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primary school

NOUN
elementary school
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And Alistair Wilson, deputy headteacher at Whipton Barton Federation primary school in Exeter, Devon, is opening at normal time but running a non-uniform day and showing match highlights in classrooms after breakfast.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

"The mid-day meals have been among the biggest reasons for students getting admissions in primary schools," says a primary school teacher in Delhi who did not want to be named.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

Two coachloads of visitors arrived while AFP was visiting the village -- one of primary school children, the other of Polish tourists.

From Barron's Jul. 3, 2026

Ceri Roberts, the council's Welsh-medium education transformation officer, said Welsh-medium primary school intakes in the county borough were rising and a number of schools had won awards in Welsh education.

From BBC Jun. 26, 2026

It was a point of pride for me that almost every year in primary school, I won the trophy for first place at the end of the term.

From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai




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