A secondary modern school (Welsh: ysgol uwchradd fodern) is a type of secondary school that existed throughout England, Wales and Northern Ireland from 1944 until the 1970s under the Tripartite System.[1] Secondary modern schools accommodated the majority (70–75%) of pupils between 11 and 15.[2] Those who achieved the highest scores in the 11-plus were allowed to go to a selective grammar school which offered education beyond 15. From 1965 onwards (following Circular 10/65), secondary moderns were replaced in most of the UK by the comprehensive school system.
Schools of this type continue in Northern Ireland, where they are usually referred to as secondary schools, and in areas of England, such as Buckinghamshire (where they are referred to as upper/all-ability schools),[3] Lincolnshire (still called secondary modern)[4] and Wirral (called all-ability schools),[5] and Kent where they are referred to as non-selective.[6][7]
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- ^ Secondary Education and Social Change. "Briefing paper: Secondary modern schools" (PDF). sesc.hist.cam.ac.uk. University of Cambridge. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "Guide to moving up to secondary school". www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk. Buckinghamshire Council. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "Going to school in Lincolnshire guide". www.lincolnshire.gov.uk. Lincolnshire County Counci. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "All-ability and grammar schools". www.wirral.gov.uk. Wirral Council. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "Secondary Schools in Kent". www.kent-teach.com. Kent Teach. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ Weale, Sally (8 September 2016). "Kent children sit 11-plus as government plans new grammar schools". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 8 September 2016.