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Number of penniless secondaries has trebled, new research finds
THE number of secondary schools running at a loss has nearly trebled in four years, according to new research published today.
Between 2013-14 and 2016-17, the number of council-run secondary schools in deficit nearly trebled from 8.8 per cent to 26.1 per cent, according to the Education Policy Institute.
The region with the most secondary schools in deficit was south-west England at 34.9 per cent in 2016-17.
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