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2. Recommended as a 2:2 by head teacher
Anything from 1:1 to 2:2 could be fine - but if a headteacher has given a lot of recommendations to children many of whom don't qualify, then the recommendation may not count for much.
(You are unlikely to know, because parents aren't routinely told what the school's overall recommendations have been like, unless they go to appeal.)
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3. CATS score show with an average of 126 across all 4 domains.
Looks fine to me.
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4. Predicted scaled scores of 111-120 in English and Maths for end of KS2, and “greater depth” for Writing
5. Working at greater depth at the end of Year 5
Good. How about Y2-Y4?
They seem to give a lot of weight to the progress chart.
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7. Achieved a distinction in Grade 1 Piano and preparing for Grade 2 exam. Child only began piano a couple of years ago and is continuing to make exceptional progress. Should we include this bullet point as part of the review and support with the certificate?
To be absolutely honest, no one will be very interested.
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We do not have any extenuating circumstances as of such, I would appreciate any thoughts on whether this would go against our case
I'm afraid there's a risk it might - they say they normally expect exceptional circumstances to explain an underperformance, and they like to see those circumstances confirmed by the headteacher.