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Which year should your child be in?

Child's date of birth Age Year group 2nd tier education 3rd tier education Key Stage Type of assessment When do I need to apply for a school place?
01/09/89 - 31/08/90 17/18 Y13 Secondary Upper Post 16 A2 Level GNVQs
01/09/90 - 31/08/91 16/17 Y12 Secondary Upper Post 16 AS Level
01/09/91 - 31/08/92 15/16 Y11 Secondary Upper 4 GCSE
01/09/92 - 31/08/93 14/15 Y10 Secondary Upper 4 N/A
01/09/93 - 31/08/94 13/14 Y9 Secondary Upper 3 SATs
01/09/94 - 31/08/95 12/13 Y8 Secondary Middle 3 N/A Secondary transfer to upper school
01/09/95 - 31/08/96 11/12 Y7 Secondary Middle 3 N/A
01/09/96 - 31/08/97 10/11 Y6 Primary Junior Middle 2 SATs Secondary transfer
01/09/97 - 31/08/98 9/10 Y5 Primary Junior Middle 2 N/A
01/09/98 - 31/08/99 8/9 Y4 Primary Junior First 2 N/A Secondary transfer to middle school
01/09/99 - 31/08/00 7/8 Y3 Primary Junior First 2 N/A
01/09/00 - 31/08/01 6/7 Y2 Primary Infant First 1 SATs Junior
01/09/01 - 31/08/02 5/6 Y1 Primary Infant First 1 N/A
01/09/02 - 31/08/03 4/5 Reception Primary Reception First Reception Foundation N/A
01/09/03 - 31/08/04 3/4 Nursery Primary Nursery First Nursery Foundation N/A Primary
01/09/04 - 31/08/05 2/3 Pre-nursery N/A N/A N/A N/A Nursery