Brighton College · GCSE · summer 2013
Brighton College, GCSE 2013: 59.1% of 1,441 entries at top grades (A* or 9–8)
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59.1%
GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8) · Comparable figure · A*–G GCSEs only this year; the school’s own figure is used
of 1,441 entries
Brighton’s publications give different lettered GCSE figures for 2013. We show the figure but don’t compare it.
The school’s figure: 59.1%. The same figure: it is the school’s own.
The original grades
A*–G: 59.1. Subjects and grades
This year’s exams: A*–G GCSEs only.
We know because the qualification is the only one it could be.
| 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. | 95.6% of 1,441 entriesLeft 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 95.6% of 1,441 |
| GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8)A* or 9–8 is a convention: grade 9 is rarer than A* was. | 59.1% of 1,441 entriesLeft 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* 59.1% of 1,441 |
| GCSE C/4 or better (A*–C or 9–4) | No figureRounding leaves a range wider than one percentage point, so we do not show a single result. | No combined figure from the school | GCSE A*–G: A*–C of 1,441 |
| 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 95.6% of 1,441 entries, as printed
- Top grades: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 59.1% of 1,441 entries, as printed
The results used in the calculation
- A*–G, 1,441 entries: Brighton College, GCSE/IGCSE 2013: 59.1% of 1,441 entries graded A*
Cite this figure
Brighton College, 2013, GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8): 59.1% (comparable figure, our calculation; GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 59.1% of 1,441 entries, as printed). Method harm-v1. Records: new:brighton:2013:gcse:brightonian2013. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/harm:v1:brighton:2013:gcse/
Record details
Record ID harm:v1:brighton:2013: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 school’s own figure
- High grades: note
- GCSE/IGCSE A*–G: the school’s ISC return for the same 1,441 entries gives 58.5% A* and 95.35% A*–A, against 59.1% and 95.6% in the annual review used here. The difference is not settled.
- High grades: reason codes
- source disagreement
- High grades: precision
- 1 decimal place, as printed
- Top grades: basis
- GCSE/IGCSE A*–G only this year, so this is the school’s own figure
- Top grades: note
- GCSE/IGCSE A*–G: the school’s ISC return for the same 1,441 entries gives 58.5% A* and 95.35% A*–A, against 59.1% and 95.6% in the annual review used here. The difference is not settled.
- Top grades: reason codes
- source disagreement
- Top grades: precision
- 1 decimal place, as printed
- C/4+: reason
- GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A*–C was not printed, and the printed neighbouring bands leave a range wider than 1 point (95.6–100.0%)
- C/4+: reason codes
- range wider than 1 point
- Grade 9: reason
- No entries were graded 9–1 this year, so there is no grade-9 figure.
- A*–G: entries
- 1441 (printed entries)
- Which exams were sat: evidence
- A*-G: 2 school or ISC records (e.g. new:brighton:2013:gcse-full-short:isc-return); 27 DfE rows (e.g. new:brighton:2013:dfe-ks4-gcse-certificates-1-31139)
- Which exams were sat: evidence
- GCSE 9–1 was first awarded in 2017, so every entry was graded A*–G.
Source references
NEW_BRIGHTON_BRIGHTONIAN_2013· The Brightonian 2013 — Brighton College
Method and version
- Method
harm-v1 1.0.0- Inputs digest
sha256:3739706e2111935d1e4aec3fe2a18fabf66060baea108c15932ba7d99ef8cd9a- Qualification mix
A*-G (by-definition)
Brighton College: exam results · How comparable figures work