Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 100743

Private Education and Special Educational Needs: Fees and Charges

Tabled: 16 December 2025
Answered: 7 January 2026

Question

Nick Timothy

ConservativeWest Suffolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the level of fee increases for (a) independent and (b) non-maintained special schools in each year since 2020.

Answer

Olivia Bailey
The department does not monitor increases to private school fees. This is a matter for individual schools.