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Fee paying independent schools Early Years: Nursery (or Pre-School) None, though individual schools may set end of year tests. 3 to 4: Primary Lower Infant: Various 'gifted and talented' programmes within state and independent schools. [24] Pre-preparatory Reception (or Foundation) 4 to 5 KS1: Year 1: 5 to 6 Year 2: 6 to 7 KS2: Year 3: 7 to 8 ...
Education in the United Kingdom is a devolved matter, with each of the countries of the United Kingdom having separate systems under separate governments. The UK Government is responsible for England, whilst the Scottish Government, the Welsh Government and the Northern Ireland Executive are responsible for Scotland, [6] Wales [7] and Northern Ireland, respectively.
Independent schools (also known as "public schools" (age about 13+) and "private schools" or "preparatory schools" (under 13) in the UK) generally operate a similar academic year, [1] often with shorter terms and longer holidays.
Duration (by years) School years (Y) Final exams 3-5 2 (1 compulsory) Nursery and reception Early Years Foundation Stage Profile is completed by the child's teacher at the end of their Reception year 1 5-7 2 1–2 KS1 SATs, Phonics and Reading Check (taken in Year 1 but may be retaken, if the required standard isn't reached, in Year 2) 2 7-11 4
In schools in England and Wales, Year 13 is the thirteenth year after Reception. It is normally the final year of Key Stage 5 in England and since 2015 it is compulsory to participate in some form of education or training in this year for students who finished Year 11 at an educational establishment in England.
Unlike in the UK or Republic of Ireland, Northern Irish schools operate a 200-day school year. The school year begins around 1 September, although most schools return up to a week earlier. There is a midterm break in October, in which schools may close for two days to up to a week.
Key Stage 4 (KS4) is the legal term for the two years of school education which incorporate GCSEs, and other examinations, in maintained schools in England normally known as Year 10 and Year 11, when pupils are aged between 14 and 16 by August 31. (In some schools, KS4 work is started in Year 9.)
From 1900, the Board of Education wanted all children to remain at school until the age 14 but continued to allow most children to leave school at 13 or sometimes 12-years-old through local by-laws. Many working-class parents did not see education beyond basic literacy and numeracy as relevant to their children's economic futures.