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English: These Regulations, made primarily under section 127 of the Education Act 1993, lay down the procedure for schools maintained by local education authorities to become grant–maintained schools or grant–maintained special schools either in a new group or by joining an existing group. The Regulations also provide for existing grant ...
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[1] [2] Skegness Grammar School was the first school to apply for, and to receive, grant-maintained status, whilst Castle Hall School in Mirfield was the first GM school to open. [ citation needed ] The Education Act 1993 made it possible for independent schools to convert to grant-maintained status, and for independent sponsors to set up new ...
School land and buildings are owned by the governing body or by a charitable foundation. The Foundation appoints a minority of governors. Many of these schools were formerly grant maintained schools. In 2005 the Labour government proposed allowing all schools to become Foundation schools if they wished.
The School Census is a statutory data collection for all maintained (state-funded) schools in England.This includes nursery, primary, secondary, middle-deemed primary, middle-deemed secondary, local authority maintained special and non-maintained special schools, academies including free schools, studio schools and university technical colleges and city technology colleges.
Grant-maintained status was introduced by the Education Reform Act 1988, and gave such schools control over their own admissions. Circular 6/93 permitted these schools to select up to 10% of their intake on the basis of ability or aptitude in music, art, drama or sport. Circular 6/96 permitted more selection.