<P> The first comprehensives were set up after the Second World War . In 1946 , for example , Walworth School was one of five ' experimental ' comprehensive schools set up by the London County Council Another early comprehensive school was Holyhead County School in Anglesey in 1949 . Coventry opened two Comprehensive School in 1954 by combining Grammar Schools and Secondary Modern Schools . These were Caludon Castle and Woodlands . Another early example was Tividale Comprehensive School in Tipton . The first , purpose - built comprehensive in the North of England was Colne Valley High School near Huddersfield in 1956 . </P>
<P> The first comprehensives were set up after the Second World War . In 1946 , for example , Walworth School was one of five ' experimental ' comprehensive schools set up by the London County Council Another early comprehensive school was Holyhead County School in Anglesey in 1949 . Coventry opened two Comprehensive School in 1954 by combining Grammar Schools and Secondary Modern Schools . These were Caludon Castle and Woodlands . Another early example was Tividale Comprehensive School in Tipton . The first , purpose - built comprehensive in the North of England was Colne Valley High School near Huddersfield in 1956 . </P>
when was the first comprehensive school opened in england
when was the first comprehensive school opened in england
after the Second World War
after the Second World War