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Mainly, the education system in the UK is divided into four major parts, primary education, secondary education, further education and higher education. Children in the UK have to legally attend primary and secondary education in the mandatory base and this education runs from about 5 years old until the student is 16 years old. The education system in the UK is also split into “stages” which breaks down as follows: STAGE 1: 5 to 7 years old STAGE 2: 7 to 11 years old STAGE 3: 11 to 14 years old STAGE 4: 14 to 16 years old Generally, stages 1 and 2 will be undertaken at primary school until the age of 10 and afterwards, at 11 years old a student will move into the secondary school and finish the stages 3 and 4. Students are assessed at the end of each stage. The most important assessment occurs at age 16 when students pursue their GCSE’s or general certificate of secondary education. Once students complete their GCSE’s they have the choice to go onto further education and then potential higher education, or finish school and go into the working world.