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Main types of church school

The three main types of church schools are as follows.

Voluntary aided schools:

In these schools the governors employ the staff, are responsible for the admissions to the school, and determine the content of the religious education syllabus. The daily worship within the school will follow the Anglican tradition of school worship and will be one of the key activities contributing to the sense of community and strong Christian ethos that is a feature of Anglican schools. The governors also have to find 10% of the cost of all major building work carried out on the school building. The governing body of these schools includes governors nominated by the Church and the LEA, and others elected by the parents and the staff; the governors nominated by the Church are always in the majority.

Voluntary controlled schools:

In these schools the LEA employs the staff, is responsible for the admissions to the school, and determines the content of the religious education syllabus. The daily worship within the school will follow the Anglican tradition of school worship and will be one of the key activities contributing to the sense of community and strong Christian ethos that is a feature of Anglican schools. The LEA funds the costs of all major building work carried out on the school building. The governing body of these schools includes governors nominated by the Church and the LEA and others elected by the parents and the staff, with no single group of governors in the majority.

Foundation schools:

In these schools the governors employ the staff and are responsible for the admissions to the school, but the LEA determines the content of the religious education syllabus. The daily worship within the school will follow the Anglican tradition of school worship and will be one of the key activities contributing to the sense of community and strong Christian ethos that is a feature of Anglican schools. The LEA funds the costs of all major building work carried out on the school building. The governing body of these schools includes governors nominated by the Church and the LEA and others elected by the parents and the staff, with no single group of governors in the majority.