FYI they are called “public schools” because historically, anyone could go to them as long as they could afford the fee. The only other schools around at the time were faith schools. State schools in England would not exist until the 1880s, and in a form we’d recognize today until the 1940s
FYI they are called “public schools” because historically, anyone could go to them as long as they could afford the fee. The only other schools around at the time were faith schools. State schools in England would not exist until the 1880s, and in a form we’d recognize today until the 1940s
Yeah, “public” in the same way as the The Ritz is “public” - anybody can get a rooms there if the can afford the £700 a night.
The rest of the World calls that “private”, because de facto they are not for the public.