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Nationally these have now been defined as  \nLow ability = Below 100  \nMiddle ability = 100-109  \nUpper ability = 110+  \n􀁸 Students will then be given their expected grade, based on the transition matrix.  \n\n| Scaled Score | Expected GCSE Grade |\n| --- | --- |\n| >85 | 1 |\n| 85-94 | 3 |\n| 95-105 | 5 |\n| 106-120 | 7 |\n\n􀁸 Students arriving with no scaled scores will be given expected grades of grade 4. This can be adjusted when more information about the student is known.  \n􀁸 For English, an average of the Reading & GPVS SAT scores are used to set the expected grade. For Maths the maths SAT scores are used to set the expected grade.  \nFor all other subjects, an average of all three SAT scores are used to set the expected grade.  \n􀁸 For the current year 7s who did not take their SAT exams in KS2, the CAT exams will be used to determine the expected GCSE grades.  \nYears 10 & 11  \n􀁸 Students at KS4 are set target grades. These are aspirational grades based on 4 levels of progress, based on the average of the scaled scores  \n􀁸 For English, an average of the Reading & Writing SAT levels or scaled scores are used to set target grades. For Maths the Maths SAT levels or scaled scores are used to set target grades.  \nFor all other subjects, an average of all three SAT levels or scaled scores is used to set target grades.  \n\n| Scaled Score | Target Grade |\n| --- | --- |\n| >85 | 2 |\n| 85-94 | 4 |\n| 95-105 | 6 |\n| 106-120 | 8 |","cbCaigq1723PRFkZ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaigq1723PRFkZ","pdf",445014,"English","# Expected and target grading overview\n## Year 7: expected GCSE grades\n## Years 10 & 11: target grades","[{\"question\":\"How are Year 7 expected GCSE grades determined from SAT scores?\",\"answer\":\"Year 7 uses three SAT scores (English reading, English GPVS, and maths), averages them, assigns low/middle/upper ability bands, and then sets the expected grade using a transition matrix.\"},{\"question\":\"What grade does a scaled score range map to in the expected grades table?\",\"answer\":\"For expected GCSE grades: \\u003e85 maps to grade 1, 85-94 to grade 3, 95-105 to grade 5, and 106-120 to grade 7.\"},{\"question\":\"How are target grades set for Years 10 and 11?\",\"answer\":\"At KS4, target grades are aspirational and based on progress levels derived from the average of scaled scores. 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