Relocation advice - education
- State education
- State (government-funded) schooling typically starts around age 4 with infant school, followed by junior school at age 7 (the two schools may be combined to form a primary school).
- State education continues with secondary school from 11-16.
- The school year in the state sector runs from early September until late July.
- State schools follow the standardised National Curriculum.
- Further information on the state sector can be found on the Surrey County Council website, including a directory of schools here
- School inspection reports are located on the Ofsted website
- State (government-funded) schooling typically starts around age 4 with infant school, followed by junior school at age 7 (the two schools may be combined to form a primary school).
- Private education
- Private (or 'independent', or 'public') schooling starts with pre-preparatory school and then preparatory (prep) school from age 7 (the two schools are often combined into one). Pupils progress to private secondary school at age 11 or 13.
- Private schools typically offer GCSE and A-levels, though some are oriented towards the IB Diploma or U.S. Advanced Placement exams
- The school year in the private sector is typically from early September until early July.
- Independent school inspection reports can be found on the Independent Schools Inspectorate website; Ofsted also inspect some independent schools
- Private (or 'independent', or 'public') schooling starts with pre-preparatory school and then preparatory (prep) school from age 7 (the two schools are often combined into one). Pupils progress to private secondary school at age 11 or 13.
- Key school exams
- Key Stage 1 and 2 exams are taken in state schools at ages 7 and 11 respectively
- Entrance exams for selective private schools (the Common Entrance Exam, or school-specific papers) are taken for entrance to private secondary schools at age 11 or 13
- GCSEs: typically students take 8-10 GCSEs at age 16
- A levels require two years of study and are split into several modules. Typically students take 3-4 A-levels, split into AS levels after the first year of study, and A2 exams after the second
- International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma is an alternative qualification
- Key Stage 1 and 2 exams are taken in state schools at ages 7 and 11 respectively
- Higher education
- Universities in/near Surrey include:
- Surrey University in Guildford
- Royal Holloway, University of London in Englefield Green
- Brunel University Runnymede Campus in Englefield Green
- Kingston University
- UCL space laboratory on Holmbury Hill
- Details of university tuition fees can be found here.
- Universities in/near Surrey include:
- Other
- Evening classes information from Surrey County Council.
- Surrey University run evening language courses
- 'Strategy into Practice' and 'Entrepreneurship Experience' talks are held at Kingston University Business School
- Evening classes information from Surrey County Council.
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