grant-maintainedˌgrant-mainˈtained adjective 
Examples
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
word sets- Calday Grange Grammar School also faced a second ballot over opting out after it applied for grant-maintained status last year.
- I congratulate those schools on obtaining grant-maintained status.
- Mr. Eggar Eight schools in Hillingdon have now been approved for grant-maintained status.
- My hon. Friend is right because many grant-maintained schools already have a high degree of support.
- On 1 January 1990 a further two schools, both comprehensive, became grant-maintained.
- Probably the most important of our education reforms concerns grant-maintained status.
- Today, the Department approved grant-maintained status for five schools in wealthy, middle-class and less wealthy areas in that borough.
- What percentage of schools in Hampshire will have to achieve grant-maintained status for the local education authority to become redundant?
WORD SETS► School
Collocationsacademy, nounadvanced, adjectiveAdvanced level, nounA level, nounA/S level, nounassembly, nounbaccalaureate, nounblazer, nounboard, verbboarder, nounboarding school, nounbursar, nouncane, nouncaretaker, nouncarnival, nounchurch school, nounclassroom, nounclasswork, nounCollege Boards, nouncomp, nouncomprehensive school, nounconvent school, nouncorporal punishment, nouncrammer, nounday boy, nounday girl, nounday pupil, nounday school, noundemerit, noundetention, noundictation, noundinner lady, noundiploma, noundomestic science, noundormitory, noundrill, noundrill, verbdriver's education, noundunce, noundunce's cap, nounelementary, adjectiveelementary school, nounfag, nounfeeder school, nounfinishing school, nounform, nounGCE, nounGCSE, noungrade, noungrade school, noungraduate, noungraduate, verbgraduation, noungrammar school, noungrant-maintained, adjectivehead boy, nounhead girl, nounheadmaster, nounheadmistress, nounheadship, nounhead teacher, nounhigh, nounhigh school, nounhome room, nounhomework, nounhonor roll, nounhouse, nounhousemaster, nounhousemistress, nounindustrial arts, nounintermediate school, nounintramural, adjectivejunior, nounjunior high school, nounjunior school, nounlollipop lady, nounmagnet school, nounmake-up, nounmaster, nounmatron, nounmiddle school, nounMilitary Academy, nounminus, adjectivemistress, nounmixed ability, adjectivemonitor, nounmultiplication table, nounO grade, nounold boy, nounold girl, nounO level, nounparochial school, nounPE, nounperiod, nounplus, adjectivepop quiz, nounpractical, nounprefect, nounprep, nounprep, verbpreparatory school, nounpreppy, adjectiveprep school, nounprimary, adjectiveprimary school, nounprimer, nounprivate education, nounprivate school, nounproject, nounPTA, nounPTO, nounpublic school, nounpupil, nounquiz, nounRE, nounrecess, nounreport, nounreport card, nounsatchel, nounschool board, nounschoolboy, nounschoolchild, nounschoolday, nounschool district, nounschoolgirl, nounschool governor, nounschoolhouse, nounschooling, nounschoolkid, nounschool-leaver, nounschoolmaster, nounschoolmate, nounschoolmistress, nounschoolroom, nounschoolteacher, nounschool tie, nounschoolwork, nounsecondary modern, nounsecondary school, nounsemester, nounseminary, nounsenior, nounsenior high school, nounset, nounsex education, nounshop, nounshow and tell, nounsixth form, nounsixth form college, nounsophomore, nounspecial education, nounspecial school, nounspeech day, nounsports day, nounstatement, verbstream, nounstream, verbsubject, nounsubstitute teacher, nounsummer camp, nounsummer school, nounsuperintendent, nounsupply teacher, nounsyllabus, nountermly, adjectivetheme, nountruant, noununit, nounupperclassman, nounupperclasswoman, nounupper school, nounvaledictorian, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► school
a grant-maintained school in Britain receives its money directly from the central government rather than from the local government· My hon. Friend is right because many grant-maintained schools already have a high degree of support.· A grant-maintained school could thus become smaller and, automatically, more selective.· The number of grant-maintained schools could rise to up to 10 times the current 226.· A further 45 grant-maintained schools are grammar schools and would be affected by Labour's plans to end 11-plus testing.· Excluding grant-maintained schools, there are 61 secondary and 294 primary schools in the county.
► status· Another ballot will now be held to determine whether the 1,000-pupil comprehensive will obtain grant-maintained status or stay within Wirral local authority.· I hope that, at the end of that procedure, there will be a majority in favour of grant-maintained status.· Today, the Department approved grant-maintained status for five schools in wealthy, middle-class and less wealthy areas in that borough.· I congratulate those schools on obtaining grant-maintained status.· Calday Grange Grammar School also faced a second ballot over opting out after it applied for grant-maintained status last year.· Mr. Eggar Eight schools in Hillingdon have now been approved for grant-maintained status.· What percentage of schools in Hampshire will have to achieve grant-maintained status for the local education authority to become redundant?· He will be aware that the parents at the school voted by a ratio of nearly 3: 1 for grant-maintained status.