state school

British  

noun

1. any school maintained by the state, in which education is free

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Example Sentences

The concerts feature the Plastic Ono Band, Elephant’s Memory, Allen Ginsberg and Phil Spector; the shows were performed on behalf of the Willowbrook State School for disabled children, which had been the subject of a recent exposé by Geraldo Rivera.

From The Wall Street Journal

Yet Texas A&M is far from the only state school where divisive woke ideas endure.

From The Wall Street Journal

He plans to encourage them to start with community college or attend a state school.

From The Wall Street Journal

She added: "With more money in state school budgets and a better-equipped Ofsted, we're supporting every child to achieve and thrive."

From BBC

The UK government introduced VAT on school fees in January to pay for more state school teachers in England.

From BBC