In Britain parents can send their children to a school between the ages of about three or five, but it is optional. The children spend a few hours at nursery school each day. Between five and eleven, Primary schools are usually (for children aged five to (for children aged seven to When they are 11 years old, children go to school and take their GCSE exams at the age when they are 16, but if they children go to divided into an seven) and a eleven). of 16. They can want to stay in education, they study for a further two years. Many people in Britain are against private schools and they stand for secondary school children. opportunities for