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direct-grant school
noun
1.
(in Britain, formerly) a school financed by endowment, fees, and a state grant conditional upon admittance of a percentage of nonpaying pupils nominated by the local education authority
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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