Secondary School: Key Stages 3 - 5
Key Stage 3-5 is the legal term for the three years of schooling in maintained schools in England and Wales normally known as Year 7, Year 8 and Year 9, when pupils are aged between 11 and 14.
This Key Stage normally covers pupils during their first three years of secondary education, although in some cases part or all of this stage may fall in a middle or high school.
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 at least 15 areas:
English- Mathematics
- Science
- Information and Communication Technology (England only)
- Physical Education
- Citizenship
- Sex Education
- Careers Education
- Religious Education
- Work-related learning
- Welsh (Wales only)
In addition, there is a statutory duty on schools to provide an optional programme of education for pupils in this Key Stage in each of the following areas:
- The Arts
- Design and Technology
- The Humanities
- Modern Foreign Languages
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