 2019 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 30
Status Closed
Opened 31 Jul 2019
Closed 6 Nov 2019

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.