Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 6018
Private Education
Tabled: 4 October 2024
Answered: 14 October 2024
Question
Damian Hinds
Conservative — East Hampshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many independent schools (a) opened and (b) closed in each year from the earliest year for which data are available.
Answer
Stephen MorganThe government has maintained a register of independent schools since the Education Act 1944 came into force in 1945. The register shows that 3679 independent schools have opened since 1945. Data on independent school closures is available from 1987 and s...
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