Secondary schools

Types of school

• Community School - Schools or colleges where the Local Education Authority (LEA) is responsible for the admissions policy.
• Foundation School - Schools or colleges where the governors are responsible for the admissions policy.
• Voluntary Aided School - Denominational schools or colleges where the governors are responsible for the admissions policy.
  The LEA funds and maintains all these types of school in broadly the same way.
• Independent schools - An independent school is a school for which parents pay fees.
• Academy - A state funded independent school where the governors are responsible college for the admissions policy.