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special school

British

noun

a school for children who are unable to benefit from ordinary schooling because they have learning or physical disabilities, etc

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But the EA has now said that following engagement with their organisation and the Departments of Health and the Department of Education "nursing support will be made available at each special school summer scheme site".

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Independent special schools charge an average of £63,000 per child per year, more than twice the £26,000 cost of a state special school.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

The average cost for an independent special school place is about £61,500 a year per pupil, compared to about £24,000 per pupil in state-funded special schools, according to the IFS.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

Wiltshire Council want the Calder House Independent School, near Colerne, to become a satellite campus of an existing special school.

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025

A classic case, she said, and recommended that the child be pulled from the mainstream and sent to a special school.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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