Shapps was born in Watford, Hertfordshire and educated at Watford Grammar School for Boys followed by Cassio College where he completed a business and finance course at Manchester Polytechnic (now Manchester Metropolitan University), and received a Higher National Diploma.
Shapps was born in Watford, Hertfordshire and educated at Watford Grammar School for Boys followed by Cassio College. He completed a business and finance course at Manchester Polytechnic (now Manchester Metropolitan University), and received a Higher National Diploma.