From 1 April 2025, in England, private schools that are charities will no longer be eligible to receive business rates charitable relief. The Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Act received Royal Assent on 3 April 2025. This note sets out further information of the impact of the policy.
An initial version of this note was published on 13 November alongside the House of Commons introduction of the Bill.[footnote 1] The information in this note is updated to reflect the latest available data.
