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lucylucy wrote:
In Medway there are 2 stages to appeal which are apparently both held before a panel at the same time, first being that you have to prove the review process wasn't fair and objective etc.
I would have thought there should be 3 parts:
• whether the review was 'fair, consistent & objective'
• academic ability
• reasons for wanting a place at this particular school
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Firstly has anyone had any experience of this part? I have found little online apart from some questions on here I could put to the panel such as 'Did the same panel members consider every case, and if not, how was consistency ensured?'.
The Bucks review system isn't exactly the same (e.g. school work is excluded), but have a look at Bucks because section D - where appropriate - might give you some ideas:
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I've just had my letter of support from the headteacher and it says her KS1 results were all 3c, is that good for KS1?
Borderline, I think. 3b is usually considered an early predictor for grammar school (but of course a lot can happen between Y2 and Y6).
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Everything else just states she is currently at, and expected to reach 'above age related expectations'. I have read on here that that is not enough and they will want something more specific, is that true?
The problem is that 'above expectations' covers such a wide range of ability. It begs the question: how far above expectations?
If 100 is average, 101 is presumably above expectations - but 101 is unlikely to be grammar school standard.
Ideally, for KS2, the current school would be predicting scaled scores of 111+ for reading & maths, and GDS (greater depth) for writing.