AQA GCSE Sociology · 8192
Paper 1, Paper 2
A state secondary school intended to educate pupils across the range of abilities without selecting them through an academic entrance examination.
Revise: Education key termsA comprehensive school is intended to educate pupils across the range of abilities without an academic entrance examination. A selective school admits pupils according to assessed ability. Grammar schools are an example, using entrance examinations to select an academically able intake.
- Revise: Beachside Comprehensive by Ball
A secondary school that admits pupils across the ability range rather than selecting its intake by academic ability.