school - an educational institution; "the school was founded in 1900"

academy - a secondary school (usually private)

trade school, vocational school - a secondary school teaching the skilled trades

high school, highschool, senior high, senior high school, high - a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12; "he goes to the neighborhood highschool"

junior high, junior high school - a secondary school usually including 7th and 8th grades

prep school, preparatory school - a private secondary school

public school - private independent secondary school in Great Britain supported by endowment and tuition

grammar school - a secondary school emphasizing Latin and Greek in preparation for college

secondary modern school - a former British secondary school emphasizing practical rather than academic education

composite school, comprehensive school - a large British or Canadian secondary school for children of all abilities