Private Education: Inspections
Commons · Question 69273 · Tabled 21 Jul 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 3 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Cat Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department subsidises inspections of independent schools undertaken by Ofsted.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Morgan, 3 Sep 2025
Ofsted 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...