Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 82071
Grammar Schools: Disadvantaged
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 steps she is taking to ensure that children from lower-income backgrounds are not disadvantaged in access to grammar school places.
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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