In England, an academy is a state-funded school which is directly funded by the Department for Education and independent of local authority control. The terms of the arrangements are set out in indivi
Ormiston Sudbury Academy is a secondary school in Sudbury, Suffolk with academy status.
A comprehensive school is a secondary school for pupils aged 11–16 or 11–18 that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude. This is as opposed to a selective school,
Academy (English school)
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Chulmleigh College, Devon, is a coeducational comprehensive secondary school with academy status.
Haverstock School is a coeducational comprehensive school with sixth-form in North London.
Silverdale School is a coeducational comprehensive school with sixth form in Sheffield with academy status. Established as a secondary modern in 1957 and converted to comprehensive in 1969.
Manchester Academy is a coeducational comprehensive school with academy status in Greater Manchester.