This article lists the 179 direct grant grammar schools that existed in England and Wales between 1945 and 1976.
[1] A total of 164 schools were accepted onto the scheme when it opened in 1945.
[2] Of these, three schools were no longer on the list in 1965:[3] Five schools left the scheme between 1968 and 1974: When the scheme was abolished in 1976, the remaining 174 schools either opted for independence or applied to join the state system, though some applications were refused.
[13][14] Starred names indicate the 18 schools that were added when the list was re-opened between 1958 and 1961.
[2][3] Key: GSDT=Girls' Day School Trust HMC=Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference