primary school

noun

1. a school usually covering the first three or four years of elementary school and sometimes kindergarten.
2. elementary school.

primary school

noun

1. (in Britain) a school for children below the age of 11. It is usually divided into an infant and a junior section
2. (in the US and Canada) a school equivalent to the first three or four grades of elementary school, sometimes including a kindergarten

Word History and Origins

Origin of primary school¹

First recorded in 1795–1805

Example Sentences

A proposal in 2018 for it to be converted into a primary school went nowhere.

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In September 1985, a primary school in Hampshire made national news headlines when the parents of a young haemophiliac told teachers he had tested HIV+.

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She was speaking during a visit to a primary school in Magherafelt.

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The smaller site, known as Teynham West, is planned to include up to 1,250 homes including sheltered and extra care accommodation, a primary school and the Bapchild section of a northern relief road – which is already in the local plan.

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The family had moved to the Benwell property just after Archie was born, and the primary school pupil had been learning how to swim and enjoyed playing the violin, she said.

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Related Words

• grade school
• grammar school