How to decipher Year 6 SATs scores

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DD got 120 in maths, 116 in English and 114 in reading. Those figures are then broken down into individual sections like arithmetic, punctuation etc etc but no explanation for what anything is out of or what it means overall.

How do you work it all out??

My dd has APD ( auditory processing disorder) and significant associated speech and language difficulties and got scores in high 80’s. She is super bright but just doesn’t understand the questions. The teacher who sat with her during the tests said it was really hard because if she had been allowed to rephrase the questions to my dd she would have understood. Anyway 87, 88 and 89 were much better than expected . We are so proud and pleased for her. So this is involves a comparatively low score and a stealth boast to boot. Yay x

Hello, thanks for replying and giving me some sense of what it all means for the future.

I’m not stressing as this is obviously the level Ds is comfortable with atm. I haven’t pushed him, he likes English far better than maths (although he was always stronger in maths Y2-Y5?). I just wouldn’t want him to be forever held back because of his Primary Y6 maths score. He’s passed, he’s happy, we’re happy. Although when you look into what score he actually could have achieved, is it really that great? (Feel bloody awful for thinking this) but that’s what sites like this do, give you a snap shot of other dc achievements.

Ds high school do their own tests during the first few months and I’ve been told that there’s lots of movement during this time.

Looking forward to the future.

My dd was sick during sats, which I think has slightly affected her scores (luckily not too much, but just a few points here and there). I'm not too bothered about English if I'm honest, but it would be good if she was still top-setted in maths in secondary school. The timetable is already set (and therefore the setting process is finished) by the time they arrive in September, so they obviously set from the sats results (and comments from primary teachers), and we have been told it's very unusual to move up to top set from middle as they have covered different work so you'd have gaps. It is a pretty high-performing secondary school - are there any teachers out there who could say roughly what they would expect the maths top set to have scored, please? I realise it's an estimate, but any info would be great, thank you

My DCs school refuses to give their scaled scores! According to that link posted earlier they’re supposed to?

Your school may be asking for re-marks - if you knew the absolutely ludicrously stupid way some papers were marked by students who have no knowledge of teaching and are penalised if they are too slow (one of dd's friends did it) you would ask for re-marks on 98/99 too, especially as it only costs the school £5. Cut them some slack! You'll get scores eventually.

@wentmadinthecountry, no it never gives them. It wouldn’t give them out last year either.

I had to call and ask for DDS. Had a grilling from receptionist, teacher and then head about why I needed them!

Could you tell them that it's because they 're actually statutorily required to give them and suggest they actually read this document that sets out the legal requirements?

www.gov.uk/government/publications/2018-key-stage-2-assessment-and-reporting-arrangements-ara

I have done this before

Asking for re-marks doesn't negate statutory reporting requirements, wentmadinthecountry - particularly since the results of re-marks won't come through until September and reporting has to be by the end of this term.