junior school

noun

A school providing education to children in Key Stage 2, i.e. for four academic years from September after a child's 7th birthday.

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Meanings

nounjunior school (plural junior schools)

plural junior schools

  1. A school providing primary education to children.
    1. UKeducationA school providing education to children in Key Stage 2, i.e. for four academic years from September after a child's 7th birthday.
    2. AustraliaeducationUsually a part of a private school that educates children between the ages of 2 and 5.
    3. CanadaOntarioeducationA school teaching children from kindergarten to Grade 5; an elementary school.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
juniors
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APA

junior school. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/junior%20school

MLA

“junior school.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/junior%20school. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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