Totally! When my eldest started secondary she was given target grades of 9's across the board as she came with level 6s from primary (this was 9 yrs ago). 9s for subjects she had never done before. The funniest though was for PE, she hated any type of sport! Total garbage

Then when my youngest started 3yrs later which level 4s which had been inflated by her primary school she too was given 9s for most subjects. She is dyslexic & finds school very hard. These 9s created so much anxiety. She failed most of her GCSEs.