Three-tier education
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Three-tier education refers to those structures of schooling, which exist in some parts of England, where pupils are taught in three distinct school types as they progress through the education system
Gosforth East Middle School, a middle school in Gosforth, Newcastle
Comprehensive school
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A comprehensive school is a secondary school for pupils aged 11–16 or 11–18 that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude. This is as opposed to a selective school,
Three-tier education
…included capacity problems, as a result of both the raising of the school leaving age to 16 from 15 (which took place in 1972), and the introduction of comprehensive education, with the schools themselves bypassing the traditional Eleven-plus exam which determined which secondary school pupils would attend. The number of…
Chulmleigh College, Devon, is a coeducational comprehensive secondary school with academy status.
Haverstock School is a coeducational comprehensive school with sixth-form in North London.
Silverdale School is a coeducational comprehensive school with sixth form in Sheffield with academy status. Established as a secondary modern in 1957 and converted to comprehensive in 1969.
Manchester Academy is a coeducational comprehensive school with academy status in Greater Manchester.