A free school in England is a type of academy, a non-profit-making, independent, State-funded school which is free to attend but which is not controlled by a local authority. They are subject to the same School Admissions Code as all other State-funded schools. Like other types of academy, free schools are governed by non-profit charitable trusts that sign funding agreements with the Secretary of State. There are different model funding agreements for single academy trusts and multi academy trusts. Studio schools and university technical colleges are both sub-types of free school.