The structure of primary education: England and other countries
Clients: Primary Review, NFER | NFER Contact: Caroline Sharp
This review was specially commissioned for the Primary Review and examines international survey evidence on the performance of English children of primary school age in relation to those from other countries. It was commissioned to place the structure and phasing of the English primary education system in international perspective. It considers changes during the years following the 1967 Plowden Report, and draws comparisons between England and five other countries.
Timescale: September 2006 - February 2008
NFER Project Code: PRO
Research report/findings
Also see: school starting ages in European countries on the Eurydice website