Brighton College, GCSE 2010: 40.2% at top grades (A* or 9–8)

Compared

40.2%

GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8) · Comparable figure · A*–G GCSEs only this year; the school’s own figure is used

The school’s figure: 40.2%. The same figure: it is the school’s own.

The original grades

A*–G: 40.2

This year’s exams: A*–G GCSEs only.

We know because the qualification is the only one it could be.

The comparison, the school’s headline and the original grades
Grade band	Comparable figure (our calculation)	The school’s figure (as the school published it)	Original grades
GCSE high grades (A*–A or 9–7)Ofqual aligned the bottom of grade 7 with the bottom of the old A.	81.3% Left out of comparisons: The publications disagree about one of the figures used in this calculation.	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE A–G: A–A 81.34%
GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8)A* or 9–8 is a convention: grade 9 is rarer than A* was.	40.2%	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE A–G: A 40.2%
GCSE C/4 or better (A*–C or 9–4)Ofqual aligned the bottom of grade 4 with the bottom of the old C. At these schools it sits close to 100%, so it is not offered first in comparisons.	99.7%	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE A–G: A–C 99.69%
GCSE grade 9 (9–1 entries only)	No figure	No combined figure from the school	—

How the figure is calculated

The number of entries at or above the band, across every exam system, divided by all the entries. We never average two percentages.

High grades: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A*–A 81.34%, as printed
Top grades: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 40.2%, as printed
C/4+: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A*–C 99.69%, as printed

The results used in the calculation

A*–G: Brighton College, GCSE/IGCSE 2010: 40.2% of entries graded A*

Cite this figure

Brighton College, 2010, GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8): 40.2% (comparable figure, our calculation; GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 40.2%, as printed). Method harm-v1. Records: new:brighton:2010:gcse-full-short:isc-return. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/harm:v1:brighton:2010:gcse/

Record details

Record ID harm:v1:brighton:2010:gcse. Quote it if you report a problem.

As recorded

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

High grades: basis: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G only this year, so this is the figure in the school’s ISC return
High grades: note: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G: the school’s publications give different A*–A figures for 2010, and the difference is not settled.
High grades: reason codes: source disagreement
High grades: precision: 2 decimal places, as printed
Top grades: basis: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G only this year, so this is the figure in the school’s ISC return
Top grades: precision: 1 decimal place, as printed
C/4+: basis: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G only this year, so this is the figure in the school’s ISC return
C/4+: precision: 2 decimal places, as printed
Grade 9: reason: No entries were graded 9–1 this year, so there is no grade-9 figure.
A*–G: entries: unknown (no entry count printed)
Which exams were sat: evidence: A*-G: 4 school or ISC records (e.g. new:brighton:2010:gcse-full-short:isc-return)
Which exams were sat: evidence: GCSE 9–1 was first awarded in 2017, so every entry was graded A*–G.

Source references

NEW_ISC_2010_GCSE · ISC 2010 examination results: gcse, boys and girls

Method and version

Method: harm-v1 1.0.0
Inputs digest: sha256:989fafa0d2628712f6a373fc1a9af09b98e2e13ab3b92dad9a376408195d93cc
Qualification mix: A*-G (by-definition)

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