Even More Unequal Than We Thought – the Destination Gap Widens
Liv Shaw discusses PEPF's latest research project on the destination gap
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Diluting exclusivity? The prevalence and distribution of bursaries and scholarships for Britain’s private schools
Title: Diluting exclusivity? The prevalence and distribution of bursaries and scholarships for Britain’s private schools. Authors: Francis Green, Golo Henseke, Sangwoo Lee, Anna Yong. British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2026 online, 1–21. What’s It About? Especially in the course of public debate surrounding the imposition of VAT on private school fees, attention is drawn […]
State Expectations: the independent schools that converted to state schools
Since the early 2000s, 27 private schools in England moved into the state sector. What happened after that?
2025
January 2025 VAT on private-school fees comes into force from 1 January 2025 — schools and parents told to add 20% to fees – 1 January, gov.uk Parents pre-paying fees to avoid VAT and schools updating billing systems – 6 January, BBC February 2025 Analysis: Initial sector data suggests a fall in independent school pupil […]
2024
January 2024 Private schools warn Labour’s tax plans will hit special needs pupils hardest – 10 January, The Guardian Heads say independent schools must prepare for policy changes if Labour wins – 17 January, TES February 2024 Campaigners call for end to private school tax breaks as inequality concern grows – 14 February, The Observer […]
News Log
Follow the timeline of media coverage relating to private schools here. Let us know if we’ve missed one! hello@pepf.co.uk
2023
December 2023 Top BBC jobs are still filled with staff who went to private school despite complaints from working class viewers who think the broadcaster is out of touch – 29 December, The Mail Use Private School Tax Breaks Cash to Cut Mental Health Waiting Lists and School Absences, says Labour – 19 December, fenews.co.uk Why all-boys schools like […]
2022
December 2022 Slower social mobility is breeding nepo babies – 22 December, The Times Boarding schools are bad for children. Why do they still exist? – 19 December, MadeintheUK Imposing VAT on private school fees would make the UK more unequal – 17 December, The Telegraph Should private schools keep their tax relief? – 17 […]