Labour should abandon plans to remove charitable status from private schools and instead limit the fees they can charge and require more work to support poorer pupils and state schools, a think tank has urged.
The report from EDSK warned of “significant legal and financial risks” associated with the party’s plans to lift tax exemptions for private schools, and said the reforms “should not be pursued by either the current or a future government”.
But it also warned some bursaries and scholarships were aimed at families earning up to £150,000 a year, and partnerships with state schools are not always beneficial.
It comes after an earlier report from the think tank warned Labour’s policy will likely raise £600 million less than the party hopes it will.
