What are high schools in London?

What are London's schools like? Read please?

• I have lived in the united states since I was born! My mom is opening up a restaurant in london tho... So I'm gonna have to leave my school to attend Theirs... American schools are pretty laid back, but still good with book work. We don't have uniforms, and I'm involved in cheerleading, track, tennis, and the dance team at my school/: What are London's schools like??

• Answer:

  I'm from London and I'm 16 so I help you. Most schools don't have cheerleading as it's not as common here but you will be able to find a local cheerleading team in your area and most University's have teams and sports such as Tennis you will find in schools as well as a dance team depending on your school mine have one but my friends don't but again there are so many dance studios you could join which would be a good idea for you as it would help you meet people. I think track is just the same as athletics running and some schools again may have it and some might not but again you can join a club outside of school I used to attend one but quit when I was like 9. Uniform is compulsory until you reach 16-18 in where if you choose to carry on with your education via 6th form (another 2 years of school in which you do your A-levels) you usually have free choice on clothing depending on where you go some schools might require you to dress in office such clothes, some semi-casual and some casual as long as its appropriate and when you reach this age you have a free choice if you want to stay at your school or move onto another 6th form which may accommodate to lessons you want to do or something. Schools are okay. Cliques like America are not common and people pair up with people they have something in common with. Girls are bitchy as you will find everywhere and schools I guess can be laid back or strict depending on which kind of school you go to you have the grammar schools which are enter by test only which tend to be more stricter as kids are expected to get higher results but as I said some schools are strict on the rules and some aren't. My school rules are you can't have a mobile on or it will be confiscated, if your homework is not done you can get 30 minutes detention in which you do your homework or if the teacher is nice they might let you give it in the next day or lesson, girls skirts have to be no longer then knee height (but my cousin goes Catholic school and there skirts reach the ground) but of course you get the girls who hitch them right up, no make-up but girls obviously ignore this and as long as you don't make it to obvious or strong you will be fine, no nail varnish but I've gone days when I've worn it for weeks and nobody has cared but I've also seen girls been sent to remove there nail varnish with remover, no jewellery and a few more but most are these rules punished my detention, confiscation or just a warning depending if you a nice teacher. My school starts at 8:45 to 3:20 Monday-Thurs and 8:45-2:20 Fridays. I go to a christian school so we have an assembly twice a week usually with bible readings and such and have to say a prayer in the morning of some sort. But schools usually start around 8:20-8:45 and end usually around 3:00-3:30 depending on how early your school starts or ends and my school has 5 lessons a day and 4 on Fridays. School years are Year 7 11-12 Year 8 12-13 Year 9 13-14 Year 10 14-15 Year 11 15-16 (this is usually the last year of school and if you school has a 6th form you can stay on or leave to another one or if you school doesn't have one you usually move onto a another school or to a 6th form college which is just 6th form but instead of various years such as Year 7 and such it only has kids which are aged 16-18 and just focuses on 6th form education) Year 12 (lower 6th) 16-17 Year 13 (upper 6th) 17-18 You usually have to start your GCSE's around Year 9 for some schools Year 10 for others in which before these years start you are giving a choice on which classes you like to take (before you compulsory do the classes they set you) and then take exams in them around these years but in Year 11 you are given the most. These exams are important as they can carry you on to 6th form to do A-Levels (4 lessons you optionally chose) and this will carry you on to University (or college as you call it in America). A-Levels are harder versions of GCSE's and usually you GCSE options reflect on which A-Levels you do as you need certain GCSE's to do certain A-Levels. To carry on at 6th form you usually need 5+ GCSE's A-C grade or if you want to go to a really good 6th form 7+ GCSE's A*-B grade. Grading is pretty much the same you get A*-F grades but instead of A+ we have A* (A star) Kids might say stuff about your accent but ignore them we have an American boy in our year and he has friends and gets along fine. Also for home comforts if you ever miss you favourite sweets (Candy) in Central London there are a few American themed candy shops so you can still buy your favourite things. Remember a few words we have our different or we use in different content if ask for chips (meaning crisps to us) you will be handed fries as chips to us is the word you use for fries (except in McDonald's as they use the term Fries) so remember that and learn the differences in words or you might get confused a few times.