Y11 2023/24 thread 5 - results!

My DD has her results back and when we looked at the grade boundaries, she has the correct marks exactly for 9, but only given an 8. Is there any reason this would be? It's in Art, which I know is marked differently, but it hasn't been moderated down so it should be a 9?

Yippee DS passed End lang got his 5 over the moon. Thank you @MrsHamlet for your help and tips. Still can't believe it from a possible 3 in mocks to a 5.

DD is very happy, and has her her place at 6th form. Much relief all round!!

The relief here is amazing.

He got the 6 in Maths!

8 in English Lit/Language
8 in Business
Distinction in Btech
9 Geography
7/7 in Science
6 French
9 Religious studies

All grades are higher than predicted. Just waiting now to see if he has been accepted into sixth form. Those emails are sent out at 4pm.

@SlightlygrumpyBettyswaitress Yes I think that should be a 4. Ds2 got the grade boundary mark in 2 subjects and got the higher grade.

DD comfortably got what she needed for college but is a bit disappointed in some of her grades. Pretty similar to her mocks though, some up a grade, some down, most the same.

Grade boundaries. Dd got 142 in French aqa and a grade 3. Grade boundary is 142 for a Grade 4? Should it not be a 4?

Hi all,

I need to catch up with all your posts later but just going off to enrol DD in 6th form.

She smashed it, all 9s and one grade 8 in maths!! After all that stress she did it. Phew so glad that is over and we can look forward to A levels now.

Be back later to see how they have all done.

My daughter got all 9’s. Super proud of her, as she’s had a lot of health challenges in the last 4yrs.

Well done to everyone's kids!

DC very happy, all 7s, 8s and 9s, comfortably into their 6th form of choice which is in Central London and should be a really fun experience. 9s are in their a level subjects as well.

Confirms my suspicion that the re-mark of their year's Eng Lang papers from March when everyone marked down by about 3 grades was kind of bullshit, and we all could have done without that worry.

Very glad they did get a 9 in music - their coursework and performance were already at that level but it was the one paper they were unhappy with.

They have a break down of all their scores
given at his school, not just the main result. Which can then be checked against the grade boundaries for the relevant exam board.

DD did very well. Comfortably into 6th form.

Only 1 mark off higher grade in 3 subjects, so she's chatting with teachers about that.

She desperately wanted a 7 for art which she got.

Maths and combined science were amazing (8,9-8) - I think she worked extra hard on these because they're her trickiest subjects.

She's happy overall and will realise how proud she should be once we dissect the grades rather than her focussing on those that were lower than she hoped.

Progress 8 score of 0.88 which I'm trying to explain to grandparents without fully understanding myself!

The links are here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cr40w43gvg1t?post=asset%3A87330758-2634-45d5-a012-77d4ae7c5eb8#post

How you do know how many marks away from the next grade? Is it the mark equivalent column? How do you find out?

DS got a mixed bag but got what he wants/needs to get onto his chosen a-levels. English lit and lan both disappointing for him but he failed them both in his mocks so to get 5's was good. Lan is going to be remarked as he was one point off a 6. History was the same so is also going to be remarked. I had a conversation with him last night and said as long as he knew he'd tried his best that was the main thing. He hadn't tried his best, I knew it and he knew, although he wouldn't admit it to me but I could see he knew. I'd nagged and nagged about revision, offered all sorts of help, but he took to revising the day before each exam 🙄. Oh well, he passed everything.

I've just googled them. It's annoyingly complicated as there are multiple exam boards and multiple options within them so it takes a while!

Pretty much exactly what my DD got. She knew she wasn't going to do well in Maths and was so despondent when she came out.

Where do we find grade boundaries?

That so takes me back 60 years, that can't be right surely(!), I got about 12% in my German mock and the teacher advised me to drop it and concentrate on other weaker subjects. No way I said, thinking I've put up with 4 years of you! I got a 3, then the 3rd highest grade, when I went into the 6th Form in September, not for German, she never once said Well done to me.

Yes, forgot to add, since my dc nosebleeds and headaches and brain zaps started, we went to the GP who immediately started pushing antidepressants on her. She kept saying I am not depressed, I am worried about the grades I need to achieve to get onto the course. No understanding on the part of the GP at all, none. 'You are depressed' going on and on. Could do nothing about nose bleeds from stress and brain zaps, but our Polish neighbour, believe it or not, helped with sleeplessness. She gave us very strong valerian root for boiling and drinking before bed (not the Boots stuff, but actual root, gnarled and pungent) and when we ran out, we bought it online - valerian root at least knocked dc out when preparing for her exams, she had some sleep. Obviously it is not great as with any medication, herbal or what-not, but at least she could sleep at night, it knocked her out. I have no other coping strategies apart from be there for her (I could not, I work away) and just know it will pass, one day it will be behind you.

Dd two 9s with the rest 7 except from maths and psychology with 6. Psych was a bit of a shock as last time she got an 8 and she wants to do it for alevel but doesn't stop her from being happy

@Redskyat620 a 4 in maths here. We were hoping for a 5 so disappointed. Ok in rest of subjects though (5s and 6s and one 7). It’s maths she is focussing on though. 😢

One mark away from the next grade up in four subjects. He’s disappointed. Doesn’t affect A level choices but school have already said they’ll get the papers to look at. I’ll get him to speak to them when he starts sixth form.

Phew all good here, she did better than hoped!! That was a nerve wracking time !

Ds got eleven 9's and two 8's. Super relieved. Good luck to everyone!