A charitable institution for the education and maintenance of the young. Now only in Scottish legal use and in names of ancient institutions such as…

A school, supported by charitable bequests or voluntary contributions, for the free or cheap education of children of the poor. Also attributive.

= blue coat school n.

a charity school at which pupils wear blue coats; spec. Christ's Hospital, originally situated in Newgate, London, now in Horsham, West Sussex…

A school in an educational system operated, supported, or administered by the state; spec. an elementary school in England or Wales operated by the…

a school for teaching one or more branches of industry; spec. a school established for neglected children, providing elementary lessons, meals (or…

any of a number of free schools established in the United Kingdom from the early 1840s for the education of the poor (the need for such schools…

A school or class for children (esp. girls) giving practical instruction in housekeeping skills. Also: an educational system for teaching such skills…

a disparaging term formerly applied to a large district school for poor-law children.