1) School type 
Upper schools tend to be schools within secondary education. Outside England, the term normally refers to a section of a larger school. There is some variation in the use of the term in England. ==England== ===State-maintained schools=== Upper schools are a type of secondary school found in a minority of English local education authorities. Whilst...
see Three tier system
a scholastic division, esp. in a private school, including the terminal secondary grades.