Levels gone, what would levels have been for DD its the yardstick I was accustomed too for 11+ guide

[Blowingthroughthejasmineinmymi]

119 for maths and 123 for reading etc.

I Heard that they need to be hitting level 3 by year 5 is that right? this is end of year, year 4 marks.

if you had a dc get into grammar can you say what her marks are like please? too low - OK - good?

It depends what those marks are, each school will have it's own assessment system ( or at least, it's own version of one) so 119 and 123 mean absolutely nothing to me as it's not a system we would use in my school. If they are percentile/standardised scores, they are on the higher side.

Our year six standardised SATs scores only go up to 120, so 123 would be really high for a year 4 pupil!

all our report thing says its standarised at 100? But I know a pupil got 131 too.

how on earth then do I compare these grades?

You need to specify which exams your local grammar do tests in.

They sound like the primary schools own tests. 100 is average. DD's school did tests end of each year and said 120+ indicates possible grammar ability so yes it sounds like your DC is in the possible range.

www.nfer.ac.uk/research/centre-for-assessment/standardised-scores-and-percentile-ranks/

Have a look on the 11 plus forum (eleven plus exams . co.uk) for info on your specific area.

Grammar schools vary widely. Some like the one near us have catchments so a child who is 'top table' has a good chance of a place. Each school will send a few children. Some have no catchments and are superselective with children travelling miles, children need to score very highly to get a place.

Ours (not superselective) said in admissions booklet child should be old level 5 by time of test (2rd week of yr 6) A child would usually be old level 3 in year 2 sats to be thinking of grammar.

Tests vary widely. Some are maths/english some vr/nvr. Some multiple choice some written essay. Do contact school for correct admissions info and go to open evening to ensure you have correct information for your school.

Sats are age appropriate so year 4 sat a different paper to year 5 and 6 so it's possible for them to have the same score. On my child's results the sub-standardised scores are grouped as follows

Bellow 85 - requires extra support
85-115 - in line with most children of same age
116-125 - higher than average
126-140+ much higher than average develop skills with with more challenging contexts and texts

Hope this helps?

Sounds like these are CAT tests?
You need to state which grammar schools you're sitting her for, as they all have different requirements.
FWIW, 123 is two standard deviations above the norm (100), which is fine in some places, but wouldn't get you a place in the super-selectives where I live.
11+ forum is v g helpful, and it's separated out by area/schools.

it will be grammars in Bucks. I am not sure what tests are yet.

when do i need to start looking at schools?

YY all very helpful thank you!