The English higher grade schools formed a key part of an expanding 19th-century education system, but they threatened the vested interests of a powerful Establishment bent on reaffirming the status quo. The author analyzes the 1902 Education Act as a retrogressive move by which much was lost.History of Education
Meriel Vlaeminke s fascinating study explores in depth the experience of the English higher grade schools, developed by many local School Boards towards the end of the nineteenth century.. a compelling account of the decline of the Higher grade schools.. A powerful contribution to the might have been school of educational history