Да, возможно так оно и есть. Я просто говорила именно об этом моменте:
''The economic downturn has forced some independent schools to close and experts say a growing number of parents are struggling to pay education fees.''
...''A decade later, one in ten councils has revealed an increase in parents who want to move their children into state education, but many schools are already oversubscribed.''
********news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7819294.stm - Вот источник, кому интересно почитайте. :-)