Teachers ranked order of pupils within each grade for every subject. ... They were then ranked from highest to lowest – where student one is the most secure at that grade, student two, the next most secure, and so on.

How are predicted grades decided?

determined by professional judgement – your expertise and experience are vital in informing predictions. data-driven – while each school will have its own process, you should look at past Level 2 and Level 3 performance, and/or internal examinations to inform your predictions.

How accurate are predicted grades?

First, studies show that it is difficult to predict grades accurately. Studies looking at individual grades show that only about half are correctly predicted (Delap, 1994; Everett and Papageorgiou, 2011).