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Private Education: Closures

Asked by Kevin HollinrakeConservativeDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 17 July 2025UIN 65339

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of independent schools closing in each (a) Council and (b) Mayoral Combined Authority in England.

Answered by Stephen Morgan

His Majesty’s Treasury published a tax information and impact note concerning the introduction of VAT on private school fees and school closures. That assessment can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vat-on-private-school-fees/applying-vat-to-private-school-fees.

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