Why do some schools face budget cuts, and some schools don't?

[liankian]

I’ve just received an email from my son’s primary school. It said the school is facing budget cuts. That they now don’t have allocated funding for library upgrade and class furniture.

Meanwhile, I asked a friend of mine. Her children are also at primary level, but it seems their school is just fine.

Actually, my friend’s school is located in a richer area and is rated as an outstanding school. While my son’s school is only rated Good.

I was wondering whether these two factors – the school’s geographical area and its ratings – have an impact on the school’s funding.
Could you pls explain?
Thank you

"MRZ, is the £500000 you are referring to a current deficit or is it what you think the school is going to have to find over the next 3 years. "
As I said in my original post this is a school that currently has a surplus budget due to good management but face a real terms budget cut of half a million next year
"An average size secondary school gets about £8M in funding of which somewhere between £6.5M to £7M will be staffing costs. 1% of £7M is £70000" except that isn't freezing their pay that's a pay cut of 1%

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https://www.tes.com/news/school-news/breaking-views/school-funding-cuts-bite-parents-need-start-asking-how-their-taxes

I'm actually getting increasingly angry. Why isn't this being discussed more in the media? This is going to affect educational opportunities and outcomes.

Because Justine Greening is on BBC Breakfast wanging on about grammar schools instead.

Huge distraction.

I think it is starting to be discussed more in the media though, the Mirror had a front page splash a couple of days ago about strapped-for-cash schools begging parents for handouts.

Spending £30 million on sites for possible free schools while schools crumble makes me very 😡

Where did you get £30 million from? The spending for free school sites I've seen is £2.5 billion

The National Audit Office
Possible sites for four free schools purchased at a cost of £30 million each

"While the average cost of the 175 sites bought in recent years is £4.9 million, 24 of those cost more than £10 million each, and the cost of four of those sites exceeded £30 million. Of the 24 sites that cost more than £10 million, 22 were in London."

£30 million is the price of a possible site for a single school noble not the total cost of free schools

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-39601310