A secondary school emphasizing Latin and Greek in preparation for college.
Another name for a primary school, also called an elementary school. In the UK, a secondary school catering to children of high academic ability.
In the UK, a secondary school catering to children of high academic ability, about 20% of the total, usually measured by the eleven-plus examination. Most grammar schools have now been replaced by comprehensive schools. By 1992 the proportion of English children in grammar schools was less than 3%.
In the US, the term is sometimes used for a primary school (also called elementary school).