What grade would you be in in England?

	Year Groups (Grades) in Britain
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What Grade / Year Group would I be in Britain

Children are put into year groups (grades). The whole class moves up a year group each year in September.

Age*	England and Wales			Scotland
	1 Sept - 31 Aug			1 Sept - 29 Feb	1 Mar - 31 Aug
	School	Key Stage	Year	Year	Year
4-5	Primary School or Infant School	Reception	-	Primary 1 (P1)
5-6	"	KS1	Year 1	Primary 2 (P2)	Primary 1 (P1)
6-7	"	"	Year 2	Primary 3 (P3)	Primary 2 (P2)
7-8	Primary School or Junior School	KS2	Year 3	Primary 4 (P4)	Primary 3 (P3)
8-9	"	"	Year 4	Primary 5 (P5)	Primary 4 (P4)
9-10	"	"	Year 5	Primary 6 (P6)	Primary 5 (P5)
10-11	"	"	Year 6	Primary 7 (P7)	Primary 6 (P6)
11-12	Secondary School	KS3	Year 7	Secondary 1	Primary 7 (P7)
12-13	"	"	Year 8	Secondary 2	Secondary 1
13-14	"	"	Year 9	Secondary 3	Secondary 2
14-15	"	KS4	Year 10		Secondary 3
15-16	"	"	Year 11	Secondary 4 S4 Std Grade
16-17	6th Form at Secondary School or College	A' Level	Year 12	Secondary 5 S5 Higher	Secondary 4 S4 Std Grade
17-18	"	"	Year 13	Secondary 6 S6 Adv Higher	Secondary 5 S5 Higher
					Secondary 6 S6 Adv Higher
For any academic year, example: A child who is 6 between September and February would be in Y1 in England, P2 in Scotland. A child who is 6 between February and June would be would be in Y1 in England, P1 in Scotland A child who is 6 between July and August would be in Y1 in England, P1 in Scotland