Fettes College Looks to Cut Staff Amid Rising Costs and Falling Student Roll

£18k per term Edinburgh private school says it may be forced to cut staff

Fettes College in Edinburgh has warned of staff cuts as it faces financial pressures

Fettes College may cut jobs after Government's VAT decision

The private school in Edinburgh said it needs to run its operations "as efficiently as possible".

Fettes College looks to cut staff amid rising costs and falling student roll

Fee-paying institution stresses need to run school ‘efficiently as possible’

Top private school faces job cuts after Reeves' tax grab

A prestigious private school has said it may be forced to make job cuts due to the Labour government’s removal of VAT exemption on school fees. Edinburgh-based Fettes College – where former Prime Minister Tony Blair is among alumni – has said the introduction of VAT on school fees contributed to the “difficult” decision to “right size our staffing model”. Total pupils enrolled slipped to 751 in August 2024, down from 780 the previous year. The s…