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primary school

NOUN
elementary school
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Eligible households would receive £100 for each primary school child and £150 for each secondary school child during the summer holiday in a lump sum per household.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

A primary school says attendance has improved and pupils are "more settled" since a free breakfast club was set up.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

In Northern Ireland from, 2030, children are set to sit new national tests in reading, maths and science in primary school and year 10.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

He won a scholarship to Eton College after attending a state primary school, and studied mathematics at Pembroke College, Oxford.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

I started preschool there when I was three, primary school when I was five.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah