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Private Education: China

Asked by Saqib BhattiConservativeDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 1 July 2026UIN 13244

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many independent primary and secondary schools have been taken over by Chinese businesses or Chinese nationals in the past five years.

Answered by Olivia Bailey

The information the department holds on the management of independent schools is available via Get Information about Schools: https://www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/.

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