Brexit and the pandemic seem to have deterred boarders from overseasThe number of private school children has fallen for the first time in a decade, according to an annual survey suggesting that a decrease in boarders from overseas is to blame. The Independent Schools Council (ISC) census for 2021 said that last year was the “most difficult period for schools since the Second World War”. SponsoredOverall there were 5,000, or 1.3 per cent, fewer children being privately educated this January than the previous year, the first decline since 2011. The number of boarders fell by 9,000, or 12 per cent, to 65,000, including those registered with schools and pupils being taught remotely. The number of overseas boarders decreased by 17 per cent,

Source: The Times May 11, 2021 23:00 UTC