Please explain SATS Scores to me - Year 3

[BaggerOrf]

Just received my Son's Report - he is on level 4C for Reading and Maths and 3B for Writing. What does this mean or can you provide a link to a website to explain?

Many thanks

[BaggerOrf]

Oh and Standardised Scores?? 126 and 127.

[hpsaucy]

this was information i was given

The average child (nationally) should be:
Year 3 2a / 3c
year 4 3b
year 5 3a / 4c
Year 6 4a (aiming for level 5)
These are for the end of the year......

[Feenie]

These are probably NC levels for teacher assessments, not SAT scores.

Average in Y3 is between a 2A and a 3C - so your son is doing very well.

[Feenie]

hpsaucy, average/expected level at the end of Y6 is 4b. The rest is correct,

[hocuspontas]

If the expected level is 4b and approx 35% get level 5 (according to last year's stats) then the average level would be 4a like hpsaucy said. Or is my brain not working properly?

[BaggerOrf]

Erm so presumably my boy is doing well in Year 3 to achieve level 4C?

[Feenie]

Erm...yes, that's what I told you a couple of posts ago .

Hocuspontas, - the average level used to be 4b, then it became the expected level at Y6. 4a would be seen as achieving over and above expected levels for Y6.

[Feenie]

When the scores used to refer to the 'average' child, it didn't mean mathematically, it meant the 'typical' child, iyswim.

[BaggerOrf]

Sorry I did appreciate your input Feenie, it's just other posters had different interpretations of the scores. Bit confusing - I wish school had provided the information. Thanks

[Feenie]

I don't think so - everyone said 2a/3c for Y3.

[BaggerOrf]

Whatever, thanks for your input.

[hocuspontas]

Interesting about 'average' meaning the child. I thought it meant the score was the average. Thanks.

[Feenie]

Gald to help

[Feenie]

Oof, glad

[skybluepearl]

Standardised Scores?? 126 and 127.

Well 2/3rds of kids get a score between 85 and 115. 100 is average. Anything above 115 is very good.

[Goblinchild]

It is relatively easy to achieve a level 4 on the Y3 reading SATS and if you are a good mathematician, level 4 on the maths paper.
When I last taught Y3 5 years ago, around half the class scored 4c reading and a third got 4c maths. 3b writing is equivalent of end of Y4.
Interesting to see if the APP levels also gave a similar result.