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OCR Computer Science A-level results

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Aparecium · 14/08/2025 08:57

Have your dc achieved their predicted grades in this?

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Luluco · 14/08/2025 13:10

AQA I think for DS but just received a U and is extremely shocked. Expecting a lot higher. Not sure what happened as the whole class did badly.

Satisfiedkitty · 14/08/2025 13:27

DS was a grade down than he thought, although it did not affect his university place.

Aparecium · 14/08/2025 14:35

Mine was predicted Astar and has been consistently scoring A/Astar for several years. Got C. We're really shocked.

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SometimesYouWinSometimesYouLearn · 15/08/2025 14:39

Why was that? What parts went worse? Is the practical side ( algorythms, Pyton etc) or it eas theoretical questions that were so hard?

Litany202 · 15/08/2025 14:42

One of my kids was in this position last year with AQA Comp Sci - consistently getting A grades, sometimes Astar got a B and though they were disappointed, quickly realised that others in the class had bombed much more significantly. I think only 1 in the class/year achieved an A or Astar, and they're an exceptional highflyer. This was in a grammar school by the way. Luckily it didn't impact my child's uni place, but it did for some of their friends.

SometimesYouWinSometimesYouLearn · 15/08/2025 17:00

Litany202 · 15/08/2025 14:42

One of my kids was in this position last year with AQA Comp Sci - consistently getting A grades, sometimes Astar got a B and though they were disappointed, quickly realised that others in the class had bombed much more significantly. I think only 1 in the class/year achieved an A or Astar, and they're an exceptional highflyer. This was in a grammar school by the way. Luckily it didn't impact my child's uni place, but it did for some of their friends.

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How would recommend to prepare? My son is now going to year 8 and for the last year he had 1:1 once per week online tutoring with the teacher who was teaching CS at school. They were mainly focusing on practical side

NotDonna · 16/08/2025 08:15

What have the school said @Aparecium? In your position I’d be asking DS to ask them to request his scripts and if the teachers could look at them. Such a huge discrepancy is worth investigating. If they think it’s worth a review of marking the school exams officer can do that with his permission. It does sound very odd!

redrobin75 · 16/08/2025 14:50

@SometimesYouWinSometimesYouLearn ,
if you dc is only 13 you have many years ahead before GCSEs and A levels. The key is to make sure the school has a strong track record of high grades, ie the teachers are teaching the mark scheme. Course work in all A levels is expected to be removed in the the next few years due to AI and the capacity for "cheating".

Litany202 · 16/08/2025 15:39

SometimesYouWinSometimesYouLearn · 15/08/2025 17:00

How would recommend to prepare? My son is now going to year 8 and for the last year he had 1:1 once per week online tutoring with the teacher who was teaching CS at school. They were mainly focusing on practical side

Sorry - I don't have any advice at all! With all my kids, my approach has always been to provide the support and conditions for them to work themselves - I'll help by buying study guides, signposting good online resources, buying stationery and gently reminding/nagging them about revision timetables etc. I also help with subjects I can when asked, and have offered tutors in 1 or 2 subjects for 1 of my kids - they didn't want one.

In all honesty, I am aware that this means my kids could almost certainly have done a little better - the 2 who have done external exams so far (1 getting GCSEs next week!) haven't got all A/Astar grades for either GCSE or A Level. But their results are their own, not a result of my work, our finances or hours of outside tuition. I often feel on Mumsnet (and among some friends) that this makes me a bit strange, however they have learned how to learn, got solid grades and been able to progress to the next stage. The DC I mentioned earlier is midway through a computing related degree at a RG uni, the next one just got A and B grades at AS and I'm expecting the youngest to get mostly As at GCSE.

It's maybe a bit idealistic, and I will acknowledge that we are fortunate they go to a good school with mostly good teachers, so I don't judge anyone for doing differently. I will say that it's partly based on how I was raised, as someone with lots of teachers in my family and 25 years' experience as a post-primary teacher myself. Exam results are important - but not everything.

Sorry that was a bit off-topic, but I agree with a PP - your child is young. Encourage them and give them opportunities to learn themselves.

SometimesYouWinSometimesYouLearn · 16/08/2025 16:28

redrobin75 · 16/08/2025 14:50

@SometimesYouWinSometimesYouLearn ,
if you dc is only 13 you have many years ahead before GCSEs and A levels. The key is to make sure the school has a strong track record of high grades, ie the teachers are teaching the mark scheme. Course work in all A levels is expected to be removed in the the next few years due to AI and the capacity for "cheating".

Yes the school is in the top 100 states schools in the country when it comes to GCSE and A level results. Two days ago the results for A level were revealed and 85 perc got A-C at A levels.

My son is in top top set for math and science, ( out of 9 sets) second from the top set for English as he is slow writer. As one of 10 out of 250 he got academic excellence award.
But I wonder what to do to help him at CS and maths. If you could move time what would you do?

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