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Attainment grade 8 & 9 what do they actually mean in year 7?

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SpagBob · 01/07/2022 19:24

For background, I was educated in another (non-English speaking) country up until A-levels and the completed my University degree in the UK.

Ds has received a mix of 7, 8 and 9s in his end of year report. I was very please about this as I (think I) understand that 9 = A*. When he saw his attainment grades he was very frustrated as apparently his teachers say 7 & 8 is average, 9 is good.

Please, help a confused mum! What do these grades actually mean? TIA.

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MrsHamlet · 01/07/2022 19:38

Absolutely nothing!

xyzandabc · 01/07/2022 19:30

Different schools use different grading systems. No one here will be able to tell you for sure.

Have a look on the school website, there may be some info there. If not, email them on Monday and ask. There's no point in them reporting grades to you if they haven't told you what they mean.

TeenDivided · 01/07/2022 19:28

They mean whatever your school has decided they mean.

If school mean 'on track for this GCSE grade end y11' then grades 7&8 could only be considered 'average' if this is a selective school.