Private schools' risk of closing in next recession?

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I read a comment on a facebook group by someone who said they had recently been told that the fee-paying school they worked at would be closing. I don't know where this was but I've no reason to think it's not true.

Do you think that given it's likely we will be heading into another recession within the next year that there could be a repeat of what happened in the the financial crash over 10 years ago, when there was a raft of schools that closed, or ended up merging or changing into free schools? I imagine there must be at least some schools that just about managed financially through the pandemic but now will not cope with even a relatively small drop in numbers, especially with energy bills rocketing and in some cases the continuing issues with the Teachers' pension scheme?

My apologies it is Finland that doesn't have private school - stupid error on my part. borgenproject.org/education-in-finland/#:~:text=There%20are%20no%20private%20schools%20in%20Finland%20as,and%20individual%20student%20guidance%2C%20regardless%20of%20socioeconomic%20background.

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@yanxy we use a while range of tutors, which kind were you looking for?

whole - sorry fat thumbs!

thank you for replying.

Help with english & general prep for secondary as they will be streamed.

Some private schools close each year. Some open.

both DS2s and DD’s school are still oversubscribed for every school year and are significantly better than DS’s grammar (which is supposedly one of the best in the country).

There are always going to be some schools (private or state) that will be oversubscribed, but those schools right at the top who are heavily oversubscribed and have the very best financial resources are not going to be representative of the majority of fee-paying schools.

I'm also not sure of previous comments regarding new private schools opening all the time.. I mean since the last financial crash has there really been that many good private schools that have opened across the country?

Every day I read about massively higher predicted energy bills in hospitality, loads of businesses predicted to close etc, but surely schools are going to face the same problems as they are ultimately businesses themselves? For the less wealthy and prestigious schools, of which there are many, the combination of hugely higher costs with fewer people who can afford the fees means something has to give.

And look out for some of the tell tale signs of cost cutting which I already know is the case in a few schools I know of.. class sizes going up, subjects offered at GCSE/A level being cut, more staff teaching outside their specialist subject areas, long serving staff leaving and lots being replaced with cheaper NQTs etc.

Norway has a growing private sector.

Typical leftie response, freedom
of choice means nothing. Perhaps we should all live in identical flats, drive the same cars, eat the same food too?

@wigywhoo I thought that private schools in Norway were predominately religious or an option only if you want IB. Have you got figures for the growth? What do you think the growth is based on?

Thought as much - see attached. It might be that more parents in Norway are choosing an internationally recognised qualification but that is a different matter.