Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the total number of (a) children whose parents or guardians have applied for them from independent to state sector schools and (b) independent schools that (i) closed and (ii) have announced their closure since 29 July 2024, broken down by constituency.

The department does not hold data on the total number of children whose parents or guardians have applied for them to move from independent to state sector schools.

The Get Information about Schools website shows that five private schools across four constituencies have closed since 29 July 2024. These are shown in the table below and are also available at the following link: https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/.

The department does not routinely gather information on potential private school closures.

Since 29 July 2024, 15 private schools have opened.