Progression in within KS2 if starting at a 4

[Swarski]

Does anyone know if there is a level above 5 for KS2 (am guessing a 6!!)?

if a child gets a 4a(Reading); 4c (Writing) and a 3a (Maths) in yr3 and they generally progress 2 sub grades in a year (according to school guidelines) then by my reckoning the child could achieve a 5a in reading mid way through yr5?

Is there any other way of assessing progress? I am sure when I was at school I was given a 'maths age' and an 'reading age'.....

[RatherBeOnThePiste]

I think it only goes up to a 5 in Primary.

DD and DS got level 5s at the end of Year 5, then just got the same in Year 6 and had clearly made loads of progress.

Ours were given reading ages throughout Primary, not maths

[mumtoabeautifulbabyboy]

The maximum SATs level your child can achieve is now a 5a however that may not be the level your child is working at in class.
The teacher should be differentiating the work and challenging your child so that they may well be working at a level 5/6 6 in the upper juniors. Your child's teacher assessment level will reflect this so don't worry too much about the actual SATs level.
The important thing is that the learning in class matches your child's ability and any good teacher will be able to do this.

[mrz]

Schools often use reading/spelling/comprehension ages in internal assessments as well as a host of other methods. SATs and NC levels are a national standard as are APP levels

[primarymum]

Some of the boys in my yr 5 class sat a level 6 maths SATS this summer ( for fun, they like the challenge!)as this is the level they are currently working at. As far as teacher assessment goes, there is no upper limit but in year 6 they will only be able to achieve a level 5 in the SATs test as it doesn't test higher than this, ( there used to be a level 6 paper in yr 6 but it was abolished!)

[gingernutlover]

I have just assessed some year 5's as 5b and 5a's. Next year their teacher will continue to assess them and will refer to the level 6 descriptors from the national curriculum, yes it's meant for key stage 3 (generally) but it's there on the internet for anyone to look at.

As others have said, as long as he/she is challenged and making progress in their work then no problem.

[Feenie]

I also sent up some 5a Maths children last year and they have just been teacher assessed as 6b.

Am sending up a few in reading, writing and Maths this year, and expect them to make progress as well.

[Swarski]

Thanks for info. I am not really bothered about the SATs levels, but am
maybe being cynical that the school will not push DD to achieve above a
level 5. She loves school and I would hate for her to get disengaged and
lose interest due to lack of challenge.

So far in yr3 she has made little progress from yr2, and I understand that
this is because there are children who need far more attention than she
does (many in class are still reading at ORT 7-8 level).

My reasons for wanting to be challenged are to ensure that she stays
engaged with education, not that I have any desire to produce a child
genius.

Any advise on how to approach this with new yr4 teacher without appearing
'pushy parent'??