Ds1 has just started year 11. He did well in years 7-9, but perhaps coasted a little in year 10. They did core science gcse in June. His target was an A. He was hoping for a B, as he didn't do well in his ISA. He thought he'd got a C in that, but turns out it was a D. Anyway, he got a C overall. He is devastated. Most of his targets are A and now he thinks he will never achieve any of them.
I tried to tell him that he got 2 Bs and 1 C on the written papers, so that is a positive. He doesn't know what went wrong. Friends that were in lower groups got higher grades. He did a fair amount of revision. He has usually done well in exams - doesn't panic and not particularly nervous about them, unlike ds2!
I have never seen him so miserable and I can't work out how to make him feel more confident. I've tried to tell him that it's done now and the main thing is he passed, but it's not helping. What do I need to say? He was keen for term to start and now says there's no point 