Key Stage 3

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Key Stage 3 is the stage of the English national curriculum covering the first three years of secondary education, typically for students aged 11 to 14.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf educational stage
stage of the National Curriculum for England
ageGroup early adolescents
appliesToInstitutionType free schools in England
many academies in England
state secondary schools in England
appliesToJurisdiction Wales (historically) NERFINISHED
assessmentType school-based tests and exams
teacher assessment
country England
coversSchoolYears Year 7
Year 8
Year 9
curriculumFramework statutory programmes of study for each subject
educationLevel lower secondary education
educationSystem education system of England
follows Key Stage 2 NERFINISHED
governingBody Department for Education (England) NERFINISHED
hasKeyStageNumber 3
introducedIn National Curriculum reforms of late 1980s–early 1990s NERFINISHED
isCompulsory true
languageOfInstruction English
mainGoal prepare pupils for Key Stage 4 and GCSE courses
mayInclude religious education
partOf National Curriculum for England NERFINISHED
precedes Key Stage 4 NERFINISHED
schoolPhase secondary education
subjectIncludes English
art and design
citizenship
computing
design and technology
geography
history
mathematics
modern foreign languages
music
physical education
science
typicalAgeRange 11–14
typicalEndingAge 14 GENERATED
typicalSetting secondary school
typicalStartingAge 11
usedIn England’s maintained schools

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