SCHOOL TAX: Private schools in Wales with charitable status will no longer enjoy a tax break after the Welsh government today ended business rates relief of at least 80 per cent from April 1.

Finance Secretary Mark Drakeford said: “By removing this tax break, we can free up as much as £1.3 million every year to support local public services.”

Charitable relief for independent schools has already been ended in Scotland and England is considering the same.