An academy school in England 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 individual Academy Funding Agreements. 80% of secondary schools, 40% of primary schools and 44% of special schools are academies.
The Skinners' Kent Academy is a secondary school in Royal Tunbridge Wells with academy status.
A state school, public school, or government school is a primary or secondary school that educates all students without charge. Such schools are funded in whole or in part by taxation and operated by the government of the state.
With 5,498 students as of the 2021–22 school year, Reading Senior High School in Reading, Pennsylvania, is the largest state school in Pennsylvania and one of the largest state schools in the United States.
Old Scona High School in Edmonton, Alberta
A secondary school in Bragado, Argentina
Stone plaque marking the site of the first public school in the United States, located in Dedham, Massachusetts