Year 2 Sats

[carmen66]

We had our final yr 2 parent consulation this week the teacher went through her assesment for our DD at end of key stage 1
The results were
1.Speaking & listening 2 because DD has trouble listening at times otherwise she would have given a 3

1. Reading 3 fantastic

1. Wrting 2A

1. Maths 2A

5.. Science 2

Dd is our only child & can be a bit of a handful & doesn't always listen to instruction in class but overall her teacher said that she's pleased with her & she has made good progress this year.. We as parents are proud that she's settling down & maturing..

However after talking to a few mums today they have informed me that their children got 3's or above... I know this sounds really pathetic but I never thought I would say this but I actually feel deflated :(

It would be fairly unusual to get above a L3, it does happen but is certainly not the majority, don't believe everything you hear - your DDs results are excellent!

Don't feel downhearted! Level 2B is 'average' for Y2 SATS so your DD has scored above average for everything.

I very much doubt they got above a 3. They are probably talking bullshit!!

Haha thankyou Podgymumma, I never thought that I would see myself as being a competitive mum but we are very proud of our DD & have praised her for doing well... I know her reading has always been good she does struggle with her handwriting but I have notice an improvement in her comprehension work... Maths isn't one of her strong subjects but I have been working with her as well... Three mums mentioned that thier child got 3 or four threes.. It did worry me into thinking that maybe my chold didn't do as well as I thought, she is my only one :)

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In an average class of 30 I would imagine that approx 5 children on average would get L3. Depends of the cohort and that is not necessarily L3 in every subject, L3 in reading is much higher than writing but numeracy is somewhere in the middle.

L4 or 5 is rare, possibly because the curriculum for those levels are not covered in full but it can happen.

My DD attends an independant school would this make a difference?

Did anyone say their child got higher than a level 3 (obviously 4 3s is still only a 3!)? A l4 at ks1 is rare and not something to worry about!

Yes one mother in our class said her child got 3's and 4's I find it hard to believe that she got a 4..

Getting level 4 at KS1 is very unusual.

OP - ask to see the child's report with the level 4's on. I have a feeling mum of said child will be a tad flustered ;-)

If their child was a l4, most of the children will be aware of that child being super bright. Ask the teacher what percentage of the year got a L4? It would be funny if she laughed and said zero ;)

I know children are awarded a 4, but in 16 years of teaching, I have never seen one in y2. It is v unusual.

Most Y2 classes will not have anyone who gets a L4,in dependent or not, you can't get a L4 from the KS1 sats anyway (they would have to sit an optional paper) so would have to be a teacher assessment and not that common to have taught enough to be a true level 4. It does happen though, in fact someone recently on MN's DD got a L5 in reading as sat a L6 paper!

Thankyou for your replies..I didn't discuss my childs assessment as it leads to all this but can't believe that one child got 4's
no disrespect but I know the child & she doesn't come across as being super bright.... Another mum said that her child got 4 threes I haven't heard of anyone getting 2 'As should I be concerned?

It really depends on the school and cohort at our school 50% typically get 3's not all children get them in each area but over the cohort that's the statistics.

As an aside 2b isn't average it is the expected level for e d of ks1. Anything below that would be a concern. Anything above it is great.

My dd1 had exactly the same levels as yours at that age, and is now finishing Y4 on L4s and expected to reach L5s and 6s by the time she's doing SATs in Y6.

Children learn at their own individual paces, and it's not a straight line graph - she may leap ahead as she matures. And it really, really is a long term game and I promise, in a year or two, you won't care or remember what SATs levels were in Y2!

Well done to your dd

"The majority of children are expected to leave Key Stage 1 (age 7), working at least at level 2."

www.education.gov.uk/schools/performance/primary_12/Progress_Measures_Guide_KS1-KS2_2012.pdf

Note not 2A, 2B or 2C just level 2!

I very much doubt there were any 4's. Some people get into a fever of competitiveness at results time; I remember one Year 6 parent announcing her child had got all 5's, and a slightly confused Reception parent going "so did dd!!! OMG, I knew she was clever!!"
5's at Reception of course being the grades she was given from a possible 1 to 9...
I cringed for her.