Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) primary and (b) secondary schools will be obliged to pay the apprenticeship levy.

The Government published a breakdown of employers in scope of the apprenticeship levy in August 2016. This suggested that 2,590 employers would be in the education sector. The full publication is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/545145/Apprenticeships_-expected_levy_and_total_spend_-_Aug_2016.pdf

It is not possible to accurately identify the number of primary and secondary schools who will pay the levy because, for many, the employer will be a local council or multi academy trust.