KS2 SATS results finally given out!

[LittenTree]

Was pleased to see that DS2 finally seems to see a correlation between cause and effect in that he handed me his report when I came in and made theatrical, exaggerated 'fear' responses . Normally I retrieve it, crumpled, from the bottom of his bag 2 or 3 days later as he saw this 'letter home' as being of no consequence.... Also, the 'cause and effect' of working hard on doing as well as he could in his SATS preparation and the actual tests.

Anyway, nice though not totally unexpected surprise. His maths and Science are pretty solid but a year's tutoring and focusing have got him the 4 we were so hoping for, for him, in Literacy. His writing skills are not very good but I've seen a real improvement in him over Y6 so well done him and well done to his teachers.

And breathe.

Litten,

I know. I would have been happy for DS to have been taught the L6 curriculum - which is what he needed as a personal 'next step' - but not to have been tested on it, and to have been teacher assessed at the appropriate level. However, if the test being available is enough for a school's mentality in Year 6 to be 'well, we'll keep teaching our brightest' rather than 'let's stop now and emphasise test readiness at L5' then I'm willing to see the test's reappearance as a good thing....

Litten - parents were never consulted what papers were sat. A bit rude of you to imply it was my decision, or that I was pushing DS. I don't.

I think my school was fairly typical - it was the child's choice. All children who the teachers thought might make level 6 were asked if they wanted to sit the paper or not.

And if the threshold was the same as the mock, he would have passed.

But kids with ASD should be allowed the same opportunity to fail as anyone else. I certainly am constantly telling school I don't want him treated any different.....

Ds was 3s across the board in KS1.

He got leve 6 for maths & science, 4 for writing but came out with a 5 overall for English. He sat the level 6 reading paper, but I must say I always thought that was a bit of a stretch for him. But he wasn't bothered about sitting it so no harm done to him on that score.

One of his friends was disappointed to only get a 5 in maths, but I think that was more because lots of the other children in the lower maths groups also got 5s & he thought he was better than them.

My son got level 5's. At the end of ks1 I remember that he was below average in everything, he must've got 2c's? I think he may even have 1a in writing. He was one of those children who was very verbal and interested in everything but his school work never matched up.

He's very pleased with himself, despite teaching himself Visual Basic at home he still thought of himself as thick.

5s (3s at KS1 although she had to have a scribe having broken her wrist).

Didn't get her L6s, might have scrapped maths if they hadn't moved the goal posts.

Fortunately she understands that these are high school grades and isn't upset. I thought she might be.