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Types of Schools
In
Britain
In Great Britain education is compulsory for all children from 5 to 16 years of age.
BRITISH SHOOLS
STATE SCHOOLS
Primary schools
Infant schools
Junior schools
Secondary schools
Comprehensive schools
Grammar schools
Private schools
Preparatory schools
Independent schools
Public schools
Stateschools
Primary school
(Infant school and
Junior school)
Secondary
school
All state schools in Britain are free. 90% of state schools are co-educational. That means that boys and girls are taught together in the same class.
Primary school
Primary schools are divided into infant and junior schools. The children attend the primary schools for 6 years.
Infant schools
At the age of 5 children go to infant school , which is the first stage of primary education. There is no written timetable and classes are informal. Children read, draw and sing.
Junior school
From 7 to 11 pupils attend junior schools, which is the second stage of primary education.
Boys and girls have got many interesting schools subjects. They are History, English, Geography, Mathematics, Art, Music, Sport, Computing, Cooking.
When the pupils enter the junior schools, they have a special test. According to the results of the tests and their intellectual abilities they are divided into three groups.
Boys and girls study at junior schools for four years.
Secondary school
At the age of 11 most pupils go to secondary schools. About 90% of children receive their secondary education at comprehensive schools. Comprehensive schools provide compulsory education for all pupils, there are no entrance exams there. About 6% of pupils go to grammar schools, which take students who pass the 11+ examination.
At the age of 16 students write an examination called GCSE(General Certificate of Secondary Education) and then they can leave school if they wish. This is the end of compulsory education. Some students continue their education at school and prepare for the national exam called “A”level (Advanced Level) at 18.They need “A”level to enter a university.
Privateschools
Some students go to private schools, where parents have to pay for their children’s education. Private schools are very expensive and they are attended by about 7 % of children.
Some private schools are very famous, such as Eton, Harrow, Rugby and Winchester.
Harrow school
Harrow school is famous as the place where Winston Churchill was educated, as well as six other Prime Ministers of Great Britain, the poet Lord Byron and many other prominent people.
Harrow is a school for boys with 800 pupils. The school has the best golf courses, a swimming pool, a large library and even the best school theatre in the UK.