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Warrington Free School is a model of economic sustainability for Warrington School that does not rely on asking parents and funding bodies for money. On WikiEducator "Free" is often mentioned "as in Freedom" but here it means "as in Free Beer" too. The two are not mutually exclusive.

Warrington Free School will:

• recognise that it is already in the top 10% of schools in the World in terms of funding
• Operate a fiscally responsible budget, meeting all its costs from taxpayer funding
• accept donations from anyone who spontaneously offers
• Sit back and watch everything we need come our way, because good things always happen to those who try to do things right.

Warrington Free School won't:

• ask anyone for money
• levy any fee for any school activity
• advertise any company or organisation in return for money or supplied goods or services

Some organisations with "Free" in their name

• Wellington Free Ambulance: they say "Since 1927, Wellington Free Ambulance, New Zealand’s only free metropolitan ambulance service, has been the sole emergency ambulance provider for the people of greater Wellington."
• South Canterbury Free Kindergarten Association: so free that they don't make a big deal about it on their website