grammar school
noun /ˈɡræmə skuːl/
/ˈɡræmər skuːl/
- (in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, especially in the past) a school for young people between the ages of 11 and 18 who are good at academic subjectsCultureAt grammar schools more academic subjects were studied than at secondary modern or comprehensive schools. Most British towns used to have at least one grammar school, which children could enter only if they passed an examination at the age of eleven. Many people thought that this system was unfair, and by the end of the 20th century most local education authorities had changed to the comprehensive system. Some of the UK's older grammar schools became independent schools. However, a small number of grammar schools still remain today.Topics Educationc1
- (old-fashioned) elementary school (= in the US, a school for children between the ages of about 6 and 12)