Schools

education a school or college that teaches a particular subject or skill

education in the US, a private school that prepares students for college

education in Scotland, a school for children between the ages of 11 and 18

education in England, a school that is funded mainly by the state and partly by other organizations, and controlled directly by central government rather than by local education authorities

approved school (noun)

British until 1971, a school in the UK where children who were guilty of a crime were sent to live and study

boarding school (noun)

a school in which most or all of the students live during the part of the year that they go to lessons

church school (noun)

a school that is connected with a church and gets some of its money from the church

city academy (noun)

British a school that is paid for partly by the government and partly by a business or other organization. The school is controlled by the private business or organization.

College (noun)

education used in the names of some British private schools

community college (noun)

in the UK, a secondary school that the local community can use for classes in the evening

comp (noun)

informalBritish a comprehensive school

comprehensive school (noun)

a UK school for students of different levels of ability between the ages of 11 and 18. A comprehensive school is often simply called a comprehensive.

conservatoire (noun)

British a school where students study to become professional musicians and actors

conservatory (noun)

a conservatoire

convent school (noun)

a school for girls where all the teachers are nuns (=women members of a religious organization)

crammer (noun)

British a school where students are taught a lot of information in a short time, usually to help them to pass exams

CTC (noun)

City Technology College: a British school that teaches mainly science and technology to students between the ages of 11 and 18

day school (noun)

a private school for students who live at home instead of at the school

elementary school (noun)

in the US, a school for children between the ages of five and about eleven. In the UK this is called a primary school.

faith school (noun)

British a school, started or paid for by a religious group, that gives children a general education

feeder school (noun)

British a school from which students go to a bigger school when they are older

finishing school (noun)

an expensive private school that teaches young women the skills needed to be successful in upper class society

free school (noun)

in the English education system, a school which is funded by the government and does not cost anything to attend, but which is under the direct control of the government minister for education, rather than being controlled by a local education authority

grade school (noun)

American a primary school

grammar school (noun)

a school in the UK for children between the ages of 11 and 18 who have passed a special examination to be allowed to go there

grammar school (noun)

American a primary school

Harrow ()

a very expensive well-known private school for boys near London

High (noun)

used in the names of high schools

high school (noun)

in the UK, a school for children between the ages of 11 and 18

high school (noun)

in the US, a school for children between the ages of 14 and 18

infant school (noun)

in the UK, a school for children between the ages of four and seven

initiation school (noun)

South African in some traditional African societies, a place where teenage boys spend time as part of the process of becoming adults, including being circumcised

intermediate school (noun)

American a middle school or a junior high school

junior high school (noun)

a school in the US for children between the ages of twelve and fifteen

junior school (noun)

a school for children between the ages of seven and eleven

K-12 (abbreviation)

American kindergarten through twelfth: used for talking about the 13 years of school before your university education

middle school (noun)

a school in the UK for children between the ages of 8 and 12, after they leave infant school

middle school (noun)

a school in the US for children between the ages of 11 and 14, after they leave elementary school

Model C (noun)

South African a state school in South Africa that used to be for white children only and is now mixed. Model C schools are generally considered better than township schools.

the old school tie (noun)

a system in which people who have been to the same public school use their influence to help each other, for example in getting a good job

preparatory school (noun)

formal a prep school

prep school (noun)

in the UK, a private school for children between the ages of 7 or 8 and 11 or 13

prep school (noun)

in the US, a private school for children over the age of 11 that prepares them for college

primary school (noun)

British a school for children between the ages of four or five and eleven. In the UK primary schools are sometimes divided into an infant school for the youngest children and a junior school

private school (noun)

a school providing education that the children’s parents pay for directly

public school (noun)

British an expensive private school where students usually live as well as study

public school (noun)

American a school that is controlled and paid for by the government

school (noun)

education a place where children go to be taught

school (noun)

education belonging to or connected with a school

school (noun)

education a private institution that teaches a particular skill

School of the Air ()

in Australia, an education service for children who live in areas far from towns or cities. Its teachers use electronic devices to communicate with their students.

secondary modern (noun)

a type of school that existed in Britain until the 1970s, for children who did not pass the examination for grammar schools

secondary school (noun)

a school for children between the ages of 11 and 16 or 18

senior high school (noun)

American a school in the US for children between the ages of 14 and 18

sixth form college (noun)

a school in England, Wales or Northern Ireland for students between the ages of 16 and 18 that offers A-level courses

special school (noun)

a school for students who have physical, educational, or emotional problems

state school (noun)

in the UK, a school that is supported with money from the government and that provides a free education for children

Sunday school (noun)

religious lessons for children that are given in a church on Sundays

upper school (noun)

British in the UK, the part of a school for students between the ages of 14 and 18

yeshiva (noun)

a school for Orthodox Jewish students where they can train to become rabbis (=Jewish religious leaders)

yeshiva (noun)

a school for Jewish boys that teaches both religious and other subjects

Synonyms and antonyms of Schools in British Thesaurus