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Private Education: Closures

Asked by Mr Andrew SnowdenConservativeDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 15 June 2026UIN 5737

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many independent schools have closed since July 2024 in each local authority area.

Answered by Olivia Bailey

This information can be obtained from the publicly available Get Information about Schools website (GIAS): https://www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/.

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