What are schools like here in England?

Prior to the 1870 Education Act, children in Victorian England were educated in many different ways, or not at all, depending upon their sex and their parents' financial situation, social class, religion and values. The first schools of record, dating back to the 16th century, were Sunday schools. This type of school is often associated with Robert Raikes, a newspaper publisher, who popularized the idea. By the middle of the 19th century, approximately two thirds of all working class children between the ages of 5 and 15 were attending Sunday school.