BUCKINGHAMSHIRE upper schools can look forward to extra money in their budgets next year.

Twelve of the county's 21 upper schools are overspending their budgets this year, compared to three grammar schools.

Concern about deficit budgets led to a meeting of the heads and chairmen of governors of upper schools with Marion Clayton, the county council's cabinet member for schools, and council leader David Shakespeare.

The meeting, at the Misbourne School in Great Missenden last week, was chaired by the chairman of the Misbourne governors, Sir Christopher Tyrer.

After the meeting Cllr Shakespeare said upper schools were under the most financial pressure and a considerable amount of money had already been targeted at them.