THESE are the Gloucestershire schools which would benefit the least and most under Boris Johnson’s multi-billion pound plan to boost school funding.

The proposals, announced by the prime minister last Friday, amount to an additional £14billion of funding in cash terms for primary and secondary education, between now and 2022/23.

They include increasing the minimum funding that primary and secondary schools receive per pupil.

Nationally the minimum would rise from £3,500 to £4,000 in primary schools, and from £4,800 to £5,000 in secondary schools.

In Gloucestershire around two schools in five can expect to receive more money.

The change to funding would affect 91 primary schools and 27 secondary schools in the county that currently receive less than the proposed new minimum.

That’s the equivalent to only 41.1 per cent of all Gloucestershire schools.

The figures are only estimates – as currently local authorities decide how central government money is shared out between schools.

They also don’t include other additional funding promised by the government – such as £700million extra for children with special educational needs and disabilities.

Making the announcement, Mr Johnson said: “We should not accept the idea that there can be ‘winners or losers’ when it comes to our children’s futures. That’s why we are providing additional funding now and for the future for every school, with those historically underfunded receiving the greatest increase.

“My government will ensure all young people get the best possible start in life.

“That means the right funding, but also giving schools the powers they need to deal with bad behaviour and bullying so pupils continue to learn effectively.”

Jon Andrews, deputy head of research at the education policy institute (EPI), said: “As ever, we will need to look beneath the big numbers, and beyond the education budget, to see the real impact on young people in England.

“The system still has several years of managing the effects of funding cuts ahead.

“The scale of increases is going to vary across different schools and, for individual schools, this announcement only guarantees a funding increase in line with inflation, rather than a reversal of cuts.

“Those schools that have historically been ‘underfunded’ will see the largest increases.

“That’s likely to mean that additional funding will be disproportionately directed towards the least disadvantaged schools with the least challenging intakes, at a time when progress in closing the attainment gap has stalled and may be about to go into reverse.”

Schools in Stroud that would see the largest funding increase:

Minchinhampton Primary Academy // Stroud // Primary // £436

Upton St Leonards Church Of England Primary School // Stroud // Primary // £425

Chalford Hill Primary School // Stroud // Primary // £422

Bussage Church Of England Primary School // Stroud // Primary // £281