A school which provides board and lodging as well as tuition, with students going home at weekends or between terms.

(dated) A penal institution for juveniles, especially males.

A governing body of people elected (a board of directors or board of trustees) to oversee management of a school district and represent the interests of residents.

plural of reform school

Being of an age during which attendance at school is customary.

plural of school of thought

An opinion subscribed to by some connected or arbitrary group.

(UK) A school providing education to children in Key Stage 2, i.e. for four academic years from September after a child's 7th birthday.

(education, countable) A school which crosses the traditional divide between primary school and secondary school.

A school that receives government funding but operates independently of the established state school system in which it is located, and in some cases is privately owned.