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Private Education: Schools

Asked by Mr Peter BedfordConservativeDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 23 April 2025UIN 45420

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Independent Schools have (a) closed and (b) announced their closure, since July 2024.

Answered by Stephen Morgan

Records of school closures are publicly available on the Get Information about Schools website at: https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/.

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