Editing First grade (section)

==== United Kingdom ====
In [[Education in England|England]] and [[Education in Wales|Wales]], the first year of primary school is called [[Reception (school)|reception]], with [[student|pupils]] 4 to 5 years old. However, the first compulsory school year is [[Year One (education)|Year One]], when children are five. As most primary schools have a reception class which is treated like a compulsory school year, i.e. the children wear a uniform and have the same school hours, most children start school in reception. The first grade is the equivalent of [[Year Two]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Parents/Schoolslearninganddevelopment/ExamsTestsAndTheCurriculum/DG_4016665 |title=The national curriculum |website=GOV.UK |access-date=2014-06-10 |archive-date=2012-10-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004064608/http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Parents/Schoolslearninganddevelopment/ExamsTestsAndTheCurriculum/DG_4016665 |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Education in Scotland|Scottish]] pupils usually enter the corresponding stage one year younger. In [[Education in Northern Ireland|Northern Ireland]]. they are two years younger. In [[Scotland]], first grade is equivalent to Primary 3. Pupils in Primary 3 are 7 to 8 years old. Scotland these grades primary school, as Primary 1 starts after kindergarten ([[nursery school]]) at 4 to 5 years of age. Primary school continues through Primary 7.