Y11 2023/24 thread 5 - results!

Proud “auntie” here. Best friend’s DS passed everything including English and Maths. Maths was always touch and go as he never achieved above a high 3 in mocks but he knocked out a solid 4 in the real thing. We were also prepared for the odd 3 in other subjects but in the end he passed everything 🎉

Not in reality.

All the colleges near us require resits in English and Maths if 3 or below.

4 is what is required

DD did well overall but not in English. Don't understand what happened as she was predicted 8/9 and felt exam went well. Asking for exam to be remarked but no idea how much it's likely to change.

Stressful morning here - we are trying to negotiate everything from California so I have a very stressed teenager who has had very little sleep due to the time difference (tbf no one in the house has)
1st the school sent his results to the wrong email address - only managed to get them when chasing up by phone and email after several hours.
All grades as expected or better, majority 9s, couple of 8s and a 4 in English language
Was predicted an 8, got an 8 in mocks, thought he did well in exam so is gutted especially as 6th form college want a 5 in English Language and he's convinced he won't get in. He got an 8 in English Literature.
Waiting to see if they will accept - he got a 9 in Maths, CS & physics which is what he wants to do at a-level.
Have asked the school to check as they typed the results in and they have already made one mistake with his email but also asked about remark (they haven't sent his marks just the subject and grade)
It feels like it's going to be a long day.
We've told him how proud we are and that it will get sorted.
DS should be over the moon and currently looks miserable

It's been a bloody nightmare with our Internet here too, so it's been unnecessarily difficult to get the forms sent off to the school but hopefully we've done it.

DD is the same, having it reviewed, very frustrating.

I hope the photographers from the print and other media have behaved today and not just focused on young women with a certain appearance.

Congratulations to all those who did as expected or better, and commiserations to everyone else.

@Bunnyannesummers
Thanks so much that's reassuring to know.

She's accepted formally both offers and will withdraw one at the end of the weekend once she's thought more but she's now paranoid accepting both is not allowed and will invalidate them I'm sure about pp said that's ok to do (but I get not ideal as providers need to know what spaces they have)

That makes more sense then! They said 91% pass rate overall for all GCSEs which I find hard to believe actually. Its a small private school, less than 50 in the year group and I know of several who didn't get 4s in numerous subjects. I assumed they were including grades below a 4.

Very relieved here. Grades better than expected and place confirmed at the preferred 6th form.

Yes they will just mean English Language. Like if people need English and Maths for a course it's Eng Lang.

Old and new grades here

A 3 is a pass. All grades 1-9 are pass grades.

The school are advertising 100% pass in English, I wonder if they mean just Eng Lang then as I know a few of DSs friends got 3s or lower in Lit. I always thought a C was a pass, a D was a fail. I didn't think a 4 was considered a low C, just a bog standard C but either way I always assumed a D/E so 3 or below was considered a fail.

@PugInTheHouse
A 4 is a low C in old money so a 3 is not a pass.

I'm just relieved this bit is over. DC very happy with results and is able to do what they want for A level.
Will have this stress again next year for DC2 who told me they don't care about grades so what difference does it make? Eek!

I hope this whose DC haven't got passes, ie below 4, are able to find something they enjoy. Their achievements, even if not a pass, should be celebrated. They've still worked hard. It's a shame it can make them feel like they're not good enough. :(

Sorry to hear of the results that weren’t as expected and have affected future plans.

I’m very glad that we still have letters here in Wales. I mean, in my day there wasn’t even an A* so the thought of getting a result even higher than that blows my mind tbh!

Ds has done extremely well with a distinction in additional maths and 9* to go with the 3 A* that he got in year 10. He worked very hard and is chuffed to bits, as are we.

DS did exceptionally well. But credit to him as he worked bloody hard. He’s a KEVI grammar school student so the pressure was on and he needed 7’s and 8’s to get into 6th form. He got 2 9’s, 5 8’s, 2 7’s and a 6 (in Latin).

For him this is an expected level due to his ability but we are very proud.

Weeks and weeks I'm afraid. She took English language in year 10 and got a 4 which was not expected. Review took her to a 5. When the school supplied grades were released in 2020 as that was the first COVID year she got a 9 in English literature - her highest grade in all subjects- so a massive disparity between the two. 🤔It's all very stressful.

Reviews will be back within 20 days according to the paperwork from school

Can anyone help re grade boundaries please, trying to work out AQA history foundation papers, my friends DS got 1 4, a 3 and the rest 2s so not even enough for a L2 course currently. He was 2 marks off 3,3 in science but I can't work out the History marking for her, she is desperate to know before going to college meeting, if he can scrape onto a L2 course he would be really happy. The 4 was in Eng Lang. I could figure out the others but can't work out history for her, the marks look like they are a 1 not a 2 when I look at the grade boundary info so I must be misunderstanding

History AQA
8145/1A/B History FA 9
8145/1B/B History BA 14
8145/2A/C History AJ 6
8145/2B/A History AA 5

@Philandbill How many days did the review/reval process take? All sixth form admissions would be done by then.

DS is 1 mark off a 4 Eng Lit, school are discussing it and letting me know what they think. He doesn't need it, he got 5s in sciences, maths and eng lang which his needs for apprenticeship but I think it is worth it as so close to a pass.

Is a 3 considered a pass still, just not a high enough one?

My DD scored differently than her predicted grades. Will the school deny admission because of it.

Ds is one mark off a 4 in maths so I've asked for a review.