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Financial Information
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All children in England between the ages of 5 and 16 are entitled to a free place at a state school.
State schools receive funding through their local authority or directly from the government. The most common ones are:
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community schools, which are sometimes called local authority maintained schools - they are not influenced by business or religious groups and follow the national curriculum
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foundation schools and voluntary schools, which are funded by the local authority but have more freedom to change the way they do things - sometimes they are supported by representatives from religious groups
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academies and free schools, which are run by not-for-profit academy trusts, are independent from the local authority - they have more freedom to change how they run things and can follow a different curriculum
All state-funded schools, whether they are academies or council-run schools, get their funding from the Government.
Please click on thie following link to see more on 'how schools are financed'.
Conifers is a Community School
Schools have to publish information about their financial affairs and must state the number of staff, if any, are paid in excess of £100,000. Conifers school employs a range of teaching staff including the Headteacher and Leadership Team, support and intervention staff, office staff, lunchtime staff, cleaners and a site manager. The school doesn't employ any members of staff with a salary of £100,000 or more.
Please click on the link below for further information on Conifers school finances.