School	Student	Test/	Expected Level of	National
Year	Age	Qualification	Achievement	Framework
Reception	4 - 5
1	5 - 6		Level 1
2	6 - 7	Key Stage 1 SATS	Level 2
3	7- 8
4	8 - 9		Level 3
5	9 - 10
6	10 - 11	Key Stage 2 SATS	Level 4
7	11 - 12
8	12 - 13
9	13 - 14	Key Stage 3 SATS	Level 5 - 6
10	14 - 15
11	15 - 16	GCSE/GNVQ	Grades D - G	Level 1 Foundation
11	15 - 16	GCSE/GNVQ	Grades A - C	Level 2 Intermediate
12	16 - 17	A/S Level
13	17 - 18	A/S A2 A Level		Level 3 Advanced
	+18	Degree		Levels 4 & 5