Remove (education)

A Remove class in education is or was a group of students at an English public school, typically a year group: for example the year group between the fourth form and the fifth form. For example:

• At Bancroft's School, the ‘Removes’ are pupils in their second year of secondary education (Year 8). [1]
• At The King’s School Canterbury, a ‘Remove’ denotes a pupil in their second year- between Shell and 5th form, in other words a Year 10 pupil. This system is still used to date.[2]
• In Shrewsbury School in the 1980s, The 'Remove' was the last year before the sixth form, in which students did their 'O' level exams. It was the equivalent of the modern Year 11.
• As at 2019 at Harrow School, the Remove is below the Fifth Form and above the Shell.[3]
• At Mill Hill School, the 'Remove' is the year between 4th form and 5th form. It is the first year of the 2-year GCSE study period (the second being the 5th form. Remove is for students aged 14-15.
• At Eton College, the Remove was historically immediately above the Fourth Form[4] and corresponded to "E Block" (Year 10).
• At Queen's Gate School, it is Year 7.[5]
• At The King's School, Worcester, the Lower Remove and Upper Remove are between the Upper Fourth and Fifth Form[6], corresponding with years 9 and 10.

In Frank Richards' Billy Bunter series the Remove Class is the focus for all the stories.[7]