[AnnieK]

This will drive the numbers of working class kids out of private education and back into state education therefore not saving money as the number of primary state school places will need to increase, therefore making more mouths to feed. Also, children who are in need of free lunches already get means tested free lunches.

I went to a private school, my parents were working class, I didn't go abroad till i was 18 and could pay for myself, non-uniform day was a nightmare given the number of wealthy kids but hey ho....that's the education my parents absolutely skinted to provide for me....to deprive working class families of having that option by further increasing school fees is detrimental to those kids.....who's going to fix that?