free school

noun

a privately run school organized as an alternative to the traditional public or private school, usually following a highly flexible approach to the curriculum and teaching methods.

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Around 210,000 school meals are eaten every day, although around 90,000 pupils are entitled to free school meals.

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Children entitled to free school meals who currently receive free music lessons and instrument hire also face being charged, though they will still receive a significant discount of 70% on their fees.

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Almost 13,000 pupils were registered with the EA music service in 2024/25, including 1,400 entitled to free school meals.

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Pupils on free school meals will not be affected by the price rises, which take effect from January 2026.

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Hundreds of pupils in Indonesia fell ill after eating free school meals, officials said Wednesday, in the latest case of alleged food poisoning marring a government-funded programme.