Appeal

That definitely does seem unfair especially if she received 8-9 in her mocks to then receive a C.

If I were you or in your daughter position I would take it higher than the school and email or ring your mp because that’s to unjust.

I’d also get copy’s of the most recent mocks and parents evening or school report just to create a profile. If anything ring the school again and get them to ring you back if anything; if not try and contact the governors or the member of staff who’s in charge of the cags.

If all else doesn’t work contact her sixth form or college about how she can progress with her current grades- this will help you with option on whether to appeal or just move onto further education.

Also consider emailing Ofqual in the contact section or the department of Education- that being said I don’t know how much that would do.

All the best feel free to message back.

My daughter had every single grade lower than predicted or Mocs in Winterbourne Academy Bristol . She has a pass to 6th form but she feels utterly unfair when you are working towards A, A+ and every assessment and test was 8-9 to receive a C . There is no communication with the Academy except email , there is an automatic reply that actually nothing. We send an appeal on Physics , Chemistry, German , History and Business but how to take it higher. What to do if there is no help from the school as such, no communication. If there is mistake made in all 11 subjects ? How to make them appeal ?
P.S. Good student, top sets, good attendance and behavior , disadvantage family- it’s a principal issue , she worked for it . She is happy to resist the exams but how to do it as there is nothing from School until 2nd of September. I am happy to pay 35 pounds per exam or take it to court if it takes but how to make school do anything. Thank you

This is their reply
Our Centre Assessed Grades (CAGs) were determined by staff by looking at a range of evidence. This included performance over the course, mock results, the nature of the mock and its marking, 'working at' and predicted grades given over the duration of the course and any coursework done before 20th March. Teachers also used their professional judgement about normal rates of improvement, subject use of grade boundaries and trends within subject performance.
There was a lengthy and robust moderation process of these grades before submission at all levels of the school, firstly between classroom staff, then through Heads of Faculty and then by SLT. At all stages we took the allocation of fair and reasonable grades extremely seriously. At times in the process difficult decisions had to be made about final CAGs; staff were very mindful of the need to be impartial, professional and accurate, and aware of both the possible impact of results on individual students and as well as considering the potential consequences of over inflating results.
If you believe that there was any bias or discrimination in the awarding of the CAG then please raise this initially through rxxxxx. You cannot request that the CAG is changed, but you can ask for further clarification of the data used if you wish. If you require further information, this will not be available until the beginning of term when the school is open.“

My daughter had every single grade lower than predicted or Mocs in Winterbourne Academy Bristol . She has a pass to 6th form but she feels utterly unfair when you are working towards A, A+ and every assessment and test was 8-9 to receive a C . There is no communication with the Academy except email , there is an automatic reply that actually nothing. We send an appeal on Physics , Chemistry, German , History and Business but how to take it higher. What to do if there is no help from the school as such, no communication. If there is mistake made in all 11 subjects ? How to make them appeal ?
P.S. Good student, top sets, good attendance and behavior , disadvantage family- it’s a principal issue , she worked for it . She is happy to resist the exams but how to do it as there is nothing from School until 2nd of September. I am happy to pay 35 pounds per exam or take it to court if it takes but how to make school do anything. Thank you

This is their reply
Our Centre Assessed Grades (CAGs) were determined by staff by looking at a range of evidence. This included performance over the course, mock results, the nature of the mock and its marking, 'working at' and predicted grades given over the duration of the course and any coursework done before 20th March. Teachers also used their professional judgement about normal rates of improvement, subject use of grade boundaries and trends within subject performance.
There was a lengthy and robust moderation process of these grades before submission at all levels of the school, firstly between classroom staff, then through Heads of Faculty and then by SLT. At all stages we took the allocation of fair and reasonable grades extremely seriously. At times in the process difficult decisions had to be made about final CAGs; staff were very mindful of the need to be impartial, professional and accurate, and aware of both the possible impact of results on individual students and as well as considering the potential consequences of over inflating results.
If you believe that there was any bias or discrimination in the awarding of the CAG then please raise this initially through rxxxxx. You cannot request that the CAG is changed, but you can ask for further clarification of the data used if you wish. If you require further information, this will not be available until the beginning of term when the school is open.“