The NAO, which scrutinises government spending, estimates that funding per pupil in the 16 per cent most disadvantaged secondary schools fell by more than five per cent in real terms between 2010/11 and 2014/15.
This is despite the schools receiving additional funding through the pupil premium, first announced in 2010.
The findings are part of research into the effectiveness of the pupil premium, which is available to five- to 16-year-olds who have been eligible for free school meals in the past six years or have been looked after by the local authority.
Funding is worth £1,320 for pupils from reception age to year 6, £935 for pupils in year 7 to year 11 and £1,900 for children who have been in care.
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