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An independent school is a school that is independent in its finances and governance; it is not dependent upon national or local government for financing its operations, nor reliant on taxpayer contributions, and is instead funded by a combination of tuition charges, donations, and in some cases the investment yield of an endowment. It is governed...
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[United Kingdom] In the United Kingdom Independent schools (also private schools, of which a small number are referred to, for historical reasons, as public schools) are fee-paying private schools, governed by an elected board of governors and independent of many of the regulations and conditions that apply to state funded schools. Some of ...
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see Public school.
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A school that is not maintained by a local education authority and is registered under section 464 of the Education Act 1996. Section 347 of the Education Act 1996 sets out the conditions under which an independent school may be approved by the Secretary of State as being suitable for the admission of children with statements of special educational...
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A school that is privately managed (ie not managed by an education authority). Usually fees are paid.
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In the UK, a school run privately without direct assistance from the state. IN 1998, just over 7% of children attended private fee-paying schools. There are some 2,420 independent schools in Britain, with about 600,000 pupils. A group of old-established and prestigious independent schools are known as public schools. Pupil numbers fell ...
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