Primary substation - when the transformer is HV/MV or MV/MV.
e.g. substation designed for 132kV/33kV or 230kV/22kV or 33kV/11kV
etc
stepped down for MV distribution (mainly for utilities and heacy
industries)
Secondary substation - when the transformer is HV/LV or MV/LV.
e.g. substation designed for 11kV/400V or 6.6kV/400V etc
stepped down for LV distribution (mainly for residential,
commercial) sometime referred to as a kiosk substation.