The cost of sending a child to school has risen to £1,077 a year.
Rising food prices have increased the cost of school meals and packed lunches while petrol prices have made the school run more expensive, according to a report commissioned by Asda.
Parents now typically spend 7.8% more on schooling their children than in 1998.
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