Originally Posted by
Hanna 
In British English, pupil is someone who studies in school. Student is somebody a bit older, in the last year of school (6th form) or at a college or university.
Example:
At St Winifreds secondary school, no pupils have been able to attend lessons for a week because door to the school is jammed and nobody can get into the main school building.
All the Physics students like Mr Jones, the new lecturer in quantum theory.
There are quite a lot of differences in vocabulary about schools between US and British English.
If anyone is interested we can make a list, else just be aware that at least 30 words, I'd say, are different.
Usually British people are familiar with the American words though, from TV. Not sure if Americans know about the British vocabulary for this.
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