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A junior school is a type of school which caters for children, usually between the ages of 7 and 11. In the United Kingdom it is usually a relatively small school serving a particular locality.
A junior school forms part of the local pattern of provision for primary education. Most junior schools cater for pupils moving from infant schools from the September following their seventh birthday. Pupils join in Year 3, and stay at the school for four years, leaving at the end of Year 6 when most pupils are aged 11. These four years form Key Stage 2 in the English education system. At the end of this time, most pupils will move to a secondary school.
In some areas of England, provision of education at this age is made in Middle schools catering for pupils aged 8 to 12, or 9 to 13.
Junior School is sometimes used by private schools to refer to the nursery and primary school services they offer.
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