There was a time when a Labour government saw independent schools as central to delivering its education strategy.

Adding VAT to private school fees has failed to trigger an exodus of pupils into the state sector despite widespread speculation that it would, the education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, has said.

Prince George will attend the £63,000-per-year Eton College from September, Kensington Palace has confirmed.

A private school in Moray co-founded by Oscar-winning actress Tilda Swinton is to close amid financial pressures, it has been announced.

A 137-year-old private school has shut just days after its head teacher claimed it had been saved from closure.

University students who went to private schools are more fearful of being “cancelled” for their views than those from state schools, a report has found.

Labour pitched its VAT raid on private schools as a way to level the playing field.

The number of pupils in private schools in England has fallen to the lowest point in at least a decade, Government figures show.