Emails suggest academies over-predict pupil numbers

From the Guardian: 'An email from the DfE says that "in the vast majority of cases", academies fail to recruit the predicted number of pupils.



According to the Guardian, an email from Mike Pettifer, deputy director of the EFA's academies funding division, said: 'Contrary to your assertion, the stance we are taking is absolutely lawful. As per your funding agreement, your academies have been asked to submit estimates, which means estimates which are robust, reasonable and based on evidence, not simply any figure which an academy trust chooses to submit.'

Jon Coles – group chief executive of United Learning.