How much homework does your Y7 grammar/independent child get?

My dd at a high achieving sought after comp with results not too dissimilar to independent schools. Admittedly they get a higher than usual percentage of level 5/6 students in the first place.

Since year 7, although now in year 8, homework has been 2 pieces a night, every other week 3 on one night. Usually consists of either two majors or a major and a minor and equates to roughly two hours a night.

Yet I still have been concerned about the lack of homework over school holidays which tends to be zero or a very small project.

"I imagined that if he'd gone to a grammar he would already be burning the midnight oil each night writing essays - maybe that's just stereotyping"

My grammar school dd never had much homework until revision for public exams kicked it.

Most homework is only set to please parents and is a waste of time anyway.

My DCs get about 3 pieces of homework each night and it normally takes them 2 hours to complete.

DD is in Y7 at a girls grammar. She is getting 1-2 pieces a night which doesn't take more than 1 hr tops. Always does it on the day issued which means she is always on top of it . I know it is early days but I have heard grammars tend not to issue lots of homework compared to comps. Not sure why this might be? My son is Y11 at an outstanding comp and he regularly got 2-3 pieces a night right from the start in Y7.

DS at state comprehensive. He has two sets of homework a night which are meant to take half an hour per subject. He also has a learning topic set every three weeks which he has to research and then write a report on. The topic is meant to take a minimum of three hours to do, though in reality it is taking him more like five or six hours to complete.

It seems a lot to me, but he is learning to manage his time and prioritise his work, which is a good thing.

My DS is at a selective indie & when he was in year 7 last year he got set 3 subjects a night for most nights. This was more than his friends got who went to our local grammar schools which he was not happy about! Now he is in year 8 it has been stepped up to 4 subjects for 3 nights. Some teachers add extra ones in & some nights he has been set 6 pieces! Far too much IMO as some pieces take more than half an hour each.

We set 20min of prep at a time, 2 subjects on Mon, Tue and Thur and 3 on a Friday for years 6-8. Sometimes the prep takes less time to do if the child is able. This is an independent prep school.

PS Is supposed to be around 1hr and a half to do 3 subjects - she's about half hour for each so I guess is 'on par' with how much time she should be spending doing it. Is especially tiring after any extra curricular stuff she's done.

Too much IMO! She's at grammar and averaging 2/3 subject pieces a night - she can over think/waste time so it can take her ages too. I don't know about your yr 7's but mine is shattered! All this homework isn't helping no doubt.

three subject a night supposed to be 20-30 minutes but she seems to find time at school (and on the bus perhaps ) to at least break the back of it.

dd1 is at selective indy and gets 3 lots of 25 mins per day. maths, languages and science are quicker than 25 mins; english, history, re etc can take longer; but even out at about the right amount of time.

DS is at a grammar, and he does hardly any. It has astounded me. He says he does it at school and I've had no complaints from teachers yet!
Maybe 20 mins at home, three times a week or so.

Exactly the same as Seeline

DS is Y7 at a selective indy. He is timetabled 3 subjects every night and usually gets this. Each piece is supposed to be 30mins, but in reality can take alot longer especially when you can't decide which pen to use or it involves alot of googling.
Probably 1-2 pieces are for the next day, sometimes one will be for a couple of days time. Occassionally he will have a piece which is for 2 homeworks, so expected to take double the time.

DD is at an independent school and the homework is nowhere near as bad as it was in the last year of her prep school.

It's timetabled to be 2 pieces per night but is often less. One of the subjects is an ongoing project which will be marked at Christmas.

I would say she generally does 30mins a night on average.