secondary modern school

noun

a type of school, for pupils who had failed the 11-plus examination, that concentrated on practical and vocational rather than academic subjects

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Meanings

nounsecondary modern school (plural secondary modern schools)

plural secondary modern schools

  1. UKdateda type of school, for pupils who had failed the 11-plus examination, that concentrated on practical and vocational rather than academic subjects
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APA

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

MLA

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Chicago

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

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