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Independent Education Sector Report 2010

admin — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:10:45 +0000

This report presents the authoritative independent commentary on the independent education market, both charitable and for-profit. It includes statistics, trends, forecasts and scenarios, providing a valuable information source for decision makers or those wishing to enter the sector.

The report is essential reading for Heads, Chief Executives, Bursars and Governors who need an objective review of the sector to inform their strategy and for the increasing number of individuals and organisations who are seeking to enter the market or build on their existing portfolio.

The report is based on qualitative and quantitative surveys and opinion from our panels of experts. It forecasts the prospects for the sector to 2020 and presents some visionary scenarios to 2030.

Areas covered include:

Sector overview – pupil trends, income and expenditure, structural trends, impact of Government legislation, analysis by segment. Trends in demand for the next ten years – analysis of who buys by family type and income, demand by age, and identification of the services that are subject to most significant change.

Forecasts of future demand – including the impact of recession, government policy, public sector unrest, falling affordability, impact of free schools, demography & social trends. Forecasts to 2020 and scenarios to 2030. Updates on chains, and their impact on the sector, and school groups to watch.

What’s in the report?
Examples of tables and illustrations include:

Pupil trends

Number independent school pupils in GB
Independent schools’ share of all pupils
Buyers of independent education by household type
Number of births to social class 1 and 2 in England and Wales
Independent school rolls as a proportion of social class 1 and 2 children in England & Wales
Why non buyers don’t use independent schools
Annual growth in fees and earnings
Independent schools are expected to become more affordable over the next 20 years
Forecast impact of the recession
Independent schools are expected to be educating a larger proportion of children in 10 years time

Financial trends

Gross income of independent schools in the UK
Average fees per independent school pupil in the UK
Proportion of schools expected to be subject to different fee constraints next 20 years
Daughter schools abroad
Rising operating expenditure in schools
Breakdown of operating expenditure in schools
Rising operating expenditure in independent schools
Number of Independent school teachers England and Wales
Number of pupils per teacher in England
Proportion of schools expecting to cut teaching costs next 20 years
Proportion of schools expected to pool non-teaching resources over next 20 years
Rising capital expenditure in schools
Proportion of schools likely to cut capital spending over the next 20 years

Structural trends

Number of independent schools in GB
Number of pupils per independent school
Operating costs by size of school, 2006
Growth of independent school chains
Commercial chains of independent schools
Major federations of independent schools

Segment trends

Number of independent school pupils aged 0-4 in the UK
Forecast growth of nursery departments
Number of independent school pupils 5-10 in the UK
Forecast growth of pre-prep schools/departments
Forecast growth of prep/junior schools
Number of independent school pupils 11-15 in the UK
Forecast growth of senior schools
Number of independent school pupils 16+ in the UK
Forecast growth of girls’ schools
Forecast growth of boys’ schools
Forecast growth of co-ed schools
Number of independent school boarders in GB
Number of boarders in GB by source
Source of non-British boarding pupils whose parents live overseas
Forecast growth of boarding schools with a large proportion of overseas pupils
Forecast growth of boarding schools

Political trends

Expected impact of different governments on independent schools over the next 20 years
The Conservatives are not expected to increase regulation
Independent schools are expected to lose pupils to more good state schools over the next 20 years
Forecasts to 2020

Illustrations

Forecast impacts on the number of independent school pupils in the UK 2010-2020
Forecast annual growth of independent rolls in the UK
Forecast number of independent school pupils in the UK
Number of independent schools pupils in GB

The mtmconsulting Independent Education Sector Report is available from mtmconsulting at £395 including VAT.

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School Marketing Survey 2009

admin — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 07:25:03 +0000

The mtmconsulting School Marketing Survey is a comprehensive overview of independent schools’ marketing practices and provision.

Undertaken in March 2009, the survey was carried out across 200 UK independent schools. The survey report was formed on responses from a broad range of sizes and types of schools that represent a cross-section of the UK independent schools sector. The results give a valuable snapshot of the state of independent school marketing at this critical stage for all schools, with the effects of a deep recession being felt.

The mtmconsulting School Marketing Survey is free to download here.

Download: mtmconsulting Schools Marketing Survey 2009 – [pdf, 482kb]

Independent Schools: The Missing Million 2008

admin — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:06:25 +0000

Why do more than a million well-off families not choose independent schools for their children, when they could comfortably afford to do so and when there appear to be compelling arguments in favour of it?

The mtmconsulting Missing Million provides the answers.

It investigates those who currently buy and those who do not buy independent education. It maps the core potential market of independent schools – from families for whom independent schools are the natural default choice to those who could never be persuaded to use independent education. It examines in detail the key factors underlying these attitudes and it highlights the vital marketing messages which might persuade the undecided.

This report is essential reading for anyone concerned with the future wellbeing of independent schools – heads, bursars and development and marketing specialists. Its author, Gavin Humphries, is an expert in consumer research and market analysis with a track record of helping companies to understand and profit from social trends in the UK.

Independent Schools: The Missing Million is available from mtmconsulting at £47 including VAT.

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mtmconsulting / HTC School Fees Payment Survey 2007

admin — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:07:34 +0000

The first-ever survey of how parents pay independent school fees, shows that three-quarters of them have to reduce their spending in other areas to do so and that one family in six spends more than 40% of household income on school fees.

The survey, of 900 parents currently paying independent school fees, discloses for the first time the extent of the inroads that the payment of school fees makes into family budgets. More than four out of five of the parents surveyed spend up to 40% of their net income on school fees; 16% of them devote more than 40% to paying for their children’s education.

The mtmconsulting / HTC School Fees Payment Survey is free to download here.

Download: HTC mtmconsulting / HTC School Fees Payment Survey 2007 – [pdf, 204kb]

Independent Education Sector Report 2007/08

admin — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 11:31:06 +0000

This publication was the first authoritative independent commentary on the charitable and for profit independent education market.

The report is an objective review of the sector.

The report is essential reading for Heads, Chief Executives and Governors who need to have an objective review of the sector to inform their strategy and for the increasing number of individuals and organisations who are seeking to enter the market or build on their existing portfolio.

Areas covered include:

Sector overview – market value, trends and costs – analysis of the competitive environment, the impact of commercial organisations, groups and federations. Trends in demand for the next ten years, analysis of who buys by family type and income, demand by age and identification of the services that are subject to most significant change.

Forecasts on future demand – including the impact of demography, social trends, political trends, affordability. The report concludes with scenarios for the future.

The author, Gavin Humphries, is an expert in consumer research and market analysis with a track record of helping companies to understand and profit from social trends in the UK.

Independent Schools: The Missing Million is available to order from mtmconsulting at £295 including VAT.

Click here to order.