The British educational system is rather confusing, but in broad terms it's a 6-7-3 system (six years of primary school, seven years of intermediate school, and three years of university), whereas the ROC's is 6-6-4.
英國學制繁雜分歧，以英格蘭來說，大體上是「六七三」制（小學六年、中學七年、大學三年），和國內的「六六四」制不同，因此，留英學生在銜接上，不如留美來得順當。