beacon school

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Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

beacon school (plural beacon schools)

  1. (UK, education) A primary school or secondary school designated as outstanding under a government scheme that ran from 1998 to 2005.