The UK school system

TYPES OF SCHOOLS

Since 1998, there have been 4 main types of maintained school in England:

• community schools (formerly county schools)
  
• voluntary controlled schools
  
• voluntary aided schools
  
• foundation schools
  

SECONDARY EDUCATION

-> Secondary education extends from 7th grade to 11th grade and is designed for students aged 12 to 16 years.
-> Some schools offer the option to continue for an additional two years of high school (12th and 13th grades).
-> Following the success of class 10th and 11th, students receive the General Certificate of Secondary Education, the "General Certificate of Secondary Education" (GCSE) which is equivalent to the Brevet. In general, this review has 5 to 10 subjects.

->The 12th and 13th classes are designed for students aged 16/17 years 17/18 years.
-> A-Level can be studied in an institution of secondary education or in a college.

CLASSES AND AGES

3 to 5 years old = Nursery school

age 4 nursery

age 5 reception

6 to 11 years old = primary school or junior school
age 6 year 1

age 7 year 2

age 8 year 3

age 9 year 4

age 10 year 5

age 11 year 6

from 12 to 15 years = secondary school

age 12 year 7

age 13 year 8

age 14 year 9

age 15 year 10

16 to 18 years = sixth form college

age 16 year 11

age 17 year 12 (lower sixth)

age 18 year 13 (upper sixth)

SUBJECTS

 

English,  

maths, 

Sciences, 

Information and Communication Technology, 

Design and Technology , 

Religious Education, 

Physical Education, 

Art and Design, 

Music, 

History and Geography,  

Personal, Social and Health Education.

by Gwendoline DESPLECHIN