ragged school

British  

noun

1. (in Britain, formerly) a free elementary school for poor children

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Example Sentences

The museum is housed in three huge canalside buildings, which once formed the largest ragged school in run by Dr Thomas Barnardo.

From The Guardian • Jul. 27, 2012

I remember going through a ragged school in London, once, and finding the eyes of the children in the infant class red and sore.

From The Battle with the Slum by Riis, Jacob A. (Jacob August)

Now, the honest scholars in the ragged school, seeing what was going on, of their own accord began to share their bread with this little band, and to contribute their pennies.

From Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands, Volume 2 by Stowe, Harriet Beecher

Together with one or two fellow students he conducted a ragged school in an old stable.

From The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 26, February 1893 An Illustrated Monthly by Various

Great was the sorrow in the ragged school at the loss of the teacher; and it was with some regret that he abandoned the place.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 20, June, 1859 by Various