End of KS2 levels - HELP

[ziopin]

Hi

Can anyone give me some information on the end of KS2 (end of Primary school levels)

I've been told that they should be anywhere between levels 3-6. Thats a bit vauge!!

What do the 3, 4, 5 + 6 represent?

4 is the standard expected by the Government (the league tables will tell you what proportion of children at each school reached that level). Higher levels are better, lower levels not so good. Level 6 can only be reached on teacher assessment - the tests now only go up to Level 5. The levels are meant on average to take around 2 years to complete (so Level 3 is what's expected on average at the end of Year 4, Level 5 the average level expected at the end of Year 8.

Thanks so much. That makes it all a bit clearer.

But a Y6 Level 5 isn't the same as a Y9 Level 5 - just to confuse matters. I'm sure they were meant to be originally, so that progress could be measured, but they're not - which just makes the whole SATs thing even sillier.

They are supposed to be the same but I agree. I have marked KS1 (7 year olds) and KS2 (11 year olds) and IME it is easier to get a level 3 at KS1 than it is at KS2 in the English SATs.