Atom learning - what scores are expected for top grammars

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Got a month of atom learning to prepare DS who is in Y5 for some of the very selective grammar schools. He seems to enjoy the platform and there are a lot of mock exams he can do from lots of different schools which is very useful.

I know the atom webpage has some guidance on what sort of SAS scores kids need for some of the top schools (117+ for Henrietta Barret or QE for boys), but I wanted to know how accurate that is. These scores seem a little low given that I've heard how super competitive these schools are. So, has anyone used Atom and can comment on what sort of SAS scores you think are needed to get into the top grammars (we're in London).

DS only did Atom premium for the last three months, he always got 9 stanine on Maths, English, VR and NVR and generally got 135 - 140, he did the school specific stuff on there too. He got into Westminster and St Paul's. He said that the questions were repeated sometimes but enjoyed doing it and I liked that it was never more than 30 minutes.

Lesson learned to avoid these posts - everyone’s child seems to be scoring 140+ and stanine 9 across the board. Very intimidating! 😫🧐