junior school

noun

, British.

1. a school for children aged seven to eleven, similar to a U.S. elementary school.

junior school

noun

1. (in England and Wales) a school for children aged between 7 and 11 Compare infant school

Word History and Origins

Origin of junior school¹

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

Then from junior school she decided she wanted to work with dolphins and began scuba diving at eight.

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A junior school has been closed after a building surveyor identified "urgent concerns" with some of its ceilings.

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His mum, Alison, said when he moved to a larger junior school there was a "catalogue of repeated errors which caused severe concern his anaphylaxis wasn't being managed safely".

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Sharon said Oliver was autistic and that had made it difficult to spend so much time with so many people when moving to a large secondary school from a 150-pupil junior school.

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As a result of the visit, the junior school section of Springfield Primary had to close overnight.

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Related Words

• grade school
• grammar school