secondary modern
(schools, British) In the UK, from 1944 to the 1970s, a secondary school for children who had failed the eleven plus examination.
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(schools, British) In the UK, from 1944 to the 1970s, a secondary school for children who had failed the eleven plus examination.
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- secondary modern school88%
(British, somewhat, _, dated) a type of school, for pupils who had failed the 11-plus examination, that concentrated on practical and vocational rather than academic subjects.
- 11-plus examination68%
(British) An examination, now mostly phased out, taken at age 11, to select the type of secondary education – either a grammar school or a secondary modern school.
- comprehensive school64%
(British) a normal secondary school, accepting pupils of all abilities; replaced the secondary modern schools and grammar schools.
- grammar school63%
(chiefly, _, UK) A secondary school that stresses academic over practical or vocational education, until recent times open to those pupils who had passed the 11-plus examination.
- secondary technical school63%
(UK, historical) A kind of secondary school in England and Wales in the mid-20th century under the tripartite system, teaching mechanical, scientific and engineering skills to serve industry and science.