6.1 Spring Grades

Spring Grades information for parents/carers​​

Spring grades form part of our Progress Review system. The assessments and data produced provide an opportunity for students and teachers to evaluate progress, identify support and set targets.

The Spring Grades report will be available on the parent/carer portal from Wednesday 25 March and will show:

• Current Grades
• Minimum Grades
• Approach to learning grade

Current Grades​​​​

• A Current Grade is the grade a student is currently working at on their A level, GCSE or Vocational subject.
• The Current Grade judgement is based on the most relevant and recent assessment(s) completed on the course so far together with the professional opinion of the subject teacher(s).

Minimum Grades

• A Minimum Grade shows what students with similar GCSE results to your student have achieved as their final grades, on average, in previous years.
• It is important to note that this is just an average and in many cases with hard work students can achieve grades higher than their Minimum Grades.
• Students will always be encouraged to exceed the minimum grade.

Approach to learning grade

• This grade is decided on by the teacher.
• The possible grades that can be entered are as follows:

1. Excellent
2. Good
3. Inconsistent
4. Poor

Where there is a subject concern, the teacher will tick ‘priority’ on the report. It is essential that students book an appointment with their teachers for the Progress Review evening which will be on the 22 April. All appointments will take place on Microsoft Teams.