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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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I myself was born blind, and remember very well my first school report, when I was six, which advised my parents to send me to a school for children with learning disabilities.

From BBC Jun. 24, 2026

In 1991, when I was 17, my first school play was an overly emotional musical about Vietnam at the Royal National Theatre’s Connections competition in London.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 21, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 7, 2025

“It was her first school trip due to the pandemic and I believe it will probably be her last as she doesn’t want to go again,” she said.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2024

The first school day of the year was about three minutes old, and already I wanted to be away from here.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce

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