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Compulsory schooling begins at the age of five. Pupils first attend primary school, which lasts for six years. Often primary school in the UK is divided into infant school (the first two years) and junior school (the following 4 years).
After primary school, students go to secondary school until they are sixteen (practical emphasis) or 18 (secondary school with 6th form - academic emphasis).

Find out about education in the UK, different types of school, the national curriculum and key learning stages.
Community primary and secondary schools run by the council follow the national curriculum. Other schools, such as free schools, academies and private schools can follow a different curriculum.

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The four divisions are called Key Stages – Key Stage 1 SATs are administered at the end of year 2 and Key Stage 2 SATs at the end of year 6. Students in Key Stage 3 are not given a series of exams, but are continually assessed by their teachers throughout years 7-9. Key Stage 4 ends with students taking General Certificate of Secondary Education exams (GCSEs).
All maintained schools (most state schools) in England follow the National Curriculum, which lays out learning targets, essential and optional subjects, and an assessment strategy for school years 1-11. This includes four National Curriculum Tests (NCTs), which are more commonly known by their former name, SATs (Standard Attainment Tests).

References:

http://www.goodschoolsguide.co.uk/choosing-a-school/the-british-system
http://www.ego4u.com/en/read-on/countries/uk/school
http://new.brighton-hove.gov.uk/children-and-learning/brighton-hove-schools/how-school-system-works
http://cstuk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ICE_10021_CST_Future_Shape_White_Paper.pdf
http://www.theschoolrun.com/overview-english-education-system
http://www.ego4u.com/en/read-on/countries/uk/school