FOI reference: FOI-2026-3526
You asked
Under the FOIA please disclose data for:
The number of children attending private education since the date of the last general election.
How many children have left private education since the September 2024 because of the VAT increase on private education placements.
Out of the figure requested above. How many parents gave the reason for discontinuing payment for placements as increased cost since September 2024.
Please also provide the number of children attending private schools and categorised as requiring the special educational needs (SEN). Please provide this data for the period September 2024 to the date of this request.
Please also tell me out of the number of children receiving SEN. The number of parents who gave the reason for discontinuing education as increased cost since September 2024.
We said
Thank you for your request.
Unfortunately, we do not hold the information that you have requested.
The Department for Education (DfE) may be better placed to assist with this request.