Community school (England and Wales)

c. 75) imposed stricter standards on schools, and provided for the setting up of locally elected school boards in boroughs and parishes across England and Wales, empowered to set up elementary-level board schools where voluntary provision was insufficient to meet local education need.

[6] The Education Act 1902 abolished school boards, transferring their functions to counties and boroughs acting as local education authorities.

The act also introduced county secondary schools, which were greatly expanded during the early 20th century.

The name 'county school' was prestigious[citation needed] and remained in common usage to describe local grammar schools after 1944.

Many schools retain the word 'county' in their name whether still under local authority control or moved to academy status.