secondary modern school

British

noun

(formerly) a secondary school offering a more technical or practical and less academic education than a grammar school

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I pleaded and begged and got moved to a secondary modern school and it was the best thing that had happened to me.

From BBC

Back in the north-east, Scott went to a secondary modern school.

From The Guardian

Emily grew up on a council estate in Guildford and attended the local secondary modern school, after failing her 11-plus exams.

From BBC

Under the grammar school system, pupils who pass the exam can go to the local grammar school, while pupils who do not go to the local "secondary modern school".

From BBC

His prowess as a sprinter at Dudden Hill secondary modern school earned him the nickname Jet.

From The Guardian

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