A Merseyside specialist independent school which was given the lowest-possible Ofsted rating amid concerns over ‘unsafe practices’ and poor staff skills has turned its fortunes around.

Parents opting to privately education their children ‘must pay their fair share’ to help raise standards in state schools, the High Court heard.

An independent boarding and day school has announced plans to open its first international offshoot in Mohali, India.

Conservative peer, Lord Jonathan Caine, spoke of his ‘sadness’ over the closure of the historic Fulneck School in Pudsey, Leeds, during a debate in the House of Lords.

Inspired Learning Group has acquired two schools in Cambridge: Cambridge International School, which provides education for the international market, and Holme Court School, a special educational needs school.

Three people have been charged following a fraud investigation at Cardiff Sixth Form College,

Philip Britton, the incoming chair of HMC – The Heads’ Conference has said history will view the Labour Party unkindly for "its destructive approach to independent education",

Abbey Gate College in Chester has announced a number of new bursaries aimed at widening access to its sixth form.

St Albans School in Hertfordshire is to become fully co-educational from September next year.

The House of Lords has voted against the government’s plans to remove charitable rate relief eligibility from private schools in England that are registered as charities.

Beis Malka Girls' School, a Chasidic Jewish independent school in Stamford Hill, London has been downgraded from Good to Requires improvement by Ofsted because it doesn't teach pupils about LGBT awareness

Brighton College has been accused of playing the planning system by an anonymous accuser who appears to be a teacher at the school,

Two schools have joined the Mill Hill Education Group, a charitable collection of schools located in North London, Hertfordshire, Southeast England and Thailand.

In a survey conducted by the National Education Union, one in five independent schoolteachers said they have seen redundancies at their school due to the VAT on fees policy.

Predictions that a significant number of parents would move their children away from private education into the state sector have not materialised, according to English councils.

Co-educational day and boarding prep school Aysgarth School is joining Rugby School Group from 1 July.

George Watson's College in Edinburgh is launching a fundraising appeal to help parents after an “unprecedented” drop in pupil numbers following the Labour government's introduction VAT on fees,

The independent Royal School in Haslemere, Surrey is closing on 31 August.

The National Education Union has launched a formal strike ballot over pay affecting around 400 teachers working at 14 independent schools run by United Learning.

St Hilda’s Preparatory School for Girls in Bushey, Hertfordshire, may have to close permanently in the summer.

Radley College, an independent boarding school for boys aged 13 to 18 in Radley, Oxfordshire, has submitted plans to upgrade its on-site medical centre.

A temporary teacher at Robert Gordon's College in Aberdeen has arrested as an investigation was launched into a video which circulated on social media.

A Bill was debated yesterday in Committee in the House of Lords to remove charitable rates relief from eligible independent schools, except those with 50% or more pupils funded by an education, health and care plan.

Next Monday, 3 March, MPs will debate a petition relating to VAT on independent school fees and business rates relief for independent schools.

Cognita is rebranding two of its existing schools as Alleyn’s School to leverage the curriculum and reputation of the Dulwich-based co-educational independent day school and sixth form.

The rebranded St Michael's Abbey School in Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire is to open in September.

Fairfield School, an independent primary school and nursery in Backwell, Bristol, is to close at the end of the summer term.

Hereford Cathedral School is opening an international school in Rwanda for pupils aged five to 18 living in or around Kigali.

Members of staff represented by the NASUWT union at Merchant Taylors' school in Crosby, Liverpool are preparing to walk out for five days of strike action.

The Independent Schools Council’s chief executive Julie Robinson has said that independent schools remaining in the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) has become “simply unaffordable”.

Wellingborough School is building a new design, technology and science block featuring workshops, a lecture theatre, seminar rooms and a computer lab.

Bedstone College, a co-educational independent day and boarding school in Bucknell, Shropshire, is to close at the end of the summer term,

Ofqual has stated that it “will take action” if it finds that the higher proportion of independent school pupils being given extra time in exams is due to unfairness.

The Harpur Trust has helped organise a new network of nine primaries in the borough of Bedford, where senior leaders review each other’s schools.

St Gerard’s School in Bangor, Gwynedd, has begun construction of a new £150,000 sports complex.

Figures from 27 local authorities in England reveal there is a lack of spaces available in the state school sector for pupils dislodged from the private sector by VAT on school fees.

The prime minister Sir Keir Starmer has come under fire for “pretending” he was educated at a state school.

Highfield Preparatory School is closing, blaming a dwindling number of pupils, the imposition of VAT on school fees and the increase in National Insurance contributions.

The head teacher of Erskine Stewart Melville School (ESMS) in Edinburgh has warned that funding for bursaries could be cut following the imposition of VAT on tuition fees.

The Independent Schools Council’s legal challenge to the government's policy to impose VAT on independent school fees will be heard in the High Court between 1 and 3 April.

Oxford House School in Colchester could close at the end of the summer term because of dwindling pupil numbers, its parent company Cognita has warned.

The Welsh government is ending business rates relief for independent schools in Wales.

US military families stationed in the UK are exempt from VAT on school fees, while British military families who rely on private education have to pay up,

Rugby School in Warwickshire, which offers boarding to pupils aged 13 to 18, is opening a sister school, Rugby School Nigeria.

Sevenoaks School and Solefield School in Sevenoaks are coming together to form the new Sevenoaks Family of Schools.

Simon Weale has begun working as the new headmaster at Cundall Manor School,

Staff at Our Lady's Abingdon, an independent school in Oxfordshire, went on strike on Tuesday and Wednesday this week, following a disagreement over pension arrangements.

Outcomes First Group has acquired five schools from Chatsworth Schools group, and established non-selective independent schools group ‘Blenheim Schools’.

Cheshire West and Chester Council has rubber-stamped an application by Mereside Educational Trust - a subsidiary of OneSchool Global - to move its existing operation into new premises at Osbourne Court in Gadbrook Park

Godolphin, which opened in 1784, is forming a partnership with Chafyn Grove under the United Learning Group.

Loughborough Amherst and Maidwell Hall schools plan to close due to financial challenges, including the introduction of VAT on school fees.

The government has accused critics of its plan to put VAT on independent school fees of being detached from the real world.

Schools are reportedly set to increase fees by more than expected, according to new analysis.

Property experts predict that homeowners grappling with steeper tuition bills will either downsize, relocate to more affordable areas, or choose state schools, weakening demand in prime residential areas such as Islington, Hampstead and Chiswick.

In an effort to block the controversial VAT on school fees legislation from coming into law, six families supported by the Independent Schools Council (ISC) have filed a judicial review in the High Court.

Surrey County Council says it is unable to accommodate pupils switching from fee paying schools as a result of Labour’s VAT levy on school fees from next month/

Eton College is reducing the number of bursaries it offers so that by the 2027/2028 academic year only 70 boys out of more than 1,300 at the school will remain on free places.

A significant number of parents of private school pupils are applying to state secondaries in Edinburgh.

Immanuel College Prep School, a private Jewish primary school in Bushey, Hertfordshire, is to close at the end of the academic year,

Children of strictly Orthodox Jewish parents will have their schools closed, forcing thousands to be homeschooled, Jewish organisations have warned.

Michael Bond, the chairman of the London Fee Assistance Consortium (LFAC), has defended the group’s purpose of paying for children’s independent education.

Prep school Old Hall in Wellington, Shropshire, will be renamed Wrekin Prep from September next year to emphasise the relationship between the prep school and Wrekin College.

Cobham Hall, an independent school in Cobham, Kent, will enrol pupils with special education needs in the new year.

Dr Luke Evans, Conservative MP for Hinckley and Bosworth, has warned the children’s mental health could be severely affected by the government’s plan to tax independent school fees.

The education secretary Bridget Phillipson has called on Ofqual to investigate why nearly twice as many independent school pupils are receiving extra time in exams.

Specialist educational provider Witherslack Group has purchased Felden Lodge in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire for £5.25 million.

Plans to move Ashford School in East Hill, Kent, to nearby Great Chart have been scrapped

Haileybury, a co-educational independent boarding and day schools has launched a space programme in partnership with aerospace company, BAE Systems.

Inspired Learning Group is acquiring Eton End School, in Datchet, Berkshire, an independent preparatory co-educational day school,

Downing-backed Bridges Care and Education, which trades under the name Spaghetti Bridge, is opening Valley Bridge, a new independent day and SEND school in Gloucester.

Ofqual is investigating a growing gap between private and state schools in the use of exam access arrangements.

Bolton School in Greater Manchester is investing in a facility for the playing of padel, a rapidly growing racket game of Mexican origin.

A new report from the Girls’ Day School Trust (GDST) has called upon co-educational schools to review and improve how girls are being educated.

Independent schools have been unable to register for VAT online because of an incompetent HM Revenue & Customs website.

Greenfield School in Woking in Surrey, which was given a £13.3 million loan by the now bankrupt Woking Borough Council, say it does “not currently have funds” to fully repay its debt.

Research published by the Sutton Trust has revealed that top-selling musicians are six times more likely than the public to have attended private schools.

Carrdus School in Banbury, Oxfordshire, a co-educational prep school for three-to-11 year olds in Banbury, Oxfordshire, will close in the spring if it cannot find a buyer.

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has written to private schools asking about discounts for its diplomats abroad, who are affected by increased costs imposed by the government itself.

Braeside School in Buckhurst Hill, Essex, part of The Oak-Tree Group of Schools, is closing next summer.

Hulme Grammar School in Oldham, Greater Manchester, has launched an outreach programme aimed at strengthening collaborations with local schools, charities, organisations and the local authority.

The Julia Rausing Trust has awarded a £1.5 million grant to Heathfield School in Ascot, Berkshire to fully fund pupils.

Durham High School, an independent day school for girls aged between three years and 18, is be operated by a newly created company, Durham Education, part of the Ruthin Education Group.

The Independent Schools Council today published its latest ‘Celebrating Partnerships’ booklet, showcasing examples of collaborative programmes between independent and state schools.

Concord College, in Acton Burnell, Shropshire, is planning to demolish two buildings on its site and replace them with improved dining and boarding blocks.

Queenswood, a girls' private school near Hatfield, Hertfordshire, has been refused permission to serve alcohol to sixth-formers at social events.

A teacher at Burlington House School in North London has been suspended after describing assassinated Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar as a “martyr” on social media,

The Independent Schools Council is to launch legal action against the government’s decision to levy VAT on independent school fees.

Framlingham College in Suffolk has taken over responsibility for a mere in its grounds from conservation charity Suffolk Wildlife Trust from September next year.

Greenfield School in Woking in Surrey is at the centre of a dispute over a large loan it received from Woking Borough Council, before the council declared itself bankrupt.

An anonymous benefactor has paid for seven sixth-form pupils to attend Bradford Grammar School where annual frees are around £15,700.

To no one's great surprise Chancellor Rachel Reeve confirmed in today's Budget speech Labour's tax raid on private schools and parents of private school pupils.

The Metropolitan Police is reopening its investigation into the crash at The Study Prep primary school in Wimbledon, which resulted in two eight-year-old girls being killed.

Malvern St James Girls’ School in Great Malvern, Worcestershire is aiming to join a “family” of schools.

Representatives from the Free Presbyterian Church have lobbied the Northern Ireland secretary Hilary Benn about Labour's plans to levy VAT on school fees.