Independent and State Schools 

The Department for Children Schools and Families (DCSF) is the central government office that is responsible for education in England. The Local Education Authorities (LEA’s) are responsible for distributing the funding given to education from the DCSF in specific boroughs. There are 4 main types of schools in the UK.

• Independent Schools
  that do not receive state government funding and are instead financed from parents and school investments.
  
  State Funded Schools
  Maintained by the Local and Central government, they are overseen by the Local Education Authorities.  
  
  
• City Learning Centres
  These are state funded and cater for commerce and industry.
  
  
• Grant Maintained Schools
  Funded by the state, Grant Maintained Schools are not controlled by the Local Education Authorities, they are paid directly by the DCSF.