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School funding crisis
A London Councils’ report forecasts a decline of 3.8% in Year 7 places and 2.5% in reception places between 2025/6 and 2029/30. Inner London faces the sharpest drop, as demand for Year 7 places is expected to fall by 7.6% and reception places by 6.4% over the next four years: 50,000 fewer school places.
Because school funding is allocated on a per-pupil basis that would lead to around £15m in funding cuts for primary schools and £30m for secondary schools in London.
To maintain a broad and balanced curriculum, [more…]
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The rise and fall of bus passenger numbers in London
Bus passenger numbers in London reached a peak of 2.4 billion in 2014, but since then have fallen to 1.8 billion in 2025. This decline is now exercising the Mayor and GLA [more…]
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