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Chris King, the chief executive of the Independent Association of Prep Schools

As a young pupil of Queen Elizabeth’s Hospital school in Bristol, Chris King used to take his cap off as soon as he passed through its castle-like gates into the outside world. “God help us if somebody from another school was passing by, they’d knock it off your head,” he says. But he is worried […]

Private schools under investigation for gaming teacher grades

Exam boards are investigating malpractice at some independent schools after ‘credible evidence’ they over-inflated grades

United Learning’s chief operating officer leaves for private school association

Dominic Norrish was ‘integral’ to trust’s success, United say

Faith school which segregated staff finally shut down

Rabia Boys and Girls School in Luton was accused of “actively undermining” British values by Michael Wilshaw in 2016

State V private school funding gap widens

IfS analysis finds average private school fees are now 92 per cent higher than state funding

Keir Starmer to pledge end to private schools VAT exemption – reports

Pledge echoes one made in 2019 manifesto under former leader Jeremy Corbyn

Ofqual won’t be able to explain private school grades boost

No private school pupil sat national reference tests this year, which means they are unlikely to show why the sector had the biggest jump in top GCSE and A-level grades. The finding casts doubt on the usefulness of the NRT, which is run every year to monitor over time how well cohorts of pupils are […]

Private schools extend Olympic medal lead but Eton stumbles

Twenty prime ministers may have once graced Eton’s playing fields, but – for the first time in nearly three decades – they did not produce a single medal winner for Team GB at an Olympic Games. England’s most famous private school is likely to be quietly mourning the lack of Old Etonians on the podium […]

GCSE results 2021: Top grades rise most at private and free schools

Private and free schools have seen the biggest jump in top grades in this year’s teacher-assessed GCSE results, figures show. Across England, the proportion of GCSE results overall at grade 7 and above—equivalent to a grade A under the previous system—rose to 28.7 per cent, up from 25.9 per cent last year and 20.7 per […]