Private Education: VAT
Commons · Question 76110 · Tabled 9 Sep 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 2 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Blake Stephenson
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the potential impact of changes to the VAT status of independent schools on the number of children enrolled in state schools in September 2025.
Answer
Answered by Olivia Bailey, 2 Oct 2025
HM Treasury published a Tax Information and Impact Note on applying VAT to independent school fees, which includes the government’s estimates of the number of pupils expected to enter the state sector as a result of this policy. This is available here: ht...