formerly a school that charged tuition fees and also received government grants in return for admitting certain non-paying students who were nominated by the local authorities
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direct-grant school::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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Examples of direct-grant school
direct-grant school
Each school grant will consist of $10,000 in direct funding.
From the tennessean.com
Tony was a beneficiary of a direct grant school and won a place to study history at King's College, Cambridge.
From the independent.co.uk
He moved to the Bristol area after he got married and taught at King Edward in Bath, then a direct grant school.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
It was formerly a direct grant grammar school for boys, founded and controlled by the Christian Brothers order.
From the en.wikipedia.org
I was born in England and attended a direct grant school which is now private and so I am familiar with the social divide over there.
From the guardian.co.uk
It ceased to be a direct grant school when the Labour government abolished the scheme, and was therefore forced to become private.
From the en.wikipedia.org
After the Education Act 1944, MGS became a direct-grant grammar school, which meant that the bulk of funding was provided by government.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Despite having attended a C of E primary school for six years, I entered my direct-grant grammar school to find that I was one of the worst prepared pupils in mathematics.
From the guardian.co.uk
A direct grant grammar school was a selective secondary school in England and Wales between 1945 and 1976 funded partly by the state and partly through private fees.
From the en.wikipedia.org
