Bambi 175 wrote:
I don't know if I am worrying unnecessarily but I was wondering how the Pate's "pass mark in each section" method affects the rankings. There seem to be quite a few "surprises" at my DC's primary school with who got in the top 150 and conversely, on this forum there seem to be very bright children who should have got a place based on ability but didn't.
Also concerned that if the general consensus about this year's paper being easy is correct, then this will have had an impact too on those children who were selected and those who didn't.
Not sure why you are worrying about it? (I mean that in the nicest way possible) DCs either get a ranking or not. There is nothing anyone can achieve by knowing any more than we already do about their method of ranking which is that they set a certain pass mark for each section. What that pass mark is and how it impacts on rankings at Pate's or elsewhere is largely irrelevant as the rankings are done, set and out there?
No worries of this kind will make any impact in appeal or anything like that. What's done is done.
Many children who rank in the top 150 for Pates also do so for the other grammars, others do not.
The Pate's system is so because they want children who are "all rounders" as it is perfectly possible to get a very high ranking for the other schools simply be being ace at English and NVRs, but not so great at Maths for example (that would have been me!)
I am not sure what your motivation for this post is, but I hope this helps in some small way
