Wealthiest English private schools spend below 6% on means-tested bursaries, research finds

Data shows 200 independent schools devote fraction of fee income to support disadvantaged pupils based on family incomeEngland’s wealthiest private schools devote only a fraction of their income towards means-tested bursaries, according to research that undermines claims that adding VAT to school fees would decimate support for poorer pupils.The Private Education Policy Forum (PEPF), a thinktank campaigning for greater equality and transparency among independent schools, gathered data from