I too failed my 11+ and when it came to my future I was told by the Headmistress of the secondary modern school I could either work in a shop or an office; the sum total of my options! I worked in a bank.
Returning to that sort of a tiered system would be dreadful. My children are all doing well in their chosen fields thanks to the Comprehensive education.
Elderly fellow gran has become loudly racist
Can You Name 5 More Songs? (number 2)
Acute anxiety after death of my husband