direct-grant school

Noun
  1. 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 (synset 108295845)
    domain region: britain, great britain, u.k., uk, united kingdom, united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
    is a type of: school - an educational institution

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