Schools in Cornwall are among the worst funded in the country, according to data published on the Department for Education website.

The ten schools that received the highest amount of funding were all in central London, with Westminster topping the list, followed by Tower Hamlets and Hackney.

Cornwall Council leader Adam Paynter said: "It’s clearly unfair that Cornwall receives £1,645 less per pupil than the ten best funded boroughs in inner London.

"Cornwall’s schools are not receiving the funds needed from government to give pupils the best possible start in life. In fact, we are in the bottom 9 areas in the country for school funding.

"Being fair to the next generation starts with making sure that every child in Cornwall has the same chance of going to a good school which is decently resourced. We hope Whitehall listens to us and also our campaign and re-balances this injustice."

According to Bill Marshall, Head Teacher of Humphry Davy School, a primary school with 400 pupils in Cornwall receives on average £376,000 less than a school in Greenwich, London, and a secondary school with 1,400 pupils in Cornwall receives £2million less than the same size school in Greenwich.

Mr Marshall went on to say: "Our schools need to be given the same tools to deliver as other better-funded parts of the country."

David Walrond, Principal of Truro and Penwith College, suggested that it wasn't just schools that are under-funded, but further education colleges too.

He said: "The post-16 funding picture in Cornwall is particularly bleak. We know that schools are facing great challenges in terms of funding, but austerity-led hits on the post-16 budget have been significantly worse.

"That does not just damage the prospects or life chances of Cornwall’s youth, it damages the socio-economic prospects of the county as a whole. This chronic under-investment in skills puts us completely at odds with all our successful economic competitors."