| GCSE | Acronym for the General Certificate of Secondary Education (4) |
| CSE | Certificate of Secondary Education (1,1,1) |
| OLEVEL | The former basic stage of the General Certificate of Education, replaced by GCSE (1,5) |
| BUSS | Frances --, pioneer of secondary education for girls, who campaigned for women's admission to university (4) |
| ADVANCEDLEVEL | Examination of the English and Welsh General Certificate of Education (8,5) |
| OLEVELS | Former exams taken at the end of the fifth year of secondary education (1,6) |
| GCE | General Certificate of Education (abbr) (1,1,1) |
| ELEVENPLUS | Former UK exam that determined the type of secondary education a child would be given (6-4) |
| OLID | Ancient, full of secondary filth, and evilsmelling (4) |
| SPOD | Head of secondary school's an excessively studious type (4) |
| BOND | A certificate of debt issued by a Government of Corporation (4) |
| HIGH | Secondary education institution, ... school |
| UPPERNINTH | In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, the final year of secondary education; Year 13 (5,5) |
| ALEVEL | Exam taken at end of secondary education (1-5) |
| PREP | ___ school type of secondary school |
| DEED | Certificate of land title |
| BANK | Certificate of deposit offerer |
| NFTS | Digital artwork certificates of ownership (abbr.) |
| DECOR | Derived from the Latin for "embellish", a French word for the general colour scheme, furnishings and other interiors of a room; or, the backdrop/scenery of a stage (5) |
| MAJORDOMO | Or being in the mood for jam call for the general steward (5-4) |
