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independent school

NOUN
private school
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A place at the school starts at £16,000 a year, while one at an independent school would typically cost more.

From BBC Jan. 11, 2026

Rudd was employed by Plymouth College, an independent school, until 2017.

From BBC May 19, 2025

"We're a British independent school but sitting firmly within Nigerian cultural needs," says John Todd, head of Charterhouse Nigeria.

From BBC Mar. 29, 2025

For 39 years, St Joseph's College, an independent school on the outskirts of the town, has organised a rugby festival.

From BBC Feb. 14, 2025

This Hornblower was one of the independent school, cared not seven coppers for anybody, nor had the most virtuous respect for the nets of his neighbours; he looked the pink-perfection of a Cape Cod fisherman.

From The Adventures of My Cousin Smooth by Templeton, Timothy




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