Types of schools

• What is a Comprehensive school

  all students regardless of ability, gender, class and ethnicity are educated equally for free with the same opportunities to obtain qualifications
• What is a private school

  pay fees to enrol and are given more opportunities within a hidden curriculum which supports hierarchy, elitism and future leadership roles
• what is a faith school

  schools funded or run by religious organisations/churches and comply with the national curriculum
• what is a city technology college

  independent, non-fee paying state schools that receive funding from the department of education focusing on science and technology to try to innovate development of the curriculum
• what is a grammar school

  select pupils on their high academic ability based on selections from testing
• what is an independent school

  not funded by the state but rather from parental fees, some are selective but many take students regardless of ability (or public schools)
• what is a specialist school

  secondary schools that specialise in specific subjects whilst delivering the national curriculum and given additional funding to develop their specialised area
• what is a voluntary school

  provided by voluntary bodies e.g. churches and are funded by local education authorities
• what is an academy

  independently managed, all ability schools set up in disadvantaged areas by sponsors, funded by the DCSF and don't follow the national curriculum