, ▁came ▁to ▁be ▁viewed ▁by ▁inspect ors ▁as ▁limited . ▁ ▁The ▁Education ▁Act ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁provided ▁for ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁board ▁schools ▁to ▁supp lement ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁soci eties , ▁and ▁allowed ▁for ▁state ▁fund ing ▁of ▁ 5 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁running ▁costs ▁of ▁volunt ary ▁schools , ▁but ▁ph ased ▁out ▁capital ▁fund ing . ▁ ▁The ▁National ▁Society ▁respond ed ▁by ▁raising ▁£ 1 0 ▁million ▁and ▁almost ▁dou bling ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁its ▁schools ▁to ▁ 1 2 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁ 1 5 ▁years . ▁However ▁the ▁schools ▁found ▁it ▁difficult ▁to ▁meet ▁their ▁maintenance ▁costs , ▁and ▁also ▁suffered ▁from ▁competition ▁with ▁board ▁schools . ▁Many ▁schools ▁were ▁closed ▁or ▁handed ▁over ▁to ▁the ▁school ▁bo ards . ▁The ▁Education ▁Act ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁provided ▁some ▁relief . ▁ ▁Under ▁the ▁Education ▁Act ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁(" the ▁Butler ▁Act ") ▁these ▁schools ▁became ▁volunt ary ▁a ided ▁or ▁volunt ary ▁controlled ▁primary ▁schools , ▁fund ed ▁by ▁the ▁state ▁but ▁still ▁able ▁to ▁promote ▁the ▁teach ings ▁of ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁England . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁▁▁ ▁Category : Sch ool ▁types ▁Category : E ducation ▁in ▁England ▁Category : E ducation ▁in ▁Wales <0x0A> </s> ▁Si ▁può ▁fare ▁may ▁refer ▁to : ▁▁ ▁Si ▁può ▁fare ▁( album ) ▁ ▁Si ▁può ▁fare ▁( film ) <0x0A> </s> ▁D har isan am ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁Indian