The term is used to define the group of pupils who must follow the relevant programmes of study from the National Curriculum.
Results of examinations at this age are published as part of the Department for Education Performance Tables.
[3] Notably, the earlier Key Stages are defined as lasting for ten years in total from the start of compulsory education.
The term is used to define the group of pupils who must follow the relevant programmes of study from the National Curriculum.
All pupils in this Key Stage must follow a programme of education in the nine areas of learning in the curriculum, some of which include specific subject strands:[4]