Tynedale schools to receive record level funding from the government

Schools across Tynedale and Ponteland will see an investment will hit £56,715,336 for 2024-25.

The funds will be used to provide a fair start in life to every young person in Northumberland, whatever their background.

The increase to per-pupil funding builds on £98.1 million of investment to rebuild or fully refurbish all four local high schools across Tynedale and Ponteland since 2015, for example Pruhdoe's Adderlane Academy will receive a 6.4% budget increase next year.

The funding boost follows Guy Opperman MP's decade-long 'Fairer Funding Formula' campaign, which addressed generations of under-investment in Northumberland's schools. The successful campaign convinced the Government to change funding formulas so Northumberland received a fairer deal.

The increase to per-pupil funding builds on £98.1 million of investment to rebuild or fully refurbish all four local high schools across Tynedale and Ponteland since 2015.

The Education Secretary also announced that every state school across the country now has a defibrillator, completing the £19 million rollout of over 20,000 defibrillators.

MP Guy Opperman said: "Better schools is one of my six priorities for Tynedale and Ponteland; therefore, I am delighted that students will benefit from this record funding.

"Our campaign for fairer funding started almost a decade ago. In that time, we have reversed generational inequality in school funding by making the Government change historic funding formulas so our young people get a fairer deal.

"This record investment means students across Tynedale and Ponteland will be equipped with the skills they need to thrive."