Schools in Borehamwood could face significant funding cuts over the next four years, according to a recently released study.

A new interactive website called School Cuts, launched jointly by the National Union of Teachers (NUT) and the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), shows which schools in the area will be hit hardest by the “real terms” cuts, meaning their funding will not increase in line with inflation.

Schools in Hertfordshire are estimated to lose more than £40 million from their budgets by 2020 - equal to a loss of around 1,000 teachers.

The Elstree UTC is predicted to suffer the biggest cuts in Borehamwood, with an estimated nine per cent – or £118,000 – reduction in its budget by 2020. This works out at roughly £550 per pupil.        

Kenilworth Primary School, Monksmead School, and St Teresa Roman Catholic Primary School are all predicted to have their funding reduced by eight per cent.

Hertfordshire County Council spokesperson Rebecca Cussens said: “We understand and sympathise with schools feeling pressures on their budgets, although it’s hard to comment on specific figures without understanding the full background. We can say, though, is that we will continue investing in our schools with the funding allocated by Government.

“Hertfordshire County Council has invested £17.55m on 810 additional permanent primary places and £1.7 million on more than 300 temporary reception places for September 2016. This is on top of spending £170 million between 2011 and 2015 providing 3,500 additional permanent and temporary primary reception places.

“We have some of the best schools in the country, and standards are improving all the time – more than 90 per cent are now rated ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted.”

The study concludes that schools with the most disadvantaged children are likely to face the largest funding cuts when the Government reallocates school funding.

Mary Bousted, ATL general secretary, said: “The Government must increase funding for schools. If it just reallocates the existing budget, many children will lose out, with some of the most deprived hit hardest.

“The formula for schools’ funding must not be reformed while making real terms cuts to spending.

“All children deserve a fair chance to succeed and should not suffer because schools are under-resourced and teachers over-worked.”