Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 70118
Private Education: Inspections
Tabled: 22 July 2025
Answered: 2 September 2025
Named DayQuestion
Andrew Pakes
Labour (Co-op) — Peterborough
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding her Department has provided to Ofsted for the inspection of independent schools in each of the last five years.
Answer
Stephen MorganOfsted inspects around 50% of the 2,496 (July 2025) registered private schools in England. There is currently disparity between the fees charged for inspections and full cost recovery.The table below sets out the budgeted cost of inspections compared to t...
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