ABSTRACT
The Direct Grant schools, a curious kind of hybrid, allot from one-quarter to one-half of their places to children in the area whose fees are paid by the LE A ’s; the remainder of their pupils pay charges scaled to the income of their parents. The difference between these sums and the cost of education is made up by direct grants from the central government. These schools, some of which are called Grammar schools, are notable for the quality of their academic instruction and for the high pro portion of their pupils who qualify for entrance to a university.
