Which statement about independent/private schools is true?

• A. They are privately funded through fees or donations and do not follow the national curriculum, and are not inspected by Ofsted
• B. They are funded by the government and follow the national curriculum
• C. They are privately funded through fees or donations and do follow the national curriculum
• D. They are publicly funded and inspected by Ofsted

Answer: (A)

Independent/private schools get their funding from fees and donations rather than government funds, and they aren’t required to follow the National Curriculum. They’re not typically inspected by Ofsted; instead, they’re usually inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) or a similar private-school body. This makes the statement true: privately funded through fees or donations and do not follow the national curriculum, and are not inspected by Ofsted. The other options conflict with how private schools are funded and regulated: they aren’t government-funded, they aren’t bound to the National Curriculum, and they’re not publicly funded or Ofsted-inspected.