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Year 9 Term 1 Current Levels

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Summerz · 07/12/2011 17:04

Hello!

I'm new to Mumsnet so apologies if I may not reply to anything, but I'm sure I'll try!

In my ds school, my ds had his report around a week ago with his levels and I wanted to know if anyone elses ds/dd had also? From what ds said, the school have given him predicted grades that ds hasn't had tests in yet, (FFT) which I can agree with, to a slight degree.

Anyways, are you proud of your ds/dd? I hope so! Does anyone want to post any of their ds/dd levels or targets? Sorry if theres more of these, I've only just started to use this website!

Hope your proud and your ds/dd are all achieving!

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GRW · 07/12/2011 17:38

My DD is average ability in a grammar school, and has English 7C ( end of KS3 target 7C) Maths 7B ( target 7A) and Science 7C ( target 7B)
For other subjects she has all 6's and 7's, with 5A's for Art, PE and ICT.
I know some girls in her school are getting level 8's.

ibizagirl · 08/12/2011 05:53

WELCOME SUMMERZ. My DD is at an average state high school and is very able. She is in year 8 though and her levels are 7A or 8C at the moment except for pe which she isnt brilliant at, but still on a 5A. Yes I am VERY proud of my DD and always have been. When you say predicted grades, do you mean GCSE or assessments? Good luck with ALL the children.

pretendhousewife · 15/12/2011 08:55

I have just been told that level 8 in year 9 means your child is predicted to get an A* at GCSE. My daughter is varying level 7s and 6s at the moment and I had no idea how good this actually was. So I'm very pleased and relieved that despite doing hardly any homework, she's doing well.

I must say I do panic when I see other children never going out because they have too much homework to do and mine is doing OK, but if anyone knows better (I've spent years listening to teachers saying she's doing 'fine') please tell me!

bruffin · 15/12/2011 09:55

Haven't had a report for DD yet. I not sure when we get year 9 but going DD's work she is level 7's for maths and humanities and not sure about the rest. Target grades are all level 7s except MFL which I think is a 6.
DD doesn't get much homework but I suspect she just gets on with it. She was writing a history assignment last night.

pretendhousewife · 15/12/2011 16:25

I do get worried when they hardly get homework, but I'm starting to think now that they manage to get the learning done in school time - as I believe they should.

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Summerz · 15/12/2011 19:20

Thanks for your responses!

Glad all of your DS/DD's are doing brilliant! If your Y9 hasn't had a report yet, they should have them by the end of the week (most probably). Goodluck to all! I hope you've all done well!

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pretendhousewife · 15/12/2011 20:34

Actually mine's got mainly 6bs - only one 7 so far. Still not sure what it all means... As far as targets are concerned her challenging targets are 5 L6s and 5L7s and one 8. Is that bad? Do I need to get a tutor?

Suddenly it's not looking so good...

bruffin · 15/12/2011 21:17

Going on Ds in yr 11 progress does seem to speed up nearer the end of the school year.
Your dds targets sound good. Mfl tend to be lower and level 8 is excellent

WinBags · 16/12/2011 23:54

If your child is getting L7s or targeted them, then that is above average. A L7 at KS3 (yr 9) will mean an A grade target (roughly speaking) at GCSE. A L5 (again, this is only a guide) is likely to mean a C grade target at GCSE (much more 'average'. This is based on Science, so not all subjects will follow.

You all sound like you have very bright children.

From Secondary teacher.

CarrotsAreNotTheOnlyVegetables · 17/12/2011 00:05

DD in yr7 has recently had a crop of assessments - got 6b in English, 6a in maths, mainly 5a in other subjects.

Still a bit vague about all these levels - would these be on target for A* at GCSE?

noblegiraffe · 17/12/2011 14:14

A lot can happen in 5 years, carrot! A level 8 in maths in Y9 would be on track for A* at GCSE maths, 7 for other subjects which don't have level 8.

Following on from a previous post it is worth noting that a level 5 in maths at KS3 would probably result in a D at GCSE, unlike other subjects. To increase chances of a C in maths, a level 6 is what you should be aiming for.

CarrotsAreNotTheOnlyVegetables · 18/12/2011 00:27

She is top of the top stream in maths, noble. If she is only going to get a c at GCSE god help the rest. And as she has already got 6a she would have to be standing still for two years.

I guess you are right, a lot can happen in 5 years. A lot can also happen in 3 years but these levels in y9 seem to be generally taken as a good indicator of final GCSE grade.

So if she gets level 8 by y9 she is on course for an A*? I'm sure she can easily do that as she has gone up a level in one term already.

That's very encouraging, thanks for the info

pretendhousewife · 18/12/2011 12:20

Thanks so much Winbags for your advice, the teachers at school don't really explain this very well. I am thinking of getting a tutor for DD, not to push her particularly, just to make sure she doesn't miss out and keep her on top of things. I know children can be left behind so easily, and mine never puts her head above the parapet (all teachers said the same). In theory I would sit with her and ensure she's on top of things, but who ever wanted to be taught by their mother?

Carrots 6a is higher than 6c (so for maths, nearly a level 7). This means she's on target for a B and she's got 5 years to go! Remember that quite a few children don't even reach level 4 at primary.

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