Secondary moderns were schools which existed until recently in Britain for children aged between about 11 and 16, where more attention was paid to practical skills and less to academic study than in a grammar school.
secondary modern in British English
(ˈsɛkəndərɪ ˈmɒdən)
noun
another name for secondary modern school
Examples of 'secondary modern' in a sentence
secondary modern
It was argued that it was unfair to divide students between grammar schools and secondary modern schools.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Remember what happened to the secondary modern schools?
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Perhaps they should be asked whether they would welcome the return of secondary modern schools.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Those who passed went to grammar schools, while those who failed went to a secondary modern or technical school.
The Sun (2008)
I spent two terms in 1965 teaching physical education in a secondary modern school.