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primary school

NOUN
elementary school
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One of the proposed centres from the cluster is 16m from the nearest home and 160m from a local primary school.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

The most recent government data shows that one in 10 children starting school in England is obese, but that figure rises to one in five by the time children leave primary school.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

Dale says many of her students have also not had a lesson since primary school, leaving years to pass before they get another chance to build confidence.

From BBC Aug. 31, 2026

Luke Grindlay, 23, was diagnosed with HSD in primary school when teachers noticed he struggled to use pens and cutlery.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

When Dad graduated from St. John’s in 1949, the Communist Party had just liberated China from Chiang Kai-shek’s rule, and Dad was appointed a vice-principal of a primary school.

From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang




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