From April, allocations for the pupil premium, which provides extra funding for pupils eligible for free school meals, care-experienced children and the children of military personnel through the service premium, will be calculated based on census results from October 2020 instead of figures recorded the following January as has been the case in previous years.
Campaign groups, local authorities and head teachers have warned the change could see schools miss out on funding for families hit by poverty and unemployment over winter due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Department for Education says the earlier cut off date is intended to help budget planning.
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