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‘No frills’ private school racks up £170k loss

The country’s first “no frills” private school – charging pupils just £60 a week – has posted a £170,000 loss in its second year of operation. The Independent Grammar School: Durham (IGSD) opened in 2018 with just six pupils. It now has 47 children on its books. New accounts for the firm behind the school, […]

Profile: Professor James Tooley

James Tooley’s vision of no-frills private schools is now a reality in England. How afraid should the state sector be? John Dickens finds out “If I were a highly qualified teacher working in a publicly funded school… I would be afraid of him. Very afraid.” So concluded a 2013 interview with Professor James Tooley. That […]