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To want to know DC's year 2 SATS results?

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Satina · 15/07/2019 16:15

We've all been told the DC's final assessment - working at expected standard/greater depth etc.

I know this is the most important information and that the actual test results don't mean anything for the kids at this stage and are not even collected centrally.

Despite all this, I can't help tbe feeling that I want to know what DS scored on the actual test.

Would it be ridiculous to contact the school and ask for the marks?

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DeathyMcDeathStarFace · 15/07/2019 17:15

Ds4 is in year three so he had his year 2 sats last year. We had a parents meeting organised by the school to tell us about them. At this meeting we were told about how the results come out and what they mean, also that we didn't get the actual marks from the tests but we could ask our child's class teacher for the marks. You should be able to ask your child's teacher for their marks.

Before I got around to asking Ds's teacher for his marks she stopped me and asked if I wanted to know. She was really keen to tell me, even though we had a good idea as we had already been told he got 115, 113 and 113. The 115 was no marks dropped and the 113s were only one or two marks dropped. She was, rightfully, exceedingly pleased with his results and was desperate to tell me about them. It is not often that scores like this happen at our school and she was was really excited about them but of course she couldn't talk about them with the other parents! It also gives me a chance to not so stealthily boast. (Ds3 had his year 6 sats last year too but the children could look at their own marks if they wanted to, he was also top of the class by one or two marks as all the children discussed their marks between them. Another boast.)

So YANBU to want to know your ds's scores and therefore ask his teacher.

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Satina · 15/07/2019 18:32

Well done for your DC Deathy.

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Satina · 15/07/2019 20:29

Those who are voting YABU, would you not want to know, even out of interest?

I love to know everything I can relating to the DCs

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ElBandito · 15/07/2019 20:39

Just ask! You need to ask for the ‘raw scores’ and they should give them to you.

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Satina · 16/07/2019 10:30

I have asked via a message in the school book today. Will see if the school are willing to let me know.

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sirfredfredgeorge · 16/07/2019 10:39

The school have to let you know. (unless they destroyed them already, but I suspect that's not something they could do)

The scores are essentially as meaningless as any other piece of works "marks" though.

What I would really want to know is why the school didn't mark the SATs and provide relevant feedback to the child on the SATs, same as any other piece of work - so the kids should already know their scores, and you could just ask them.

BrillyPribble · 16/07/2019 10:45

I'd ask. My y3 dd is at a private school so they don't do sats but they do standardised assessments each year instead and it's really interesting knowing the results.

ZzzMarchhare · 16/07/2019 10:48

I don’t want to know/ ask for a few reasons. DS has already asked me about his report and whether he did ok in his tests - I have told him he did brilliantly and just needs to work on his handwriting. So I don’t want to create anxiety.
Also the level is enough for me- he’s not falling behind and has some areas he’s good at.
I think at this age there is still a big spectrum in development which (assuming no areas needed for additional support) has no real bearing on future academics.

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Satina · 17/07/2019 16:17

Results were written in DS's reading diary today.
Got one question wrong on the maths. Otherwise all correct. Scaled scores of 115.
I shouldn't have been so worried about it. Asking for the results was very much a non-issue.
Thank you all for your comments.

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Popfan · 17/07/2019 16:29

@sirfredfredgeorge there's no way children of 6 and 7 should know their scores! They shouldn't even know the purpose of the 'booklets' they are doing!

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Satina · 17/07/2019 16:43

DS does not know his scores. Nor will he.

Although I agree with the sentiment of going through the test with the kids and learning from any mistakes. In the same way they do with all other work. That way the test's not anything 'special' and is just another learning experience.

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Lifeover · 17/07/2019 16:51

Not sure what the point of knowing the results are so long as you know where they are in line with expectations.

It’s like your child getting an A at a level and demanding the actual results. The only reason I can see to get the actual result is to know litle Johnny is meeting expectations better than little Zoe, ie completely pointless

sirfredfredgeorge · 17/07/2019 17:11

Although I agree with the sentiment of going through the test with the kids and learning from any mistakes. In the same way they do with all other work. That way the test's not anything 'special' and is just another learning experience

Which means they know the scores - or at least they know what they got right and what they got wrong, which is pretty much the same thing - certainly any kid getting more than a couple right would be able to work out their score.

Do people who think they shouldn't "know their score" also think the kids shouldn't get feedback on their normal school work?

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