independent school

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"We're an independent school so children who want to attend the school have got to apply to the Education Authority," she said.

From BBC • Nov. 27, 2025

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

From BBC • May 19, 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

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

From Washington Times • Nov. 22, 2023

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