Action has been stepped up to fight controversial proposals to clawback more than £8.3m from Cumbria's schools.

The figure is the largest chunk of projected savings totalling £14.1m that local education experts want to make next year.

They face increasing pressure to meet spiralling costs of supporting growing numbers of pupils and young people with special needs.

Under the proposals, every school in the county could suffer an unexpected budget cut of three per cent next year - a combined figure that tops more than £8.3m.

Today, we reveal what each school in the area would stand to lose under the clawback proposal.

A current overspend of £6.4m is being funded from council reserves - a method which can not be sustained.

An online petition has gathered more than 1,000 signatures and a Cumbrian MP wants the government to step in.

Cumbria's schools forum - a panel of local education experts which helps to decide how to share central government schools funding across the area - is extending the consultation period into its plans.

It has emerged that alternative proposals have been put forward since the potential school budget cuts were revealed.

Details of the alternative proposals have not been released.

Alan Rutter, chairman of the schools forum, wrote to fellow panel members this week: "In order to allow adequate time to for these [alternative] proposals to be modelled and then issued to schools for further consultation, it would seem sensible to suggest an extension to the consultation period."

Consultation with headteachers, governors and school leaders was due to close last Monday (SEPT 26) but will now run until October 14.

Schools forum members meet next week to discuss the new ideas.

A further meeting will be needed after the consultation closes for the forum to table recommendations to Cumbria County Council's cabinet.

Any changes to funding agreed by the ruling cabinet could be implemented as early as January.

Shaun Monaghan, head of Jericho School in Whitehaven, is chairman of Cumbria's Primary Headteachers Association that has more than 200 members.

Mr Monaghan said: "I'm pleased the consultation period has been extended to give colleagues to look at this.

"We've advised our members we should involve as many people as possible in this including local councillors, parents and MPs."

Ring-fenced funding for education is split into three main blocks - early years, schools and high needs.

The dedicated schools block goes directly to individual schools while the high needs block is managed by the county council, which has the statutory duty to provide special needs support.

It is being proposed that more than £8m is transferred from schools to help meet high needs costs.

Cumbria County Council says it has seen an 80 per cent rise in the last two years in the number of requests from schools for assessments of children who are subsequently identified as needing support.

A spokesman for Cumbria County Council said: "It is really important people understand this money is being spent on meeting the needs of children with special educational needs and for no other purpose.

"The issue is that the amount allocated to this from within the overall education budget has not been sufficient to keep up with growing demand, as a result of an increase in the age range that we must support and very significant increases in the number requests from schools for support, hence the budget is overspent.

"An overspend like this is not sustainable so there must be decisions made about how the education budget is allocated."

He added: "This is a difficult issue and we are working closely with the Schools Forum to find the best way forward.

"No decisions have been made and we want to encourage all schools to come forward with their views."

Schools and the proposed cuts

All Saints School Cockermouth £21,319

Allonby Primary School Allonby £2,637

Alston Primary School Alston £10,104

Appleby Grammar School Appleby £66,824

Appleby Primary School Appleby £20,159

Arlecdon School Frizington £7,309

Armathwaite Community School Carlisle £8,987

Asby Endowed School Appleby £6,715

Ashfield Infants School Workington £22,180

Ashfield Junior School Workington £30,985

Bassenthwaite Primary School Cockermouth £3,235

Beacon Hill Aspatria £23,742

Beaconside Primary School Penrith £47,403

Beckermet School Whitehaven £10,782

Beckstone Primary School Harrington £39,898

Belle Vue Primary School Carlisle £47,691

Bewcastle School Carlisle £1,743

Bishop Harvey Goodwin SchoolCarlisle £32,568

Blackford School Carlisle £5,750

Blennerhasset School Aspatria £5,870

Bolton School Appleby £6,231

Boltons CoE Primary School Wigton £9,000

Bookwell School Egremont £23,997

Borrowdale School Keswick £6,272

Bowness on Solway Primary School Carlisle £5,990

Braithwaite School Keswick £9,680

Brampton Primary School Brampton £30,924

Bransty School Whitehaven £21,447

Bridekirk Dovenby School Cockermouth £15,666

Brook Street Primary School Carlisle £30,487

Brough School Appleby £7,907

Broughton Moor Primary School £8,258

Broughton Primary School £14,716

Brunswick School Penrith £18,603

Burgh by Sands School Carlisle £11,052

Caldew Lea Primary School Carlisle £32,739

Caldew School Dalston £134,276

Calthwaite School Penrith £9,501

Captain Shaw's School Bootle £3,115

Castle Carrock School Brampton £10,578

Cleator Moor Nursery School Cleator Moor £629

Clifton School Penrith £9,106

Cockermouth School Cockermouth £153,620

Crosby on Eden School Carlisle £11,789

Crosby Ravensworth Penrith £3,594

Crosscanonby St John's School Maryport £6,710

Crosthwaite School Keswick £7,907

Culgaith School Penrith £8,442

Cummersdale School Carlisle £10,913

Cumwhinton School Carlisle £21,347

Dean School Cockermouth £11,149

Dearham School Dearham £28,634

Derwent Vale Primary School Great Clifton £14,604

Distington Community School £14,777

Eaglesfield Paddle School Cockermouth £22,535

Ellenborough& Ewanrigg Infant Maryport £6,230

Energy Coast UTC Lillyhall £48,498

Ennerdale & Kinnisdale School Ennerdale £5,403

Ewanrigg Junior School Maryport £21,068

Fairfield Primary School Cockermouth £39,127

Fell View Primary School Caldbeck £7,549

Fir Ends School Smithfield £12,257

Flimby School £17,252

Frizington Community Primary School £15,159

Gilsland Primary School £5,432

Gosforth School £13,339

Grasslot Infant School Maryport £6,230

Great Corby School Carlisle £9,456

Great Orton Primary School Carlisle £7,384

Greystoke School Penrith £3,115

Hallbankgate School Brampton £6,496

Hayton Primary School Hayton £17,826

Hensingham Primary School Whitehaven £19,879

High Hesket School Carlisle £17,806

Holme Cultram School Abbeytown £4,912

Holme St Cuthbert School Mawbray £8,925

Houghton School Carlisle £17,021

Inglewood Infants School Carlisle £30,291

Inglewood Junior School Carlisle £35,751

Ireby School Wigton £5,271

Irthington School Brampton £9,127

Ivegill School Carlisle £11,187

Jericho Primary School Whitehaven £41,774

Kells Infants School Whitehaven £11,801

Keswick School Keswick £135,899

Kingmoor Junior School Carlisle £31,216

Kingmoor Nursery & Infants School £27,784

Kirkbampton School Carlisle £13,523

Kirkbride School Carlisle £6,829

Kirkby Stephen Grammar School £53,213

Kirkby Stephen Primary School £21,617

Kirkby Thore School Penrith £8,587

Kirkoswald School Penrith £8,314

Lamplugh School £3,354

Lanercost School Brampton £6,721

Langwathby School Penrith £17,704

Lazonby School Penrith £8,865

Lees Hill School Brampton £2,396

Long Marton School Appleby £8,866

Longtown Primary School £22,362

Lorton School Cockermouth £10,358

Lowca School Whitehaven £7,442

Lowther Endowed School Penrith £11,741

Maryport Infants School £9,225

Maryport Junior School £16,944

Milburn School Appleby £479

Millom Infants School £11,106

Millom School £70,504

Monkwray Junior School Whitehaven £16,586

Montreal Primary School Cleator Moor £17,935

Moor Row School £8,985

Moresby Primary School Whitehaven £12,268

Morland School Penrith £10,195

Nelson Thomlinson School Wigton £156,432

Nenthead School Alston £3,972

Netherhall School Maryport £91,364

Netherton Infants School Maryport £10,733

Newlaithes Infants School Carlisle £21,443

Newlaithes Junior School Carlisle £26,786

Newman Catholic School Carlisle £86,751

Newtown School Carlisle £15,627

Norman Street Primary School Carlisle £39,090

North Lakes School Penrith £21,586

Northside School Workington £6,949

Orgill Primary School Egremont £24,219

Orton Primary School Tebay £8,946

Oughterside Foundation School £6,340

Our Lady & St Patrick's School Maryport £22,914

Parkview Nursery School Millom £2,548

Patterdale School Penrith £3,571

Pennine Way Primary School Carlisle £33,865

Penruddock Primary School Penrith £10,064

Petteril Bank Primary School Carlisle £19,151

Plumbland School Aspatria £8,449

Plumpton School Penrith £8,986

Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith £89,212

Raughton Head Primary School Carlisle £6,342

Richard Rose Central Academy Carlisle £92,690

Richard Rose Morton Academy Carlisle £85,234

Richmond Hill School Aspatria £20,989

Robert Ferguson School Carlisle £43,211

Rockcliffe School Carlisle £14,022

Rosley School Wigton £7,308

Samuel King's School Alston £12,236

Scotby School Scotby £32,044

Seascale School Whitehaven £15,864

Seaton Academy £23,443

Seaton Junior School £26,257

Shankhill School Hethersgill £6,084

Shap Endowed School £9,356

Silloth Primary School £19,365

Skelton School Penrith £9,344

Solway Community Technology College, Silloth £27,903

St Bede's RC School Carlisle £23,062

St Bees Village School £21,903

St Bega's School Eskdale £3,975

St Begh's Catholic Junior School Whitehaven £34,768

St Benedict's Catholic High School Whitehaven £120,037

St Bridget's Catholic School Egremont £19,980

St Bridget's School Parton, £9,864

St Bridget's School, Brigham £14,018

St Catherine's School Penrith £15,077

St Cuthbert's Catholic Community School Carlisle £14,017

St Cuthbert's RC Wigton £12,921

St Gregory & St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Whitehaven £24,292

St Gregory's School Workington £28,173

St Herbert's Keswick £29,367

St James' Catholic Primary School Millom £25,973

St James' Infants School Whitehaven £16,110

St James' Junior School Whitehaven £21,196

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Cockermouth £9,840

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Frizington £10,934

St Joseph's School Workington £98,765

St Margaret Mary Catholic Primary School Carlisle £25,537

St Mary's Catholic Primary School Workington £20,970

St Mary's Catholic Primary School Whitehaven £24,460

St Matthew's School Westnewton £5,968

St Michael's CoE School Dalston £25,287

St Michael's School Bothel £4,193

St Michael's School Workington £9,901

St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Cleator Moor £27,898

St Patrick's Catholic School Workington £24,234

Stainton Primary School Penrith £17,289

Stanwix Primary School Carlisle £46,488

Stoneraise School Carlisle £14,005

Tebay Community Primary School Tebay £4,313

Temple Sowerby School Penrith £7,689

Thomlinson Junior School Wigton £25,727

Thornhill School Egremont £6,122

Threlkeld Primary School £7,787

Thursby School Carlisle £12,401

Thwaites School Millom £7,398

Trinity School Carlisle £190,887

Ullswater Community College Penrith £174,718

Upperby Primary School Carlisle £41,435

Valley Primary School Whitehaven £29,734

Victoria Infant & Nursery Workington £21,380

Victoria Junior School Workington £33,673

Waberthwaite School £8,923

Warcop School Appleby £11,940

Warwick Bridge School Warwick Bridge £14,338

Westfield Nursery & Primary Workington £23,021

Westlakes Academy Egremont £142,763

Whitehaven School £94,028

Wiggonby School Wigton £7,051

Wigton Infant School £20,007

William Howard School Brampton £177,633

Workington Academy £113,304

Wreay School Carlisle £16,265

Yanwath School Penrith £17,276

Yewdale Primary School Carlisle £27,668