How many grades do people tend to improve by over sixth form?

[GMH74]

If my year 12 child is currently attaining B, B C,C in Physics, Chemistry, Maths and Further Maths, what should I expect him to get at the end of year 13? Do they really only go up a grade? It feels like he's barely started and terribly early to be doing predicted grades. Thank you.

Up by 1 grade would be normal progress.

Up by 1 grade might be considered normal but it is not the same for everyone. My DD was D's in first set of tests in year 12. Found the jump to A levels a shock to system but once settled down quickly progressed to B/C by end year 12 and A/B at year 13.

This does depend on the school's methodology for 'predicting' grades too...

If they are achieving those grades wouldn't they be better to drop down to 3 subjects?

DD improved chemistry from C to A BTW.

It is so hard to judge so I appreciate why you are asking OP. We were told by DD’s school for first two terms of lower sixth they never give anyone an A even if they think they’ve got it, max is an A, so if they get a B, we are wondering is that is one less than an unobtainable A or an A or is it really a B? How much more do they need to do to inch it up to the grade for the university they are aspiring for? Each school seems to have their own rules as to what motivates a DC and what is helpful information to give.

DD is flying in the subject she wants to study at university and puts in so much time and effort. She isn’t exactly slacking in her other two subjects but they don’t quite have the same edge or passion.

Thinking that end of year exams after Easter are what the school will base their predicted grades on is rather scary! How has it come around so fast?

@RampantIvy how did your DD
move up to A if you don't mind me asking. My DD's predicted grade is B in chemistry however she has done bad in assessments has gone down to C, she is so upset, we are trying tailoredtutors and she has just started private tutoring too! Hoping these will help

She had a brilliant a supportive chemistry teacher, she worked her socks off, and things began to click more in year 13.

Depending on what he wants to do (eg Uni / job) might be worth dropping 1 subject as from everything I have read is that uni’s prefer 3 higher grades and 4 average grades.

It massively depends on the school

My DSs school they always under predict them to get them to work harder so they aren't really a proper reflection

@GMH74

If my year 12 child is currently attaining B, B C,C in Physics, Chemistry, Maths and Further Maths, what should I expect him to get at the end of year 13? Do they really only go up a grade? It feels like he's barely started and terribly early to be doing predicted grades. Thank you.

It mainly depends on how much effort and studying is your dc willing to put in without that the grade predictions can be anything, vs what's achievable.

Depends how the school have worked out those grades. Are they what he is performing at now, e.g., he's taken a past paper for the units studied so far and come out at a C grade, or is it that the feel like he's a C grade kid based on their experience of others and the bell curve / gut reaction (usually fairly accurate, tbh, if not very scientific) or what they expect him to be by the end of yr13?