primary school
noun
1
: a school usually including the first three grades of elementary school but sometimes also including kindergarten
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She goes to primary school.
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Beyond the Deutsche Bank report, USA TODAY’s review uncovered documents showing Epstein paid tuition at primary schools, private universities, for-profit colleges and a coding boot camp.
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Chris Quintana, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
Brentford head coach Keith Andrews was relieved when Aaron Hickey’s cross was headed in by Macclesfield defender, and primary school teacher, Sam Heathcote in the 70th minute of their FA Cup fourth-round tie.
—Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
More than half of respondents (52%) with primary school aged children expressed support for the introduction of robotaxis in their city.
—Laurie Winkless, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
From primary school curricula, to the construction of high schools, to the funding of research at elite universities, education and politics are awkwardly bound up in the United States—and therefore resistant to transformation or even evolution without considerable drama.
—Eric Holcomb, Time, 16 Jan. 2026
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Chris Quintana, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
Brentford head coach Keith Andrews was relieved when Aaron Hickey’s cross was headed in by Macclesfield defender, and primary school teacher, Sam Heathcote in the 70th minute of their FA Cup fourth-round tie.
—Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
More than half of respondents (52%) with primary school aged children expressed support for the introduction of robotaxis in their city.
—Laurie Winkless, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
From primary school curricula, to the construction of high schools, to the funding of research at elite universities, education and politics are awkwardly bound up in the United States—and therefore resistant to transformation or even evolution without considerable drama.
—Eric Holcomb, Time, 16 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for primary school
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“Primary school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/primary%20school. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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