More than 90 primary schools are 'at risk of closure' amid plummeting pupil numbers, as birth rates fall
He said: "That peaked in 2019 and it’s fallen by about 0.5%. In secondary schools it will peak in the next academic year and then start to fall after that.
"Government will still be able to say, we’re maintaining per-pupil funding; but that doesn’t make much difference if you’re a headteacher who’s lost £30,000 a year."The Local Government Association, which represents local authorities, said the problem was made harder by the existence of academies.
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