Level 4 for literacy in Yr3

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DD came home from school today saying that the teacher has given them their new levels today. However DD had to be assessed by the deputy head as the class teacher wanted a second opinion on what level to put her at (teacher is fairly new to teaching and new to the school since September). She has been assessed as 4. DD finished Yr2 on 3b and the teacher said she had progressed to 3a when I spoke to her at Parents evening in October. Could she really gave gone up two sub-levels in the space of one term? I thought it was meant to slow down quite a bit in KS2?

Does she mean new targets, rather than levels? Her target would be the next sub level up, which would contain aspects of level 4 if it were a 3a or 4c target. Y

DS is exactly the same as your DD, I think he was probably higher than a 3b at the end of Y2 but they would not assess him higher at his old school (long story) so has gone up to a L4 already at the new school. I would usually say that 2 sub levels is a lot but depends on the starting point and how accurate it was.

Same experience as Cloverkiss here - DTs not allowed to be assessed higher than 3b at Y2 by school but IMO were higher, esp in maths, hence given level 4 for maths and literacy at start of Y3. Our school won't give higher than 3b at KS1 because of the 2 levels progress they have to make by Y6 - could this be the case for your DD?

I wouldn't stress about it, as others have said KS1 teacher assessments tend to be capped at 3b ish

Your DD is clearly doing well and that's all that matters.

Don't get grey hairs over exact sub levels now, leave that to Y7/8 when they are truly fiction!