Primary review: 'Inequality' in school funding

The latest round of reports, published by the Cambridge University-based review on 29 February, tackled funding, governance and administration, quality assurance, and the impact of reform. Research briefing 10/1, The Funding of English Primary Education, found that school expenditure per primary pupil had risen substantially in recent years, but the spending gap between primary and secondary pupils had grown since 2002/03. Co-author Anne West, from the London School of Economics, said, 'Children aged 11 are getting more money than children aged ten. There isn't a good educational reason for older...