Harrow School, A level 2016: 28% of entries graded A*

Checked against the original: A* and A*–A.

What it counts

share of published A level entries at each cumulative band; descriptive bands kept as printed; 2020 CAG and 2021 TAG labelled

As printed. Percentages are of subject entries, not pupils.

Notes and original wording (3)

Note: descriptive or lower-bound figures are recorded as the school printed them and are not charted · 'The School's A-level results for 2016'. Whether Pre-U grades are included is not stated (Harrow entered Pre-U in MFL/History of Art at this time). '28% received A*' - denominator not stated; recorded as entries (grades) per the 'A*/A rate' context. Implies 2015 A* rate was below 28% ('an increase on last year').
Published wording: Our A*/A rate was over 65% and 28% received A*, an increase on last year. In four subjects 100% of candidates received A*/A. Economics and Mathematics were the most popular A-level subjects and, in the latter, our results are on an upward curve with 80% of our candidates obtaining A*/A
Year: 2016

Ranges and bounds such as “over 90%” are shown as printed, so they aren’t charted as exact figures.

Where it’s from: Original publication
Worth knowing: descriptive or lower-bound figures are recorded as the school printed them and are not charted · 'The School's A-level results for 2016'. Whether Pre-U grades are included is not stated (Harrow entered Pre-U in MFL/History of Art at this time). '28% received A*' - denominator not stated; recorded as entries (grades) per the 'A*/A rate' context. Implies 2015 A* rate was below 28% ('an increase on last year').

A*: yes, with another school’s figure for the same year, counting a-level subject entries on the same grading scale (A-level post-2010 A*–E).
A*–A: left out of comparisons: a range or estimate, not an exact figure.

Record details

Record ID ext:harrow_alevel:0. Quote it if you report a problem.

The record’s own wording, where this page puts it in plainer words.

Check note (A* and A*–A): Source describes A-level; separate Pre-U population details are not supplied.
Source note: Primary

EXT_HARROW_C042B027 · Harrow School · 2016 Exam Results and University Destinations · 2016-11-17 · school news post; A level 2016; GCSE/IGCSE 2016; places 2016; itemised places 2016

a_star · eligible when the year and group match · exact · 0 decimal places · origin P
a_star_a · bounds/estimates not eligible · bounded or descriptive · As published; not an exact number · origin P
a_star_b · missing value · missing · As published; not an exact number · origin P

2026-09-06 · a_star · verified · Harrow School 2016 Exam Results and University Destinations · Main results/destinations paragraphs
2026-09-06 · a_star_a · verified · Harrow School 2016 Exam Results and University Destinations · Main results/destinations paragraphs