Private Education: Fees and Charges
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the number of independent schools which charge lower fees than the average annual cost of provision in the state sector.
Answered by Stephen Morgan
On a per pupil basis the total funding allocated to schools for 5 to 16 year old pupils, in cash terms, in the 2024/25 academic year, was £7,690. While the department does not hold data on private school fees, the Institute for Fiscal Studies calculates average private school fees across the UK were £15,200 in the 2022/23 academic year. This is around 90% higher than state school spending per pupil. This information can be found at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/tax-private-school-fees-and-state-school-spending.
Verbatim has judged this answer against the question that was actually asked — answered, partly answered, or evaded. Sign in to see the verdict →