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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Eleanor Busby

Revealed: The increasing cost of sending a child to school in the UK

The cost of sending a child to a state school in the UK has “significantly increased” since 2022, outstripping both inflation and earnings growth, a new report has found.

Research from the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) and the Centre for Research in Social Policy (CRSP) revealed that the minimum cost of sending a child to secondary school is now around £2,275 a year, and the cost for primary school exceeds £1,000 a year.

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