3-4

4-5

Foundation

Reception

5-6

6-7

Key Stage 1

Year 1

Year 2

National tests and tasks in English and mathematics

7-8

8-9

9-10

10-11

Key Stage 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

Year 6

National tests in English,
mathematics and science

11-12

12-13

13-14

Key Stage 3

Year 7

Year 8

Year 9

National tests in English, mathematics and science

14-15

15-16

Key Stage 4

Year 10

Year 11

Some children take GCSEs
Most children take GCSEs or
other national qualifications

16-17

17-18

18-19

Post-compulsory
education and/or
training

Year 12 (College Year 1)

Year 13 (College Year 2)

Learning programmes leading to general, vocationally-related and occupational qualifications for example, A level, vocational A level, NVQ, modern apprenticeship