Fill in the Blanks Secondary School in the UKOnline version The difference between state schools and private schools by Anna Gabrielli 1 Sports expensive lunch two uniforms assembly private free registration Eton homework Maths canteen These are types of school in the UK . They are both secondary schools , and they are both for boys and girls . But they are very different . This school is a school , and this school is a state school . So , how are private schools different to state schools ? Private schools aren ? t free . They are very . Parents pay a lot of money to send their children there . Private schools are sometimes very old and the students wear traditional . This boy is at , a famous private school . In the UK only 7% of students go to private schools . State schools are . Parents don ? t pay . The students usually wear a uniform . The majority of children in the UK go to state schools . A typical school day starts at ten to nine in the morning . The day always starts with . After registration schools usually have an . Then the students and teachers start lessons . In the UK students study a lot of subjects . , Science and English are all important subjects . But they study other subjects too , for example Geography , History , I . C . T . and French . Some students like their subjects and some students don ? t . are also important at schools in the UK . Some schools in the UK specialise in different subjects . This school in Wales specialises in languages . At 12 : 30 the students have . They eat in the school . Canteens sell hot meals , but some students don ? t like them . They bring a packed lunch . After lunch the students continue their lessons . The school day usually ends around quarter past three and the students go home . But they always have !