To be disappointed in DD’s SATS results?

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I feel terrible for being disappointed, but she got 109 for maths, 109 for reading and 114 for SPAG.

She has historically always been greater depth. And I suppose I’m just concerned she’ll be streamed based on the “expected” results.

We didn’t do much prep at home at all, just looked at the odd question here and there for a week or so before.

I know these are good scores (before I get flamed)… she was just so close to greater depth and the scores aren’t that consistent with her ability.

I know I’m probably BU, but we all just want the best for our kids, don’t we? I don’t want this to hold her back in any way.

Whilst on the subject of sats…what does scaled score actually mean??

How awful for your DD to already be a disapointment to her mum. It is so disturbing when parents can't appreciate their children's efforts, regardless of the outcome. It will only lead to anxiety for the child and a strained relationship between the two of you.Pull yourself together and take your DD out for an ice cream to celebrate.

The current year 11s, who have just done GCSEs, didn't even take Sats as they were cancelled for covid and they have been absolutely fine without them.

Pupils move up and down in their sets sets due to termly test results, classwork and yearly exams. Even if sats results determine initial set groups they don't continue to be determined by one set of year 6 results.

Many schools don't even set, apart from maybe Maths, until yr 9 so by then sats results have long been superceded by performance in secondary school.

Oh fgs. I don’t usually get irked by posts on here but yours has really riled me.

Son had awful sats - just got a first from a top ten Uni.

To say they didn't matter however was untrue in our case. It was the only benchmark they had a secondary and so when he exceeded in his subjects we had to persuade them to put his grades up as they kept referring back to them.

I remember doings SATs in 1993, the results were okayish. I then had good GCSEs. In 6th form I found my direction. I went on to 4 A-levels at A and a first-class degree at a top 10 world ranking university. SATs are not about depth. Congratulate and encourage your daughter, as my parents did with me. You have to be prepared to let her find her own way (and passion for learning).

SATs results were important to me too OP. If you weren't in top set at DS's school then you missed out on things such as having the chance to do Further maths or Latin (which he ended up loving and choosing at GCSE). They do CATs too but their SATS results were definitely important - their GCSE predictions were based on them. She's very close to greater depth but I can completely understand why you're disappointed that she just missed it. DS missed getting an A in one of his A-levels by 2 marks (out of 300) - that was even more galling!