VATEDU65250 - Local authority (LA) schools: what are local authority schools?

»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýappse are schools maintained by a local authority and receiving recurrent funding from the local authority under arrangements set out in sections 45-53 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (SSFA). »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýappy fall into the following three categories:

  • community (including community special schools);
  • foundation (including foundation special schools); and
  • voluntary (comprising both voluntary aided and voluntary controlled schools).

»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýappy do not include:

  • technology colleges;
  • academies;
  • nursery schools; and
  • pupil referral units.