<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section needs expansion . You can help by adding to it . (November 2013) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section needs expansion . You can help by adding to it . (November 2013) </Td> </Tr> <P> Until 1870 all schools were charitable or private institutions, but in that year the Elementary Education Act 1870 permitted local governments to complement the existing elementary schools, to fill up any gaps . The Education Act 1902 allowed local authorities to create secondary schools . The Education Act 1918 abolished fees for elementary schools . </P> <P> This table gives a simplified overview of how the compulsory provision of education by the state (yellow) and compulsory education (purple) developed since 1870, and also how the types of schools used for this purpose evolved . Use some caution with this table which gives a simplified view based on changing policies and legislation, the reality on the ground changed more slowly and is more complex . </P>

When were state schools introduced in the uk