What is a Trust School?

[KatyMac]

DD's school is considering this instead of beincoming an academy

But what is it?
Are there any drawbacks?

TIA

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A trust school is a foundation school which receives additional support (usually not money) from a charitable trust. A foundation school is a school which employs its own staff, is its own admissions authority and owns its own land, buildings and other assets.

Trust schools don't have as much freedom as academies, e.g. in delivering the curriculum, setting term dates, etc. Also, academies receive their funding direct from the government whereas trust school funding comes via the LA. This means academies receive more money per child than trust schools, but they have to purchase some services that are provided by the LA for trust schools and other LA maintained schools. Academies can, of course, purchase these services from the LA if the LA is willing to offer them at an appropriate price.

Thanks for that

I'm not sure if it's a good thing or not