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direct grant grammar school

direct grant grammar school noun: a kind of selective secondary school in the United Kingdom that existed between 1945 and 1976, having one quarter of the places directly funded by central government, while the remainder attracted fees, some paid by a Local Education Authority and some by the pupils' parents or guardians.

Noun

direct grant grammar school (plural direct grant grammar schools)

  1. (UK, historical) A kind of selective secondary school in the United Kingdom that existed between 1945 and 1976, having one quarter of the places directly funded by central government, while the remainder attracted fees, some paid by a Local Education Authority and some by the pupils' parents or guardians.

Forms of direct grant grammar school

pluraldirect grant grammar schools

Questions about direct grant grammar school

What does direct grant grammar school mean?
Direct grant grammar school means a kind of selective secondary school in the United Kingdom that existed between 1945 and 1976, having one quarter of the places directly funded by central government, while the remainder attracted fees, some paid by a Local Education Authority and some by the pupils' parents or guardians.
What part of speech is direct grant grammar school?
Direct grant grammar school is a noun.
What is the plural of direct grant grammar school?
The plural of direct grant grammar school is direct grant grammar schools.

Words near direct grant grammar school in the dictionary

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