VATEDU65250 | Local authority (LA) schools: what are local authority schools?

These are schools maintained by a local authority and receiving recurrent funding from the local authority under arrangements set out in sections 45-53 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (SSFA). They fall into the following three categories:

• community (including community special schools);

• foundation (including foundation special schools); and

• voluntary (comprising both voluntary aided and voluntary controlled schools).

They do not include:

• technology colleges;

• academies;

• nursery schools; and

• pupil referral units.