Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 82070
Grammar Schools: Assessments
Tabled: 14 October 2025
Answered: 4 November 2025
Named DayQuestion
Luke Taylor
Liberal Democrat — Sutton and Cheam
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the practice of state grammar schools charging fees for familiarisation tests ahead of 11-plus entrance exams.
Answer
Georgia GouldSchools are not permitted to charge parents for their children’s admission or education. This includes charges for children to sit a school’s entrance test. However, they can charge for optional extras such as familiarisation tests.The department and the ...
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