As schools in Wales grapple with the biggest changes to education in decades and soaring prices the amount spent on each pupil varies by more than £1,350. How much each child gets depends on where they live and go to school.
Those in Blaenau Gwent get the most in 2022-23 at £7,397 allocated per pupil compared to the lowest in Vale of Glamorgan at £6,045.- a gap of £1,352. Rhondda Cynon Taf has allocated the largest overall percentage rise of 8.4% bringing the amount spent on each pupil there to £6,867 while Powys has made the smallest percentage increase of 3.2% more taking its per pupil spend to £7,359.
The Vale Council blamed the “inequitable” funding formula the Welsh Government uses to decide how much money to give to schools. Vale headteacher David Blackwell said the formula was putting children at a disadvantage and warned schools are having to "either increase class sizes or sacrifice staff numbers" to balance books.
