Annual Cost of Primary Schooling in England Nears £5,000

Coram and Nationwide report England's primary school costs approach £5,000 per child yearly. After-school care alone is £2,636, up 42% in a decade. Holiday childcare (£1,700+), extracurriculars (£700), uniforms (£381), and trips (£116) add up. 49% of UK parents feel stressed about September costs; one in four delay purchases. Coram's Lydia Hodges says these bills shape work and family-size decisions.