Comprehensive schools, are schools in the UK for children above the age of eleven of all abilities;, Preparatory schools, are private schools where children are educated until the age of 11 or 13 and are prepared for the Common Entrance;, Public schools, in England, are elite and highly selective types of private school (like Eton, Harrow, Winchester);, Faith schools, are associated with a particular religion and are free to teach about the religion they are affiliated with, Special schools, focus on individual pupil’s ability and progress so that education is tailored to their needs; hire specially trained staff to teach children with learning or physical disabilities, etc;, Boarding schools, are schools equipped with rooms where students live during the school term instead of living in their own homes (as opposed to day school);, Academies, are government funded independent schools free from direct local authority control; can design their own curricula for non-core subjects; can have sponsors (businesses, universities, faith or voluntary groups); were established in the early 2000s to replace poorly-performing community schools in deprived areas;, Grammar schools, are highly selective academically centred secondary schools, which accept pupils based on the Eleven Plus exam; they are state funded and do not charge tuition;, State-maintained schools, dominate the UK education sector; are offered to all children without charge, funded in whole or in part by taxation; locally controlled;, Primary schools, are schools for children below the age of 11; usually divided into an infant and a junior section.

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