(British, Ireland, historical) A former institution for the care and education of young offenders; a reformatory, reform school, youth detention center.
(British, Ireland, historical) A former institution for the care and education of young offenders; a reformatory, reform school, youth detention center.
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(British, Ireland) Any institution which provides education to young offenders.
(UK, historical) A school under the control of a school board, as elected by the Elementary Education Act 1870.
(UK, historical) A free school for poor children, where they were taught and in part fed.
(obsolete) A college or university.
(British, childish) secondary school.