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<p>There are currently 148 residential special schools in England: 26 are maintained
schools, 32 are non-maintained special schools, 35 are academy and free schools, 55
are independent schools.</p><p>The department does not systematically collect data
on the type of companies that own schools. Therefore, the department does not disaggregate
these results based on whether they are owned by private equity companies or not-for-profit
organisations.</p><p>Of the 55 independent residential special schools, interrogation
of the Independent School Register shows 16 are charities. Ofsted ratings show that
10 of these schools are rated outstanding, 39 are rated good, and six are rated as
requires improvement.</p><p>The department has not made an assessment of the share
size that private for-profit companies have of the market and has not been in discussion
with the Competition and Markets Authority about this sector.</p>
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