Moonsun wrote:
My daughter scored 246-in Birmingham test - she is neither particularly bright nor hardworking enough to put in the effort required . Our preparation was haphazard at best and so I was wondering what her real score would be as she is August born-- 22/8
Does anyone know how age standardisation works and hence what would her true sscire be?
Curious mum
Her standardised score is 246. The same as anyone else's 246, standardised against their own age sub group within the overall cohort. Chances are, that her raw scores aren't actually that much different from the raw scores of the July 1st born, the March 17th born, or the September 6th born for that matter.
So the only thing holding her back at grammar school would be her choice not to take advantage of the education that is being made available to her - but she would have the same problem at the 'poorest' local comprehensive school.
Be aware that she will eventually find a point at which natural ability will
really need to be supplemented by real hard work - often A level, but for some, not until later on - but please don't tell her that she only did well because the system was biased towards her.