Welcome to Appeals. Sorry to hear of the unsuccessful review.
We deal with individual cases in the Appeals section, so I've moved your thread here.
CFD1970 wrote:
everyone I have spoken to who was reviewed on the above date has been unsuccessful too.
My reaction would be the same as Sally-Anne's.
What size was your sample?
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rated her as highly as they could academically (1:1)
It depends how many '1' recommendations they made, and how many of those qualified in the test.
The panel would look to see whether the recommendations appear to have been realistic or over-optimistic.
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and in the top 30% in the school.
But the top 30% of one school isn't necessarily the same as the top 30% elsewhere.
Is this an average performing school?
Did 30% of the year group qualify in the test?
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She had some SATS tests last October and is already performing at an above average end of year 6 level.
Did the headteacher predict 111-120 and GDS for the end of Y6?
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I feel like if I had made up a mitigating circumstance we may have got her in.
I doubt it. Convincing evidence from an independent source would have been required.
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Thanks for your thoughts.
You've nothing to lose by trying an appeal.
Be sure to read the Bucks sticky:
viewtopic.php?f=12&t=53659(Although it is still dated "2018", we are not aware of any significant changes for 2019.)