A grammar school is a school in Britain for children aged between eleven and eighteen who have a high academic ability.
He is in the third year at Leeds Grammar School.
grammar school in British English
noun
1. British
(esp formerly) a state-maintained secondary school providing an education with an academic bias for children who are selected by the eleven-plus examination, teachers' reports, or other means
Compare secondary modern school, comprehensive school
2. US another term for elementary school
3. Australian
a private school, esp one controlled by a church
4. New Zealand
a secondary school forming part of the public education system
grammar school in American English
1. US, Rare
an elementary school
the term was variously applied to different school levels, esp. to that between thefifth and eighth grades
2.
in England
a. Obsolete
a school where Latin was taught
b.
a government-supported secondary school preparing pupils for college
Examples of 'grammar school' in a sentence
grammar school
There is little to choose between good grammar schools and good independent day schools.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
There will be calls for a return to the grammar school system.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
There are too few grammar schools and specialist high schools.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
My grandson is in his second year at a grammar school.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
That is why some of us have fought to preserve grammar school education here.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
My daughter is attending her local grammar school sixth form.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It was argued that it was unfair to divide students between grammar schools and secondary modern schools.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
That was always a very good grammar school.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
His reply epitomises for me the hypocrisy of the grammar school system.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Perhaps his grammar school education contributed in his ability to do so.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It failed to end selection at the local grammar school.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Good primaries and grammar schools have ensured strong demand from families looking for more space and greenery.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Both sites mention her grammar school education.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
He is getting extra tuition at a local grammar school.
The Sun (2010)
Academic ability earned him a place at a local grammar school and introduced him to rugby union.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Most public grammar schools are underperforming, surviving on far fewer resources than their suburban counterparts.
Christianity Today (2000)
They attended good grammar schools because their parents could no longer afford Marlborough.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The only difference is they had the adrenalin of a grammar school system to push them all the way to Oxbridge.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
But they soon find their loyalties divided between their new master and the old school teachers who've been at the grammar school for years.
The Sun (2006)
Conservatives in Kent came up with the idea of testing the law by opening a new site that technically remained part of a grammar school elsewhere.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
As we live in the borough of Bexley, we have a high proportion of grammar schools.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Now 12 and in his first year at grammar school, he still has difficulty with spelling.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
I am sick of hearing that the grammar school system with the 11-plus exam is a panacea for all our educational ills.