United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 104598
Private Education: Single Sex Education
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9 January 2026
Last action
29 January 2026 · Answer
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Education
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29 January 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many independent single-sex schools have (a) closed and (b) changed their admissions policy to become dual-sex since 1 January 2025.
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Timeline
9 January 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many independent single-sex schools have (a) closed and (b) changed their admissions policy to become dual-sex since 1 January 2025.
Source: Commons
29 January 2026
Answer
Five girls’ single sex schools and two boys’ single sex schools have closed since 1 January 2025. The department does not collect data on how many schools have changed their admissions policy to become dual-sex.
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-01-09/104598
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1869895
- uk · wq-1869895 · source updated 29 January 2026