I am confused about the year numbers (being old).

[mrsseanbean]

Back in my young day the first year of secondary school was year 1, then year 2 etc all the way through to year 5 when you did O levels (GCSEs) and then sixtyh and seventh form for A levels.

I find the new system more confusing. Do the year numbers start from reception/infants now?

Please can someone tell me the modern day equivalents. TIA.

Foundation stage is 'old' reception.

Key Stage 1 is ages 5-7 (lower primary)

Key Stage 2 is ages 7-11 (upper primary)

Key Stage 3 is ages 11-14 (secondary school)

Key Stage 4 is ages 14-16 (GCSE's)

But what about 'year 7' for instance Astarte? I hear that a lot, and to me that means an 18 year old 7th former? Which I don't think is the case now.

Year 1 is the year after Reception, then you count onwards and keep going even though they change schools.

OK, am just writing this so I have somewhere to refer to:
Year 1 - reception age 5
Year 2 - age 6
Year 3 - age 7
Year 4 - age 8
Year 5 - age 9
Year 6 - age 10
Year 7 - age 11
Year 8 - age 12
Year 9 - age 13
Year 10 - age 14
Year 11 - age 15
Year 12 - age 16

Year 13 - age 17
Year 14 - age 18

Is that right?

year 7 would be the first year of secondary school so that would be aged 11-12.

I liked the old system too.

yes that looks right.

after year 14 it would be Uni if that's the chosen path

Reception class is before Year 1

There isn't a Year 14 in Englad.

It goes from R - 13.

Take the child's age in September and subtract 4.

Thanks science teacher - that'd a handy hint.

Still think it's an awkward system. [old stick in the mud emoticon]

It's an easy system!

It is so much easier just to count up from the beginning, regardless of when they switch schools.

You should see what some independent schools are like - no way of mastering it from the outside . I'm glad that my school does NC numbering.

I've been in Scottish schools as a pupil, USA schools as a parent, and English schools as a parent and teacher - I prefer this numbering system. It takes away all confusion.

Anything which requires mental arithmatic on my part can never be a good system ST!
But I bow to your superior knowledge

Reception - age 4-5
Year 1 - age 5-6
Year 2 - age 6-7
Year 3 - age 7-8
Year 4 - age 8-9
Year 5 - age 9-10
Year 6 - age 10-11
Year 7 - age 11-12
Year 8 - age 12-13
Year 9 - age 13-14
Year 10 - age 14-15
Year 11 - age 15-16
Year 12 - age 16-17*
Year 13 - age 17-18**not compulsory, otherwise known as Sixth Form (Y12 Lower Sixth, Y13 Upper Sixth)

oh Y10 and Y11 are GCSE years. (O-level equivalent)