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Do you have a Year 11 doing GCSE this summer?

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BertrandRussell · 03/04/2017 09:55

There have been lots of threads, some quite heated, about the new grading. I thought it might be interesting for those of us with current year 11s to say what their predictions for English and maths, what they need and what sort of school they are at.

My ds is at a secondary modern. He is predicted 8 for English and 7 for maths. He needs a 7 for English and a 4 for maths.

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Ailisha · 03/04/2017 13:34

Predicted 7 for Literature; 8 for Language
Predicted 4 for Maths

Same as she got in her mocks.

School is an outer-London comprehensive.

TheFrendo · 03/04/2017 13:23

I am surprised that schools have predicted 9s.

My son has target grades for maths and English of 9 and 8.

Based on his March mock, I think he will get a 9 for maths and a 7 for English.

AlexanderHamilton · 03/04/2017 12:42

Watching with interest as a parent of a Year 10 with currently wide ranging predictions of 5-7 for Science, 7/8 for English & 7/8 for maths.

We don't know what she will need as the 6th forms she will apply for next year havn't yet decided, one of which is a private school still doing A*-G IGCSE's. Anecdotally we think she will need Grade 7 is an y subject to be taken to A level and Grade 6 in the rest.

pointythings · 03/04/2017 12:20

DD Maths: November mocks 8, February mocks 8, projected 8, aspirational school target 9. She got 75% in her mocks.
English: November mocks 7, February mocks 8, projected 8 with aspirational target as per maths.

AtiaoftheJulii · 03/04/2017 10:28

It will definitely be interesting to come back and compare results, and if we can put ums too, hopefully useful for next year's y11s.

AtiaoftheJulii · 03/04/2017 10:24

I don't think their teachers bothered to give grades for their mocks as they would have been mostly guesswork!

Maths - 9
English - 7 (in both)

Grammar school (not a grammar county).
To stay at his school, he needs 54 points across his best 8 subjects (A* being 8 points, number grades being the actual numbers), plus a good mark in additional maths to do maths and FM in one option block.
To do the subjects he wants at 6th form college, he needs a 6 in English and an 8 in maths.

Danglingmod · 03/04/2017 10:15

Ds predicted 5-7 for lit. 6-8 lang.

Needs a 5 to do A level lit.

Independent school. Not predicting anyone a 9. Really underestimating, I think, to be on the safe side.

Doesn't matter for post-16 places. I think everyone is staying on to their sixth form except for one student who has unconditional offer elsewhere based on music grades.

Danglingmod · 03/04/2017 10:07

Ok, I'll copy and paste just the English comment from other thread (ds already has maths).

Laniakea · 03/04/2017 10:03

Bollocks - sorry :D

Mocks - 6 maths (7 on second mock) 8 English
Predicted - 7+ maths, 8+ English
Needs - 6 maths, 5 English
Hopes for - 7 maths, 8 English (there will be happy tears if she gets a 7 for maths)

Last year's English teacher said she'd like to be able to predict a 9 but she doesn't know how to & 'they will probably go to the private school kids'. This year (head of English) said dd is 'type of pupil' who should get a 9 but who knows, he'll put 8+ down on paper not risk 9. She's consistently losing 1 mark per essay question in English - whether that is 9 or not don't know?

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BertrandRussell · 03/04/2017 09:57

Sorry- forgot to say, I'm hoping that we can come back again in August and see how accurate the predictions are.

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BertrandRussell · 03/04/2017 09:56

Sorry- forgot to say, I'm hoping that we can come back again in August and see how accurate the predictions are.

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Laniakea · 03/04/2017 09:56

Yeah, I do - dd is at a comp.

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