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.
when was the first comprehensive school opened in england
after the Second World War