to want to know what 7 means on dd age 12 school report?

[jugofwildflowers]

Does this mean it is good? She has this in Maths and English but a 4.2 in drama and PE. She is quite athletic so I don't get it!

7 is excellent if they're using the standard grading system! well done to her.

4.2, 7? what is this you speak of? enlighten me???

Yes, standard state comprehensive.

Are these style of reports new? People with older kids dot even seem to understand. Makes me wonder how i am going to cope with just entering the system.

If it is National Curriculum levels then Level 7 is excellent for a 12 year old! Most 14 year olds are expected to be level 5 or 6. There are 8 levels in total.

However, I'm not sure what they mean by 4.2. Each level is subdivided but usually into a, b, or c. So it goes 4c, 4b, 4a, 5c, 5b, 5a, 6c, etc. It may be that they mean 4b.

cant resist mine got 6a in science . Yay (he is year 7 just turned 12 ) but weirdly he got 4b in IT and he is top group top of the class in IT . go figure I havnt a clue .

Whats wrong with a boring A, B, C etc?

Because it doesn't really mean anything SortingHardHat. It can vary from subject to subject and school to school. At least this way you know where they are.

I worked in a school that did use ABC and parents used to get concerned that their grades dropped when they went up a year. Of course a B grade in Year 7 has different requirements to a B grade in Year 8. With NC levels there is no change. If you are a 5b at the end of Year 7 then you are a 5b at the start of Year 8.

Thanks for the enlightenment! It seems I've made a mistake, she has 6.8 working Level in Maths, target is 7 and 6.5 in English, target 7. The others are 6.5 etc apart from the 2 low ones of 4.2 which I mentioned.

What is average then? Shouldn't she have achieved 7 if that is her target? How do they determine targets? Is it different for each child? She has 1s and 2s for effort so at least I understand that her effort is ok.

is that her target for end of key stage 3 though, rather than end of year 7. Not quite sure what your school mean by the decimel places but levels 6s are pleasing for any year 7 in a non selective school.

WillowFae "Most 14 year olds are expected to be level 5 or 6"
Isn't Level 5 what primary schools aim for in Year 6?

I don't know if it is the target for end of key stage 3, when is the end of ks3? How old will she be then?

No, expected level at the end of Y6 is a 4b.

levels 6s are pleasing for any year 7 Loshad

Tiny bit of stealth boating here perchance?

And why not, I don't blame you. 7s are excellent :o well done that girl! :o

The target is what they are predicting for the end of KS3 (yr9)

The levels do vary widely from subject to subject. In particular with languages, they are unlikely to be doing work yet which allows them to be graded above 4 so a 3h is quite normal. But in science/maths, they may be doing some work which can be graded up to 8

Isn't Level 5 what primary schools aim for in Year 6?
No, that's not how it works. Most year 6 children are expected to achieve level 4. Normal distribution, some may get 3s, some will get 5s.

I think you can get a very skewed notion of what an average level is from reading MN...

The aim is to improve by 2 sub levels a year. It goes c b a then onto the next number. The levels are lower in subjects which are started in secondary rather than continued from primary. So 4s in French or dt are normal. Some subjects, confusingly have a higher ceiling for ks3 than others, so in maths it is possible to get an 8, I think, but not in English.

Ummmmm we have so many children coming up from year 2 with a level 3. 3c so really they should all be 5a by Year 6

No trying to quote Grimma, "No, that's not how it works. Most year 6 children are expected to achieve level 4. Normal distribution, some may get 3s, some will get 5s."

Stealth boast much.

Level 7 is absolutely fine, don't worry.

trying, some schools really are like Lake Woebegon, where all the children are above average. If your DCs school is like that - and my dds was too - then they're fortunate but that doesn't reflect national averages.