Customer Service Late Opening: 9am to 10am Wednesday 1 April

Our Customer Service Centre and Contact Centre phone lines will be closed between 9–10am on Wednesday 1 April for staff training. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Type of primary school

8. Foundation schools

Foundation schools are a kind of "maintained school", meaning that they are funded by central government via the local education authority, and do not charge fees to students. As with voluntary controlled schools, all capital and running costs are met by the government.