independent 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

Approval is also needed for an independent school to have students take college courses through a state program.

From Washington Times • Nov. 22, 2023

Among Christian scholars there was no independent school of Hebraists before the revival of learning.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various