Parents turn their backs on private schools to pay university fees instead

Some parents are reconsidering private schooling so they can help pay for their children’s university costs, analysts say. England’s annual tuition-fee cap is £9,790 and is set to rise with inflation, potentially exceeding £10,000 next autumn. Neil Roskilly, a former head of the Independent Schools Association, said concerns about student-loan debt and interest are contributing to the shift, alongside VAT on school fees.