National Curriculum levels

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I've been into school to see Ds's teacher today as I wanted an idea of his current National Curriculum levels and his predicted levels for end of KS2.
He is dyslexic and currently in Yr5 and I've been told that he was a 2a at the end of Year 4 for writing and 3b for Maths and reading. They are predicting Level 4s accross the board for him at the end of Yr6 which I'm really not sure about.
Is it possible to go from 2a to a level 4c (I presume) in two years? I should add that they assessed him at 2c for writing at the end of yr2, so he has only progressed two sublevels in two years.

yes it's possible with hard work and a good teacher

Anything's possible :)

Is it likely? No. At the end of Y4 he was almost 2 years behind where he should be. And making slower progress than he should. So the odds of him making 4 sublevels in 2 years (which is good progress), when he hasn't made good progress so far are not brilliant. :(

What I have found is that teachers will happily tell me all sorts of predicted grades which my child had no chance of getting.

When he doesn't get a L4 at the end of Y6 what can you do? The person who predicted this grade won't care - she'll tell you to talk to secondary school about it. :(

Thank you both. Food for thought.

Depends what sort of support he needs and if they've identified specific ways to help him.
e.g coloured filters for reading, access to appropriate IT, support staff, changing the resources available...what external support they have accessed.
I'd ask them what they will be doing to work towards achieving his predicted grades, and I'd want it written into his IEP in great detail for the next 3 months and reviewed every 3 months to map progress.

His support has been changed in the last year from 45 minutes 1:1 support to working with a TA in a small group once a week for an hour. His school isn't particularly good at supporting children with learning difficulties
I was asking because we are considering moving him to another school and wanted to know if these predictions were achievable. It's a hard decision to move your child away from their friends.

The government tells teachers that children are expected to make two-thirds of a level progress each year. So if your DS was 2a at the end of year 4, he is expected to be a 3b at the end of year 5, then a 4c at year 6. Of course children are not robots and don't progress at a steady pace at all! Also if your son is dyslexic he might not progress as quickly as his peers. It doesn't mean he won't get there! I was written off academically at school till I was 14 when they diagnosed my dyslexia. I have subsequently done well at my studies, it just took me a bit longer for everything to slide into place. The most important thing is your son is becoming confident in his abilities, keep on at the school, make sure they do the best for your DS and choose your secondary school carefully. All the best to him, he will get there.

I agree with mrz. Try not to feel despondent. Teachers don't always make accurate predictions - go on, prove them wrong!