SATS levels and grammars schools!

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Please could you give me an indication of the average SATS level for a child at the end of Y6 and about to start grammar school!

I am worried that being the "baby" (30th Aug) he will struggle from the word go!

LOL...just seen the typo in the title- sorry!

DS got high level 5s (sorry can't remember specifically whether a or b) for everything. He's never struggled at grammar in terms of intellect but, like many boys, went through a very lazy phase.

Try not to worry. Your ds has passed the 11 plus which means he's obviously bright. The school won't take any notice of his SATs results from yr6, they'll do another round of testing during yr7.

Well here it's 5a&bs and that's state.
But if he has passed the 11+ and has a place surely they thing he's suitable and will be able to keep up?
Why do you think he won't?

I suppose his age is a big factor but his Junior school has been awful- no support or differentiation. I don't think he has learnt much at all this term. He has never had homework unless you count making a bike out of paper or a 3D alien house- it's all going to be such a culture shock.

We helped him for the 11+ as much as we could- we did Maths with him at home and sent him to a tutor for a few months to help with Literacy. Until may last year he had never been taught how to plan a story, do even a simple algebra sum.....It's not necessarily his ability I am worried about it is how he will cope with going from the top of the year to possibly being at the bottom through previous learning experiences.

Does that make sense?

We haven't been given sub levels only 5's across the board apart from the official written test which he only got a 4 in!

well tbh I think that could apply to a lot of children. Here getting a place at the grammar is very competitive so many will be private school candidates or heavily tutored children.
I'm sure the school will take his age into account so I really wouldn't worry about it.

Thank you! I am just another paranoid mother - he did pass the 11+ by 50 points but seeing as only 2 children from his school passed this year I don't really know whether this is good or bad!LOL

My dd has just finished year 9 at a grammar school. She passed the 11 plus by one mark, got 2 5s and a 4 in year 6. We worried HUGELY about her - was it the right school for her , would she be better being the top of a High school class than the bottom af a grammar one - all the usual concerns.

Hwever, she has never shown the the slightest sign of struggling, and got 7s and 8s in her last report. She is in set 4 of 6 in maths but is still considered on target for an A at GCSE.

So don;t worry. With those scores your ds will be fine. I will say, the most important thing (IMHO) is to give him quite a lot of help to organize himself in the first year. It makes such a difference if you always know where all your stuff is, and when your homework is due in. And they get som much less help from the school than they do in Primary - it's a bit of a culture shock!