London is the most populous city and is the capital city of England. It currently has an estimated population of over 8.5 million inhabitants living and working within the city. The education in London schools follow the British educational system and is divided into three levels: Primary School, Secondary Schools and Higher Education.Like other cities in England, education is compulsory for children up to the age of 16. Schools in London are organised by the London boroughs and are state funded including; City and Islington College, Leyton Sixth Form College, Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College, Bethnal Green Academy, and Tower Hamlets College. London also provides private schools such as City of London School, University College School, Highgate School and Westminster School and Harrow, St Paul's School. London also offers a large number of universities including; University College London (UCL) which was established in 1826 and is the highest ranking university on London as the 7th highest in the world; it has over 28,000 students attending.Imperial College London was founded in 1907 and is the 8th highest university in the world; it specialises in Science and Technology and contains over 15,000 students. King's College London as founded in 1829 making this university the oldest and has the largest college in London. It is ranked 19th worldwide and has over 22,000 students. London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) was established in 1895 and is the only university in the UK that specialises in Social Sciences; it now has over 9,000 students and is ranked 35th among universities worldwide.
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