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Age placement guide, academic year 2026–27

In England, year-group placement is based on your child’s age on 31 August before the school year starts. The year group guide below and our year group calculator show the standard placement for the 2026–27 academic year, alongside the mapping to Sophia’s stages.

✓   Cut-off date: 31 August 2026

✓   Academic year runs 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2027
✓   Reception to Year 13, ages 4–18
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Year groups · 2026–27

Year groups by age, 2026–27

Ages are on 31 August 2026, the cut-off date for the 2026–27 academic year. Each year group runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2027.

KS1–2 · Ages 4–11

Primary School

Reception – Year 6

✓ Reception: age 4 (born Sep 2021 – Aug 2022)

✓ Year 1: age 5 (born Sep 2020 – Aug 2021)

✓ Year 2: age 6 (born Sep 2019 – Aug 2020)

✓ Year 3: age 7 (born Sep 2018 – Aug 2019)

✓ Year 4: age 8 (born Sep 2017 – Aug 2018)

✓ Year 5: age 9 (born Sep 2016 – Aug 2017)

✓ Year 6: age 10 (born Sep 2015 – Aug 2016)

KS3 · Ages 11–14

Lower Secondary

Years 7 – 9

✓ Year 7: age 11 (born Sep 2014 – Aug 2015)

✓ Year 8: age 12 (born Sep 2013 – Aug 2014)

✓ Year 9: age 13 (born Sep 2012 – Aug 2013)

KS4 · Ages 14–16

IGCSE

Years 10 – 11

✓ Year 10: age 14 (born Sep 2011 – Aug 2012)

✓ Year 11: age 15 (born Sep 2010 – Aug 2011)

KS5 · Ages 16–18

A-Levels

Years 12 – 13

✓ Year 12: age 16 (born Sep 2009 – Aug 2010)

✓ Year 13: age 17 (born Sep 2008 – Aug 2009)

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