Primary/Elementary, Middle & High School UK Year to US Grade (2024)

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Primary/Elementary, Middle & High School UK Year to US Grade? ›

In America, we say students are in 7th Grade while British students of the same age are in Year 8. They are labeled a higher number in comparison to the US because we call the first formal year of school Kindergarten in America, which is the equivalent to Year 1 in England.

In America, we say students are in 7th Grade while British students of the same age are in Year 8. They are labeled a higher number in comparison to the US because we call the first formal year of school Kindergarten in America, which is the equivalent to Year 1 in England.

Difference between the US and UK grading systems

The main difference between the UK vs the US grading system is that exams and things like your dissertation or work you produce for the final semester of your course are given a lot more weight than GPA, which is an amalgamation of your marks over the academic year.

Primary school education begins in the UK at age 5 and continues until age 11, comprising key stages one and two under the UK educational system. Some primary schools are split up into Infant and Junior levels.

Year 7 is an educational year group in schools in many countries including England, Wales, Australia and New Zealand. It is the seventh full year (or eighth in Australia and England) of compulsory education and is roughly equivalent to grade 6 in the United States and Canada (or to grade 7 for the Australian Year 7).

Secondary school, also called high school or senior school, is for children between the ages of 11-16, and will take the student through year 7 to 11, as they complete Key Stage 3 and 4.

A freshman in an American high school is the same as someone in Year 10 in English secondary school. A sophom*ore in an American high school is the same as someone in Year 11 in English Secondary School.

How do I convert my UK grades to us? ›

A: To convert UK grades to a US GPA, you typically align your UK grade percentage or letter grade with the US 4.0 GPA scale. Use general conversion tables as a guideline, but always check with the specific US institution, as conversion methods can vary.

However, you can roughly compare it to the university grading system UK. The First class is approximately at par, with a GPA of 4.0.

Middle school is typically from “6th Grade” to “8th Grade”. Secondary School is made up of Key Stage 3 and 4. In the UK, this is the equivalent of Key Stage 3 (Years 7–9). There is no “middle school”, but that's the rough idea.

In a three-tier local education authority children begin their compulsory education in a first school or lower school, which caters for children up to the age of 8 or 9. Children then transfer to a middle school, which caters for children from age 9 to age 13 or 14.

In the United Kingdom, "elementary education" was taught in "elementary schools" until 1944, when free elementary education was proposed for students over 11: there were to be primary elementary schools and secondary elementary schools; these became known as primary schools and secondary schools.

In the US, if you are studying in grade 12 according to the British curriculum, you would typically be considered a high school senior. The equivalent grade level in the US education system is 12th grade.

Year 12 in British is equivalent to grade 11 in the American system. So basically, in British you go up to year 13.

Year 10 is the tenth year of compulsory education in schools in many countries including England, Australia, India, Northern Ireland, New Zealand and Wales. It is the tenth or eleventh year of compulsory education. It is approximately equivalent to Ninth grade or "freshman year" in the US, and grade nine in Canada.

In schools in England and Wales, Year 13 is the thirteenth year after Reception. It is normally the final year of Key Stage 5 in England and since 2015 it is compulsory to participate in some form of education or training in this year for students who finished Year 11 at an educational establishment in England.