What are the school "grades" in London, England?

Question

I am going to live in London and i need to know what to look for...

Answer 1

Grades as in years? Year 7 is when secondary school begins, aged 11.

Then year 8 ages 12-13.

year 9 is ages 13 - 14

year 10 is ages 14 - 15

year 11, which is the final year of secondary school is ages 15 - 16.

After that you can take part in post 16 education, which is optional (but i recommend if you want to progress to University), which is 2 years long, from ages 16 - 18.

It goes by how old you are when the school term starts in the beginning of september.

Hope that was what you were looking for!

Answer 2

Well, in sort of year 7,8 and 9, we still have levels, which is like 3->8. For them its just an average of the whole class, no one outside the classroom is told them results. then theres GCSE;s which are taking when your 16, this year the UK saw the highest ever grades for them. but to get into 6th you need atleast 3 over c's. To get into college you need just GCSE's. :)