Two English private schools have failed tough new tests requiring those set up as charities to help poorer students, raising fears that fees may rise in order to finance bursaries.
The two schools – St Anselm’s School in Derbyshire and Highfield Priory School in Lancashire – were part of the Charity Commission’s landmark assessment of five private schools, the first to be considered under new rules requiring all charities in England and Wales to demonstrate they provide “public benefit”.
