Public school costs

PUTTING your child through a 14-year private education in the UK stands at £286,000, research suggests.

It indicates average day school fees are now £13,194 for every year and boarding fees cost an average of £30,369 a year.

Meanwhile, private schooling from primary age to A-levels totals £286,000 for a day place and £468,000 for a boarder, the report from Killik and Co finds.

London remains the most expensive region, with an average day school place costing £15,500 for a year.

The north of England and Scotland were the cheapest, at £10,400 and £10,700 respectively.

In a survey of 250 parents who privately educate their children, over a third (37.2%) said they saw private education as an “investment priority”.

Of those surveyed, 34% said the attraction of smaller class sizes was a major consideration.

Almost a quarter said they sent their children privately for “the connections my children will get”.