secondary modern

noun

In the UK, from 1944 to the 1970s, a secondary school for children who had failed the eleven plus examination.

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Meanings

nounsecondary modern (plural secondary moderns)

plural secondary moderns

  1. UKeducationIn the UK, from 1944 to the 1970s, a secondary school for children who had failed the eleven plus examination.
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APA

secondary modern. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secondary%20modern

MLA

“secondary modern.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secondary%20modern. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “secondary modern,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secondary%20modern.

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