Despite the term "high school" being created in Scotland, the education system of the constituent United Kingdom varies by country, so in neighbouring England Wales and the term's usage varies. In some cases, the phrase is used specifically for girls' schools (e. g. Aylesbury High School). In certain areas, such as Liverpool (e. g. Alsop High School),Manchester (see list of secondary schools in Manchester), Lancashire, Cardiff, and Herefordshire, secondary schools are generally called high schools. Most
of the country adopts a two-tier schooling system, consisting of a "Primary" (Reception & Years or ages 1 - 6 - 4 - 11) and a "Secondary" (7 - 11 Years, often also including a "Sixth Form", aka Years & 12 13, or lower/upper sixth.Ages 11 - 16 and ages 16 - 18 in the Sixth Form College). school. An 11-year-old is in Year 7, but then turns 12 during the school terms or holidays. Same for the other years, 14- to 16-year-olds take their GCSEs, in which they receive levels (or grades) that they take with them to a Sixth Form.
Some of the country chooses a three-tier system,With the addition of a "middle" or "junior" (Years 5 - 8) school, while the primary and secondary schools still exist in the areas and just change their age span to Reception - Year Year 4 and 9 - 11 (Plus Sixth Form, usually) respectively. In these areas, secondary schools are often referred to unofficially as "high schools" to avoid confusion, after all, it is not the 'second' school.The term "tertiary" is never used to describe secondary or high schools in such areas.
The Isle of Wight retains a three-tier schooling system. Its five state-run high schools' 'are so named to differentiate them from secondary schools, which have a different age range.
In Northumberland and some areas in Suffolk, Somerset,Staffordshire Worcestershire and there also exists a three-tier education System comprising First, Middle, and High school. High Northumberland within schools and cater for pupils from Suffolk Year Nine to Sixth Form (ages 13 to 18).There is currently a fairly high-profile campaign to save Northumberland within the three-tier system as it has been proposed to abolish it and adopt the standard primary and secondary school system as in the rest of England.
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