According to Sky News:

It now costs around £2,275 a year to send a child to a secondary state school in the UK, according to a report from charity Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) and the Centre for Research in Social Policy (CRSP).

According to The Good Schools Guide:

First things first, what will you have to pay? Average fees for private day schools are about £17,000 a year and £40,000 for boarding.

[https://www.goodschoolsguide.co.uk/choosing-a-school/independent-schools/private-school-fees-explained]

And that's just the average.

Given the discrepancy between state and top private school fees, one has to wonder how much education can you buy for £2,275?

But where will the money come from to better educate the future generations of the UK and reduce the disparity between what is paid for a state school pupil and a private school pupil?

Well £15.3 billion would help.

According to the National Audit Office:

The Home Office originally estimated that the total cost of the AASCs [Asylum Accommodation and Support Contracts ] would be £4.5 billion over their 10-year term. Since then, the number of people seeking asylum and being accommodated by the Home Office has increased significantly. In 2024-25, the Home Office spent an estimated £1.7 billion on the AASCs, and its current estimate of total spend over 10 years is £15.3 billion.

[https://www.nao.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/home-offices-asylum-accommodation-contracts-summary.pdf]