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first school

British  

noun

  1. a school for children aged between 5 and 8 or 9 Compare middle school

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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At my first school, Nashville Prep, we had kids entering fifth grade who knew algebra and others who could barely add.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

If my parents had not ignored that first school report, I too might have ended up in a workshop.

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026

It was back in mid February when the first school wars posters seemed to pop up on social media from accounts based in east and south London.

From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2026

My first school production was an adaptation of “A Thurber Carnival,” a James Thurber revue.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2025

I took the first school bus to Tembisa.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

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