Is this unusual/common re Level 5 SAT's and Set 3?

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urbancupcake · 28/03/2013 08:51

My dd's school decide on sets (for all subjects) when they start the school based on their primary school SAT's results.

My dd received all level 5's in her primary school SAT's results and was placed in set 3 and after their exams in the new year, achieved all level 5a's but wasn't moved up. She's quiet and well behaved.

Is this usual/unusual?

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seeker · 28/03/2013 09:28

Is the work she's getting at the right level? Not too easy, not too hard?

lljkk · 28/03/2013 09:27

*could not cold

ByTheWay1 · 28/03/2013 09:26

If there is a high standard intake into Y7 it is not unusual to have 4 or 5 sets where the lowest is a 4a..... my eldest went into top set with a 5a, her cousin - in a school where there is no local grammar, went into set 2 with a 5a+

lljkk · 28/03/2013 09:26

Do they really set only on the SAT results? Do they just completely ignore the teacher assessments, the history of progress? Do they just toss that stuff out? They don't even do their own CAT tests?

It's considered bad practice by Ofsted to not allow mobility between sets, so if your DD is bothered or feels she is being held back, you cold bring school up on that point.

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