Forum Message

Topic: Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,000
Posted by: Ivonne Holliday
Date/Time: 06/06/25 14:19:00

Hello Michael B,

You will be horrified to learn that I did read the whole story before posting.  You are not the only one who has!

If you are so keen on statitics, let us say that the 1.9% -not exactly a bloodbath - you cited so efficiently did not include working out that the 1.9% drop is 28% higher than predicted by the government - a drop in the ocean according to you!

And you choose to forget (I refer to the original post which I will mention below) that any information that comes out now is still too green.  The true impact will be more apparent in a year or so after the VAT was introduced.

The original post I refer to is entitled "The impact of Labour's planned VAT charge on private schools" posted by Richard Carter on 12 April 2024 at 12:31.  It is still listed, on page 10 of the postings on the forum, but with the date of 3 April 2025 at 09:08 which is a post by Steven Rose entitled "Nearly 20 councils in England ‘at risk of insolvency’ due to Send costs". 

I invite you to return to the original post and read it.  It is long, but the sentence "it is too soon to draw conclusions" (or words to that effect) was included in a few posts.

Of course the data does not give clear reasons as to why pupils have left the private schools.  We do not know if the schools were asked this question, whethter the schools are obliged to give that information but, above all, "shift in international students or a move to home-schooling" is utter conjecture.  Why not add the number of parents that have sent their darlings to school abroad?  Or the whole family moving away?

But, above everything else, the introduction of VAT on school fees was devious and reprehensible.

Entire Thread
TopicDate PostedPosted By
Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00005/06/25 19:07:00 Ivonne Holliday
   Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00005/06/25 19:12:00 Ivonne Holliday
      Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00005/06/25 21:29:00 Ed Robinson
         Re:Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00006/06/25 13:36:00 Ivonne Holliday
         Re:Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00006/06/25 14:14:00 Jane Carter
   Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00006/06/25 08:02:00 Michael Brigo
      Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00006/06/25 12:05:00 Gabrielle OMahony
         Re:Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00006/06/25 17:28:00 Michael Brigo
      Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00006/06/25 14:19:00 Ivonne Holliday
         Re:Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00006/06/25 14:33:00 Jane Carter
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00006/06/25 16:47:00 Ivonne Holliday
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00006/06/25 17:48:00 Ed Robinson
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00006/06/25 17:58:00 Michael Brigo
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00006/06/25 18:07:00 Ed Robinson
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00006/06/25 18:32:00 Michael Brigo
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00006/06/25 20:16:00 Ed Robinson
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00006/06/25 18:21:00 Jane Carter
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00006/06/25 20:25:00 Ed Robinson
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00007/06/25 12:19:00 John Hawkes
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00006/06/25 17:56:00 Jane Carter
         Re:Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00006/06/25 17:27:00 Michael Brigo
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00006/06/25 21:03:00 Steven Rose
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00006/06/25 22:04:00 Ed Robinson
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00007/06/25 08:45:00 Robert Wheeler
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00007/06/25 09:05:00 Michael Brigo
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00007/06/25 11:51:00 Ed Robinson
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00007/06/25 11:57:00 Michael Brigo
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00007/06/25 12:43:00 Ed Robinson
                                 Reply07/06/25 13:34:00 Michael Ixer
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00007/06/25 22:59:00 Ivonne Holliday
   Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00007/06/25 12:03:00 John Hawkes
      Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00007/06/25 12:23:00 Michael Brigo
         Re:Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00007/06/25 14:58:00 Steven Rose
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00007/06/25 17:13:00 Michael Brigo
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00007/06/25 18:39:00 Steven Rose
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00007/06/25 23:31:00 Ed Robinson
                     Falcons School (previously ‘for Girls’) in Putney, south-west London will close at the end of the academ08/06/25 10:48:00 Ed Robinson
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00008/06/25 11:42:00 John Hawkes
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00012/06/25 17:33:00 Peter Higgins
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00012/06/25 22:52:00 Ed Robinson
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00013/06/25 09:17:00 John Geoffries
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00013/06/25 11:31:00 Philippa Bond
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00013/06/25 13:53:00 Ivonne Holliday
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00013/06/25 14:08:00 John Hawkes
                                    Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00013/06/25 21:02:00 Philippa Bond
                                       Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00014/06/25 06:07:00 Philippa Bond
                                       Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00014/06/25 12:07:00 John Hawkes
   Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00013/06/25 17:18:00 John Hawkes
      Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00013/06/25 21:55:00 Michael Brigo
         Reply13/06/25 22:27:00 Martine Guy
            Re:Reply13/06/25 23:31:00 Ivonne Holliday
               Re:Re:Reply13/06/25 23:38:00 Ed Robinson
                  Re:Re:Re:Reply14/06/25 06:17:00 Philippa Bond
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply14/06/25 21:14:00 Steven Rose
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply15/06/25 17:28:00 Philippa Bond
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply15/06/25 21:46:00 John Hawkes
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply15/06/25 22:48:00 Philippa Bond
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply16/06/25 08:49:00 Janis Christine Humberstone
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply16/06/25 12:01:00 John Hawkes
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply16/06/25 18:03:00 Steven Rose
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply16/06/25 18:13:00 Philippa Bond

Forum Home