Guidance
State-funded boarding schools: managing boarding provision
How state-funded boarding schools should manage and charge for the boarding provision they offer.
Applies to England
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This advice is for state-funded boarding schools, including:
- schools maintained by the local authority
- academies
- free schools
It explains the concept of full cost recovery (FCR) and helps schools understand how to set the right fees for the boarding provision they offer.
Departmental advice helps you understand how to comply with the law or explains what our policies mean in practice. You do not have to follow the advice.
Published 23 January 2015