£900k first term for Durham free school

The Northern Echo: http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/local/northdurham/durham/10890219.Near___1m_cost_of_Durham_free_school_s_first_term_a_waste_of_public_money___MP/


"A CONTROVERSIAL free school’s first term has cost the taxpayer nearly £900,000 – or more than £25,000 per pupil, new figures reveal. In a letter to Durham City MP Roberta Blackman-Woods, Tory Schools Minister Lord Nash says Durham Free School (DFS) has received funding of £894,787, prompting the Labour MP to brand the school a waste of public money.


"Durham Free School funding included £313,114 in a general annual grant, £300,000 in pre-opening grant, £140,000 in post-opening grants and £127,500 in capital costs.