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direct grant school
noun[ C ]
uk /daɪˌrekt ˈɡrɑːnt ˌskuːl//dɪˌrekt ˈɡrɑːnt ˌskuːl/ us /dɪˈrekt ˈɡrænt ˌskuːl//daɪˈrekt ˈɡrænt ˌskuːl/
in the past, a school in the UK for children above the age of eleven, that was mostly paid for by parents, but also received money from the government for accepting some non-paying students:
The old direct grant schools used to offer places to state-funded pupils.
She argued for the return of selective grammar and direct grant schools.
Direct grant schools were phased out in the mid-1970s.
Former state grammars or direct grant schools took large numbers of publicly funded pupils.
The high performing direct grant schools which became independent in the 1970s tend to charge less than average fees.
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Types of school
academy
alma mater
alternative school
business school
centre of excellence
charter school
coeducational
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elementary school
grade school
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prep school
preparatory school
reform school
reformatory
secondary school
selective
seminary
senior high school
special school
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