London schools face £188m of cuts with £177 less per pupil from next year

Schools in the capital will have £177 less to spend per pupil next year

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Londonschools face cuts of more than £188 million to their spending power with those in Tower Hamlets, Newham and Southwark the worst affected, new figures suggest.

Schools in the capital will have £177 less to spend per pupil next year, according to data from the School Cuts campaign. The figures estimate spending power after increases in teacher salaries, pensions, tax and non-staff costs have been taken into account.