A PrEP school was praised less than four years ago as the best in Britain by the Bible of society Tatler, is the closing of 'substantial tax burden'.
Earlier this month, Treasury Torsten Bell admitted that Labor could see 100 closures – with the imposition of VAT Plus increases in private schools – with the imposition of VAT Plus increases in national insurance policies and the removal of business rate lighting.
The Independent Schools Bursars Association has predicted that the impact could be even worse, but prediction 286 private schools could close, 11 percent of the British 2,600 in total.
Now St Anselm's Prep School, in Bakewell, Derbyshire, who dates almost 140, has become the last victim of the hated left -wing policy.
Parents have been left furiously about the decision, announced in a letter from the chairman of the Governors.
In October 2021, St Anselm's was named PrEP School of the Year of Tatler, with judges who are 'mix of tradition and innovation' prizes.
The school was also welcomed because of its 'tireless approach' to ensure that no child 'lags behind' during the lockdown.
But in his letter on Monday, Paul Houghton, chairman of the Board of Directors, said: “We are up to the point to reach the point where there are no feasible options for St Anselm's as an independent prep school.”
Parent Andrew Rowe, 49, is director and older at St Anselm's Prep School
Minister of Finance Torsten Bell admitted that Labor's raid at private schools could see 100 closures
Mr Houghton said that after the summer period, the closure came to 'relentless headwind', where the school was 'working with a financial loss'.
“Add to this, the substantial recent pressure on government tax at all independent schools, it is now untenable to keep the school open.”
The school was founded by Cambridge-educated Naturalist William Storrs-Fox in 1888 and has 123 students between two and 13, plus 54 employees.
Two years ago it was looking for greater financial stability by being part of Birkdale School, an independent high school in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.
Parent Andrew Rowe, 49, a director, whose youngest son Christian, 11, is a student, and whose older son Alexander, 14, also went to St Anselm's, said: “The parents, students and employees are extremely sad.
'This entire VAT in schools-thing has just won (labor) votes from people against private education, but those who make the sacrifices in terms of paying the reimbursements, they are not mainly rich people, they just work from month to month.
'The people who have trust funds, Furmen in the Bank, they paid in advance for VAT that came in, so they were not touched.
'The people are the ones who have difficulty paying the costs, but want the best for their children.
Mr. Rose said that the people who have difficulty paying the costs, but that the best for their children is the most difficult
The Independent Schools Bursars Association has predicted that 286 private schools can close. Displayed: Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson
“Keir Starmer himself went to a grammar school before paying, and if you wanted to bring your child to a certain grammar school in those days, you had to wave a lot as parents -making his parents the same as we are.”
Mr. Rowe, who went to St Anselm in the 1980s, said that the school ends would be 'separating' what he compared to a 'family unit'.
A mother, Leam Jackson, accused the government of 'destroying freedom of choices' for parents and especially the stability and well -being of our children'.
She said: 'What is being overlooked is ultimately who influences this most: our children. The future generations of our country.
'Schools are forced to close because they are punished for the background of the families who go there. Teachers without work. Friendship groups tore apart. Years of service, dedication and hard work, just gone. '
Tory Peer and former cabinet minister Lord McLoughlin, whose former constituency Derbantshire Dales Bakewell includes, said: 'It is tragic to see the closure of a school like this that has served the area for many years.
'It is partly a consequence of VAT and other pressure that is placed on the private school sector, which has a great pity. Schools like these were not in competition with the state system – they have relieved. '
Paul Houghton, chairman of the board of directors of St. Anselm, said: “This has been an incredibly difficult decision that nobody wanted to make.
“Our priority now works with the children and their families, our teachers and staff and the broader community that are affected by this decision.”
