How do you use "Grammar school" in a sentence?

Went to the local grammar school. Grammar school boy made good. The grammar school generation.

Grammar school

Q: What does "Grammar school" mean?

Selective state secondary school (UK) Academically selective state schools that historically educated bright working and middle-class children. A marker of meritocratic class mobility.

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Meaning: Selective state secondary school (UK)

择优录取的公立中学（英国）

Centro público de enseñanza secundaria selectiva (Reino Unido)

選抜制の公立中等学校（英国）

선발제 공립 중등학교 (영국)

Academically selective state schools that historically educated bright working and middle-class children. A marker of meritocratic class mobility.

按学术成绩择优录取的公立学校，历史上为聪明的工人阶级和中产阶级的孩子提供教育。是精英教育体制下阶层流动的标志。

Colegios públicos con selección por mérito académico que históricamente educaron a niños brillantes de clase obrera y media. Un marcador de movilidad social meritocrática.

学力による選抜を行う公立学校で、歴史的に優秀な労働者階級や中流階級の子どもたちを教育してきた。実力主義的な階級上昇の象徴。

역사적으로 우수한 노동자 계층과 중산층 자녀를 교육했던 학력 기반 선발제 공립학교. 능력주의적 계층 이동의 상징이다.

Examples

Went to the local grammar school.
上了当地的文法学校
fue al grammar school del barrio
地元のグラマースクールに通った
동네 그래머 스쿨에 다녔다.
Grammar school boy made good.
文法学校出身的孩子出人头地了
un chico del grammar school que triunfó
グラマースクール出身の少年が成功した
그래머 스쿨 출신 소년이 성공했다.
The grammar school generation.
文法学校那一代
la generación del grammar school
グラマースクール世代
그래머 스쿨 세대.

Pronunciation

Usage Guide

Context: education, class discussion

Tone: factual, sometimes nostalgic

✓ Do Say

Grammar school educated
文法学校毕业的
educado en un grammar school
グラマースクール教育を受けた
그래머 스쿨 출신의
Old grammar school
老文法学校
el viejo grammar school
古いグラマースクール
오래된 그래머 스쿨

✗ Don't Say

Political topic—debates about selection
政治敏感话题，涉及择优录取的争论
Tema político: debates sobre la selección por mérito
政治的な話題で、選抜制度についての議論がある
정치적 주제—선발제에 대한 논쟁

Common Mistakes

Confusing with American usage (= primary school)

Origin & History

Originally schools teaching Latin grammar (medieval), evolved into selective state secondary schools. Many converted to comprehensive schools in the 1960s-70s.

Etymology: Grammar (Latin) + school

First recorded: Medieval origin, modern meaning post-1944

Cultural Context

Era: Post-1944 especially

Generation: All generations

Social background: Social mobility marker

Pop culture: Education debates

Regional notes: British education system.

Variations

Grammar schoolGrammar school boy/girl