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What are the consequences for not doing year 6 sats?

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Jinglebellsarenearlyhere · 27/04/2015 08:27

hi. A friend is thinking of withdrawing their child from sitting the year 6 sats as the pressure is making her DD ill. She is happily a level 5 in everything but being pushed for level 6.

What knock on effect will this have for her DD at secondary school - she is going to a lewisham comp not an academy.

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Mel2Mel · 27/04/2015 10:32

My dc2 was already at level6 and had no problem but the teachers were so stressed and out of order in the classroom with the pupils to the point I decided to pull my dc2 out of school for the whole summer! He was doing some work to prepare him for his Secondary School and had a great summer :) He started his year 7 refreshed and relaxed.

balletgirlmum · 27/04/2015 10:28

Dd went to a private junior school so didn't do SATS.

The secindary school she's at now tried to case her old school for reports/levels etc - old school didn't use levels new school does- but they did cats anyway & it hasn't affected her.

Her friend who got an average level 4 for maths was very quickly moved into the extension group as she is a high flyer (win the yr 7-9 maths prize in test 7) do something must have gone astray with her maths result

poisonedbypen · 27/04/2015 10:27

No there aren't

SunnyBaudelaire · 27/04/2015 10:27

no there are no 'legal ramifications' SATS are about the school not the child.

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Jinglebellsarenearlyhere · 27/04/2015 10:25

Thanks all. Yes lewisham does use banding - I hadnot thought of that. The whole situtation is horrid as the girl is brighter than level 6 but goes to pieces in 'test' situations. So instead of supporting her with this they pile the pressure on for results. Madness but I think this is the last year of SATS - too late for her DD though.

I think calling the school is a good idea.

Does anyone know if there are legal ramifications of withdrawing a child from SATS?

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MN164 · 27/04/2015 10:18

Don't Lewisham do banding tests to balance intake anyway? Maybe the school ignore that and retest on entry. I'd call the school and ask.

I think you are right to withdraw from the SATs - it's very sad for a young person to be suffering stress and pressure to "be bright". What if they don't get level 6? I hope that isn't considered failure. Level 5 is really good and they should already feel proud.

SunnyBaudelaire · 27/04/2015 10:07

I have heard that many schools ignore the SATs and do their own testing in the first couple of weeks of secondary. I think my children's secondary did this.

starfish4 · 27/04/2015 10:05

If the comp uses SATS levels to set immediately, then her DD could be put in the wrong set (and be taught at the wrong level until they've have time to assess and test her - my DD's comp used the levels for maths and science immediately, and one or two were moved at the end of the October. Luckily my DD didn't have to move which was good following so much adjustment. Also, I think their levels give the school an idea of what they are capable of long term.

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