Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 69273
Private Education: Inspections
Tabled: 21 July 2025
Answered: 3 September 2025
Question
Cat Smith
Labour — Lancaster and Wyre
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department subsidises inspections of independent schools undertaken by Ofsted.
Answer
Stephen MorganOfsted inspects around 50% of the 2,496 (July 2025) registered private schools in England. There is disparity between the fees charged for inspections and full cost recovery. Private school inspections carried out by Ofsted cost around £6.5 million per an...
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