Education in England
secondary 7-9 11-14
Secondary 10-11 14-16
Sixth form Lower sixth form 1 year 16-18
Upper sixth form 1 year
A-level advanced level. Higher level academic exams that are taken mostly by people
around the ae of 18 who wish to go on to higher education.
GCSE general certifcate of Secondary Education. The exams taken by 15 to 16 year olds in
England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Marks are iven for each subject separately. Grades are
A-G. A, B and C are regarded as good Grandes.
Private school Public school/independent school/state
maintained school
About 3,000 Independent of the government money
511 000 pupils
The first public school was Eton in Harrow.
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