Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 22771

Schools: Admissions

Tabled: 8 January 2025

Answered: 17 January 2025

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to monitor capacity in state schools in the context of potential pupil transfers from the private to state sector following the introduction of VAT on school fees.

Answer

Stephen Morgan

The government predicts that 35,000 pupils will move into UK state schools in the long-term steady state following the removal of the VAT exemption to school fees. As such, the impact on the state education system as a whole is expected to be small.This i...

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