grant-maintained school
noun [ C ] uk/ˌɡrɑːnt.meɪnˌteɪnd ˈskuːl/ us/ˌɡrænt.meɪnˌteɪnd ˈskuːl/ (also GM school)
（英国）直接由中央政府出资的学校，接受中央政府拨款的学校
a type of school in the UK between 1988 and 1998 that received its money directly from central rather than local government