Claim: The National Audit Office said that schools face real term cuts of 8% by 2019/20.
Fact-check: Schools will have less to spend per pupil by 2020 - Full Fact
Verdict: the national audit office said that although overall spending on schools will increase between 2014/15 and 2019/20, increasing pupil numbers and staff costs mean they will need to spend 8% less per pupil.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Claire Milne
Date published: 2017-02-21T00:00:00