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AIBU to not understand the numbers on my DD's school report?

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UndertheCedartree · 02/05/2024 21:35

I'm so confused!

My DD is in Y7. She started the school a term late so this was her first report/parents evening. I asked some questions about the grading but honestly I left more confused.

On her report there are numbers from 1+ up to 4. There is a number for a target and then a number from her latest assessment.

First of all I'm so confused where they get the targets from. They told me they are from data they get from her Primary school but lots of the subjects they didn't do at Primary school or not much anyway. I asked if 4 is the highest (like an A) and I was told a 4 is where they should be at the end of Y7 then a 5 is for the end of Y8. So does that mean my DD is really behind if she isn't close to 4s? And if so I don't get it as she was only a little behind in Maths at Primary. And why are her teachers so happy with her if she is doing so badly! 😂 It's all such a mystery! What happened to ABC! It's all about data now, but I just can't get my head around it.

So if they set her target as say 2 and she then scores a 3 on her last assessment they will say she is 'exceeding' and all is fantastic but actually it is a whole point away from where she should be at the end of Y7 so surely eventually it means she'll be way behind in Y11 and fail all her exams?

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Evvyjb · 02/05/2024 22:19

Thank the government for doing away with KS3 levels. Every school now does its own thing, so noone really knows...

Add in the "projected progress" for all subjects based on KS2 SATS (benchmark against which results are judged) you have a total mess.

PuttingDownRoots · 02/05/2024 22:16

Each school will do it differently. But at my DDs...

The Target increases by one each year. So 4 at end of Yr7 will equate to 9 at Yr11. A 3 will be on track for a grade 8 etc.

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UndertheCedartree · 02/05/2024 22:10

Minister01 · 02/05/2024 21:42

I’m not quite sure the formula but a student who is average in Maths/English at primary will have targets for average grades in Geography/PE.

They’re also used as a bench mark to access the teachers.

If you can afford it/support your own DD in maths it’s worth it. If she hasn’t quite grasped the basics in maths she’s going to really struggle to keep up with the new content.

I have no problem in helping my DD and have put a plan in place with her Maths teacher.

Her P.E teacher told me to ignore the numbers as they aren't relevant to P.E.

She has a target of 4 for R.S (her highest target) but barely did any of that at Primary. But I was told in Technology, Science and English that she is excelling but her grades are 3+ or 3. Her Technology teacher told me she'd never seen a child in Y7 with such ability! But yet she's not reaching the level for end of Y7? Or are they not expected to be getting 4s yet? Lots of her grades are 2s and Maths 1+

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Minister01 · 02/05/2024 21:42

I’m not quite sure the formula but a student who is average in Maths/English at primary will have targets for average grades in Geography/PE.

They’re also used as a bench mark to access the teachers.

If you can afford it/support your own DD in maths it’s worth it. If she hasn’t quite grasped the basics in maths she’s going to really struggle to keep up with the new content.