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British pupils taught by Chinese perform better than their peers in math and science, according to the latest BBC documentary aimed at comparing the British and the Chinese school systems.

Pupils taught by Chinese teachers turned out to outperform the rest of their year nine counterparts in a series of exams set by an independent research body.

Five teachers from China were responsible for the education of 50 students for four weeks at Bohunt School in Hampshire. Learning together in one class room, the students of mixed abilities were put through a Chinese style education system, with 12 hour a day and a stricter learning regime.

In tests at the end of the four week period, the students in the class of Chinese teachersl achieved an approximately 10 per cent higher average mark across math and science, comparing to the rest of their year group - who continued to be taught by their regular teachers.

Huang Peizhao, resident correspondent of People's Daily in U.K. comments that Chinese education system and western education system have their own advantages and disadvantages. Chinese system emphasizes foundational knowledge learning, whereas the western thinks highly of creativeness. Given the difference between two systems, the right attitude is to learn from each other.