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Life in the UK
Everything you need to know about British life.
State Schools
Primary schools (5 - 11 year olds)
Secondary schools (11 - 16 year olds)
Fee Paying Schools
Independent Schools
Prep Schools
Public Schools
Higher Education
The British Government places great importance on the need to assess and test pupils in order to know what they have achieved. Compulsory testing takes place at the ages of seven, eleven and fourteen in England and Scotland (but not Wales where more informal methods of assessment are favoured).
All children in state schools are tested in English and mathematics at the ages of seven, 11 and 14, and pupils aged 11 and 14 are also tested in science.
Most young people take GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education) examinations at sixteen, and many take vocational qualifications, A/S and A levels (Advanced levels), at seventeen and eighteen.
The statutory school age in England, Wales and Scotland is from 5 years to 16 years.
Most school in England require children to wear a school uniform.
Boys
Long grey or black trousers (shorts may be worn in the Summer)
White Shirt
School tie (optional in most primary schools)
Jumper or sweater with the school logo on. The colour is the choice of the schools.
Black shoes
Girls
As above.
Girls may wear skirts
During the summer term girls often wear summer school dresses.
