Voluntary aided school
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A voluntary aided school is a school in England where the governing body, as opposed to the Local Education Authority, employs the staff, and decides the admission arrangements, but the school is funded by the state and can't charge fees. The governing body is usually controlled by a foundation or trust which often own the school's land and buildings and can appoint a majority of the governors. The governing body may contribute towards the capital costs of maintaining the fabric of the school but, even so, the bulk of the funding (e.g., for teachers' salaries) comes from the state.
In the past, voluntary aided schools were linked to either the Church of England or the Roman Catholic Church, and there have been schools linked to other faith groups, but there are now an increasing number of non-denominational schools.
Examples of non-denominational voluntary aided schools are Pate's Grammar School in Cheltenham, which is funded through a charitable foundation set up by Richard Pate of Corpus Christi College, Oxford for the education of local children in 1574, and Davenant Foundation School Loughton. Other examples of voluntary aided schools include Addey and Stanhope School, Crompton House, Hutton Grammar School, Little Heath School, London Oratory School and Prendergast School.
