I look forward to the day Phillipson’s perma-smirk is wiped from her face.
A private school in Ipswich has become the latest victim of Labour’s VAT raid.
The Meadows Montessori School wrote to the parents of its 68 pupils this week to tell them of its “shock” closure at the end of the term, citing rising costs and falling pupil numbers.
The co-ed school, which was forced to pass the 20pc levy on in full, said the raid had had a “significant impact” on enrolment numbers which meant the decision to close had become “unavoidable”.
In a letter to parents, headmistress Sam Sims wrote: “I know this news will bring shock, sadness, and uncertainty. Please know that we share these feelings and understand them deeply.
“Our priority now is to support every child, every family, and every member of staff through this transition with care, compassion and clarity.”
Ms Sims had previously warned that Labour’s education tax was misguided and would serve only to harm smaller independent schools rather than historic, wealthy institutions.
‘Dirt on someone’s shoe’
She described findings by this newspaper that Eton College stood to recover at least £4.8m in historic VAT on capital expenditure as “outrageous”.
She told The Telegraph: “How does that even stand? I feel like we are a little bit of dirt on someone’s shoe. There is no thought process from anyone in government about schools who are not at the level [of Eton].”