English Explanatory Dictionary

beacon school

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

beacon school beacon schools

Etymology

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

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