independent school marking

[Labro]

Bit of a nonsense thread really. I know that some of you are teachers in indie schools. Ds school has an end of year reporting system where they are graded between 1 and 4 and A, A, B, C or C for attainment. These letters indicate scholarship standard, sound common entrance or with the C grades 'struggling a bit'
I'm finding the marking a bit 'subjective' between teachers to say the least (for example ds was downgraded this half term from 1A* to 3B in one subject for not handing 2 pieces of homework in despite scoring 80% in the end of year exam, so technically hes gone from scholarship standard to lower based on lackbof homework?) also found that another teacher is known as never going above a 2B!
As school goes up to year 8 and common entrance, who is the best person at the school to clarify actual achievement with, would it be the subject heads or the overall headteacher?

I think you will find most operate a bell curve grading system so a maximum of so many children can be awarded a particular grade for attainment, ie it is relative to the group not the absolute mark 80% may yet fall below the mean. Presumably not handing work in means he got 0 for those assignments and that brought his term average down. He has to learn that he can't pick and choose. Do you not have a review about his potential for future schools with Head or Deputy ? Is there a designated Academic Deputy Head?

Yes, they do a review, he has a pre test for one and a 'back up' so thats no problem.
Thanks for the info on the bell curve as that would make sense, including the lack of homework score contributing to a low overall mark

Many years ago when was still at prep DS2 averaged in maths 100% for the terms class work and 99% for his end of term exam he got a 2 for effort (1 being the highest) and a 2 for achievement (1 again being the highest).
Frankly I think these grades are meaningless.