Private Education
Commons · Question 61751 · Tabled 23 Jun 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Damian Hinds
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the fall in the number of children at independent schools was in line with her Department’s projections.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Morgan, 3 Jul 2025
Pupil numbers remain firmly within expectations and higher than 2021/22. As a percentage of the overall school population, private school pupils have remained the same, at 6.5%. It has been between 6% and 7% for the last two decades.