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Question follow-through · 104598

Private Education: Single Sex Education

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.

answeredDepartment for Education

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A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
9 Jan 2026
Target answer date
14 Jan 2026
Answer
29 Jan 2026 · 20 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 9 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    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.

  2. 14 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 29 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    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.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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