'Misleading' school stats published by Department for Education, regulator claims

The official statistics regulator has accused ministers of threatening to undermine trust over "concerning" published figures - including "exaggerating" the level of school funding.Sir David Norgrove, head of the UK Statistics Authority (UKSA), tackled the Department for Education (DfE) over its record of potentially "misleading" numbers.Education Secretary Damian Hinds replied that the department was "looking into the precise issues that you raise".