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Faith Schools: Inspections

Asked by Shivani RajaConservativeDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 30 October 2025UIN 82765

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of removing the subsidy for Ofsted inspections on independent religious schools in (a) Leicester and (b) England.

Answered by Olivia Bailey

The department launched an eight-week consultation on 25 September 2025 on the subject of reducing the subsidy for Ofsted inspection fees. The consultation document is publicly available and sets out how Ofsted-inspected private schools will be affected by the proposed fee increases.

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