Demand for England’s grammar schools falls – despite VAT on school fees
Ending tax exemption for private education has not led to influx at selective secondaries predicted by criticsClaims that England’s grammars will be “swamped” in September by pupils priced out of private schools by VAT on fees are unfounded, data from more than half of selective state schools suggests.The number of children registered to sit the 11-plus entrance tests for grammar schools next September has fallen slightly compared with last year. Continue reading...
Ending tax exemption for private education has not led to influx at selective secondaries predicted by critics
Claims that England’s grammars will be “swamped” in September by pupils priced out of private schools by VAT on fees are unfounded, data from more than half of selective state schools suggests.
The number of children registered to sit the 11-plus entrance tests for grammar schools next September has fallen slightly compared with last year. Continue reading...
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