Primary school numbers in London are set to fall at double the national average, putting pressure on budgets.
Primary school numbers in London are predicted to fall by another 52,000 pupils by 2028, double the national average, according to analysis seen by the BBC.that student numbers at primary had been steadily falling but numbers at secondary had risen in almost all areas of England.
"And we’re also now expecting that trend to occur in other parts of the country but at a slower rate.” He added this meant that, "given that many of the costs that schools face are fixed, a teacher still has to be paid for, that classroom still has to be heated, it means we could be seeing particularly squeezed budgets".
He added: "So, we're probably seeing parents either leaving the capital to start families outside of London and, even those that are potentially staying, are maybe delaying or deciding to have potentially less or even no children.”Romy Danflous is moving out of her two-bed rental flat in Peckham, south London, with her husband and children, two and four, because they no longer feel they can afford to live in the capital and are relocating to Norwich.
“Growing up on the estate, I had lots of friends. Now, with regards to gentrification, these people had to move. It was almost like it was overnight that I lost all my friends. Sir Dan Moynihan, chief executive of Harris Federation, spoke to the Today programme at the Harris Academy secondary school in Peckham, where they are worried about pupil numbers.
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