The education system of England and Wales

Before World War Two, most children in the state sector remained at 'elementary schools' until the age of 14. A secondary education was available only to those who paid for private schools or who passed selection examinations to council run grammar schools.
The 1944 Education Act introduced secondart education for all from the age of 11, different types of secondary school were established and pupils were allocated on the basis of their results in the 11 plus examination…

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