Tribes of private schools are forced to reduce staff, reduce trade fairs and reduce the range of courses that they teach in an attempt to keep the books balanced after the VAT raid on costs, according to a new poll.
Some of the most prestigious private schools in the country are taken hard with cost -saving measures that are extinguished wages, pensions and jobs.
The policy means that private schools have to pay a VAT tax of 20 percent on their reimbursements with the disadvantage that less popular topics such as Latin are removed from the curriculum to save money.
Labor Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed in her budget speech in October that the policy would be introduced this year, even though the bitter opposition fire a 'tax on education'.
Now a straw survey has unveiled the impact of the measure at private schools since it was introduced.
The majority of the 84 schools surveyed said that they had applied at least 11 percent VAT on reimbursements since January.
Nineteen revealed that they had reduced the number of taught topics, while 24 had changed or withdrawn the contributions in the teachers' pension scheme.
In the meantime, more than a third said they made the staff superfluous, while 50 did not extend contracts.
Tribes of private schools are forced to reduce staff, reduce trade fairs and limit the range of courses that they teach in an attempt to keep the books balanced after the VAT raid on the laboratories, shows a new poll (file photo)
Labor Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed in her budget speech in October that the policy would be introduced this year, even though the bitter opposition fire to education 'tax on education'
Some of the most prestigious private schools in the country are taken hard with cost -saving measures that are paid, pensions and jobs are attached (file photo)
Some private schools worked less with state schools or reducing the number of trips offered to students as a result of the VAT load.
Elsewhere, two -thirds (53) fairs reduced and 52 placed new facilities or construction projects, the research conducted by the Times.
St Joseph's School, an independent school in Reading, said that the number of pupils of the year 7 that places accepted places were 20 percent lower than last year, adding: “If a school that worked to maintain its reimbursements among the rest of the market, to try to keep independent education within the reach of as many families, this policy our parents beriet.”
Prep School Westbourne House, in West Sussex, predicted that it would have 40 fewer students as a result of the VAT changes.
Many schools are also bracing themselves for the coming months, with head teachers who predict that parents will pay this year, but perhaps considering alternatives to their children next year.
Critics of the VAT levy, which parents will hit on average £ 2,000 per student, have branded a 'tax on aspiration' and warned that it will simply force more parents to send their children to the already overloaded state sector.
Official data suggest that there is already an exodus, with 124 local councils in England, Scotland and Wales who receive 3,011 applications from private students to move to a state school between 1 June and 9 September.
The figures obtained in applications for freedom of information, will probably underestimate the scale of private school outputs, given another 83 councils, did not respond or said they did not have the data.
Independent Schools Council (ISC) CEO Julie Robinson accused the work of 'underestimating' how many private students would leave as a result of the policy, in which the treasury previously predicted that the figure would be 3,000 for the entire academic year of 2024-25.
Prince William's Old School Eton has set the reimbursements by 20 percent from £ 17,583 to £ 21,100 per term, while the costs of Harrow and Marlborough are approximately £ 60,000.
The government of Sir Keir Starmer justifies the VAT tax by claiming that it is collected, can be invested again in the state school system.
However, if parents with students in private schools decide that they cannot afford the costs, they will probably move their children to state schools that will already increase overly large classes.
In January, Godolphin Prep in Salisbury, Wiltshire, announced that it would be closed at the end of the school year.
The private school, which was opened in 1993 and charged £ 12,196 per year, parents said that survival had become 'particularly precarious' due to the introduction of VAT on school costs.
A letter to parents seen by the Salisbury Journal said: 'The future for independent PrEP schools is currently very precarious; Not only because of the introduction of VAT on reimbursements, but also in terms of ensuring that we stay at the intersection. '
Pupills, consisting of girls between three and 11 years old, will switch to the nearby Chafyn Grove and will automatically be handed over at the Senior School in Godolphin.
Maidwell Hall (photo), a co-education prep school in Northhamptonshire where Princess Diana's brother went, announced that it would be closed in July
Loughborough Amherst School, a Catholic boarding school for boys and girls aged 4 to 18 who started in 1850, said that the 'economic reality' no longer made it viable
The school also blamed the decreasing number of pupils and told parents: “In the current climate, it is ensured that every student enjoys the full range of learning and to provide opportunities for socializing much more difficult.”
In December Immanuel College PrEP School, a private Jewish school in Hertfordshire, said it was closed in the light of 'unprecedented financial pressure'.
Dominic Norrish, the Chief Executive of the Independent Association of PrEP Schools, said: “The real impact will take a few years to come up completely and will see more of the smallest and affordable schools in the neighborhood.”
A government spokesperson said: 'By our plan for change, we are determined to break the barriers to opportunities that children encounter, high and rising standards in education. Our teachers are an integral part of that mission.
“The termination of tax benefits for private schools will lift by 2029-30 £ 1.8 billion a year to deliver 6,500 new teachers and to increase school standards, to support the 94 percent of children in state schools to reach and thrive.”
