Means-tested bursaries going to families with gross incomes of up to £140,000 a yearPrivate schools are spending millions more on giving affluent middle-class families fee discounts than on children from disadvantaged backgrounds, new figures reveal.The independent school sector frequently points out that a third of its pupils receive financial assistance. However, school census data shows that most of those pupils do not come from poor households. Continue reading…
Via: Private schools 'abuse charity status' by giving discounts to richer families

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