Amherst School Closes Over VAT

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Independent school closes on 175th anniversary due to Labour tax raid

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Loughborough Amherst School , a Catholic boarding school for boys and girls aged 4 to 18 , announced closure.

Said introduction of VAT on school fees as one of the reasons for decision.

Pupils will be offered places at one of three other schools, but staff may lose their jobs.

Local MP Dr Jeevun Sandher said Labour 'should be ashamed of yourselves'.

124 local councils in England , Scotland and Wales received 3,011 applications from private school pupils to move to a state school between June 1 and September 9 .

Last month , Immanuel College Prep School , a private Jewish school in Hertfordshire , became the latest school to reveal plans to close in light of 'unprecedented financial pressures'.

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