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beacon school

beacon school noun: a primary school or secondary school designated as outstanding under a government scheme that ran from 1998 to 2005.

Noun

beacon school (plural beacon schools)

  1. (UK) A primary school or secondary school designated as outstanding under a government scheme that ran from 1998 to 2005.

Forms of beacon school

pluralbeacon schools

Origin of beacon school

From the figurative sense of beacon, since such schools were supposed to serve as an example to others.

Questions about beacon school

What does beacon school mean?
Beacon school means a primary school or secondary school designated as outstanding under a government scheme that ran from 1998 to 2005.
What part of speech is beacon school?
Beacon school is a noun.
What is the plural of beacon school?
The plural of beacon school is beacon schools.

Words near beacon school in the dictionary

  1. Beacoms
  2. beacon
  3. Beacon Falls
  4. Beacon Hill
  5. beacon of hope
  6. beacon school
  7. beacon schools
  8. beaconage
  9. beaconages
  10. beaconed
  11. beaconing

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