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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Julie Henry

Demand for England’s grammar schools falls – despite VAT on school fees

School hall with rows of pupils taking exams
Grammar school pupils in Kent. A predicted rise in applications has not occurred. Photograph: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg/Getty Images

Claims that England’s grammars will be “swamped” in September by pupils priced out of private schools by VAT on fees are unfounded, data from more than half of selective state schools suggests.

The number of children registered to sit the 11-plus entrance tests for grammar schools next September has fallen slightly compared with last year.

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