How are GCSE targets set?

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LeChien · 21/10/2015 13:52

I've asked at ds1's school, and no-one seems to know.
His targets are Bs, which concerns me as he is not academic at all, and Bs seem very unrealistic.
How do I find out how they are set?

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TalkinPeece · 21/10/2015 13:58

Secondary schools pretty much ignore SATs

they use their CAT testing

if he's in year 10, they will have at least 9 sets of tests by now that they track and know how those turn into GCSEs

if you've been given "monitoring" once or twice a year, that will have shown his tracking

at Parents evening they will be able to show you his tracking - but with the massive data sets and number crunching that schools have to hand now, they are pretty accurate.

Remember that a B grade is two from the top, a low B is pretty much on par from a solid set of normal SATs

gymboywalton · 21/10/2015 13:58

at my son's school they start off based on sats and are then adjusted as they go along.
so my eldest left primary with level 4s across the board and his initial targets were all level 6 at the end of year9. He made fab progress and made level7/8 at the end of year 9 so his targets are now for as and a*

my younger son got 5s across the board at sats and so his targets are now for 7's and the end of ks3 and as at the end of ks4

they are also meant to be aspirational.

i wouldn't worry about a high target-at least you know he's being pushed and encouraged.

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LeChien · 21/10/2015 13:54

Sorry, more info!
He's in yr 10, but these have been his targets since he started secondary.
He got 4s in his SATS, and it was a push to get him to that level.

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