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Independent Schools Council said last month pupil numbers had fallen a sign that schools were already starting to see the impact of VAT looming on the horizon’ But official DfE data published last week shows that as of this January , the number of pupils in independent schools in England was 593,486 , up from 591,954 the year before and an increase of 24,150 on 2020/21 .
Private schools currently benefit from an 80% discount on business rates and do not have to charge VAT on school fees.
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