What's a Voluntary Aided School?

A voluntary aided school is a state-funded school in England and Wales in which a foundation or trust, contributes to building costs and has a substantial influence in the running of the school. In most cases the foundation or trust owns the buildings.

Is a voluntary aided school a free school?

VA schools are not allowed to charge fees to students, although parents are usually encouraged to pay a voluntary contribution towards the schools' maintenance funds. The foundation usually owns the school's land and buildings, although there are instances where VA schools use local authority land and buildings.

What do you mean by voluntary aided school?

Voluntary-aided ( VA ) schools are local-authority-maintained schools and often, but not always, have a religious character. These schools are eligible for capital funding grants. ... Responsibility for work to VA school premises is shared between the school's governing body and the local authority ( LA ).