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Private Education: Single Sex Education

Asked by David ReedConservativeDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 29 January 2026UIN 104598

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many independent single-sex schools have (a) closed and (b) changed their admissions policy to become dual-sex since 1 January 2025.

Answered by Olivia Bailey

Five girls’ single sex schools and two boys’ single sex schools have closed since 1 January 2025. The department does not collect data on how many schools have changed their admissions policy to become dual-sex.

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