article_snippet: Private schools have long awarded places to foreign pupils to bring in extra income.
article_snippet: While charging pupils to attend state schools is against the Department for Education's admissions code, different rules are thought to apply to standalone state-funded sixth-forms.
article_snippet: James Kewin, deputy chief executive of the Sixth Form Colleges Association, which represents nearly 100 sixth form colleges in England, said foreign pupils produced much-needed money.
article_snippet: Richard Huish College ( told the Sunday Times: 'In terms of the income it is phenomenal and a lot of schools that have been hit by public sector cuts are seduced by that.'
article_snippet: Richard Huish College ( is understood to be building a new boarding house to allow the number to increase to 120.
article_snippet: Principal John Abbott, said the school received £4,560 a year for a British pupil from state funding but charged £12,000 for overseas pupils, a sum that will rise to £15,000 next year.
article_snippet: Principal John Abbott said: 'They provide wonderful additional financial income.
article_snippet: It is understood families of foreign pupils would be charged about £15,000 a year.
article_snippet: Richard Huish College ( said: 'Like other schools we are cash-strapped and charging for overseas students would help a lot.'
article_snippet: The Department for Education said that some colleges, depending on some colleges status, were allowed to admit and charge overseas students.
highlights_snippet: Foreign students are paying up to £15,000 to attend best state colleges .
  