Brighton College: comparable GCSE figures, 2017

Qualification only

No figure

GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8) · Comparable figure · our calculation

Brighton printed percentages without the number of grades, so we cannot combine its different qualifications.

The original grades

A*–G: no full grade table in this record. Subjects and grades

9–1: 46.39. Subjects and grades

This year’s exams: A*–G GCSEs and 9–1 GCSEs.

We know because only the school’s own records show it.

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)	No figureThe school’s own tables don’t give a comparable figure for this year.	87.73% · The combined figure in the school’s ISC return (both grading scales, full and short courses)There is no comparable figure to compare it with.	GCSE A–G: A–A GCSE 9–1: 9–7 75.45%
GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8)	No figureThe school’s own tables don’t give a comparable figure for this year.	No combined figure from the school	GCSE A–G: A GCSE 9–1: 9–8 46.39%
GCSE C/4 or better (A*–C or 9–4)	No figureThe school’s own tables don’t give a comparable figure for this year.	99.95% · The combined figure in the school’s ISC return (both grading scales, full and short courses)There is no comparable figure to compare it with.	GCSE A–G: A–C GCSE 9–1: 9–4 99.82%
GCSE grade 9 (9–1 entries only)	No figureThe school’s own tables don’t give a comparable figure for this year.	No combined figure from the school	GCSE 9–1: 9 16.61%

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.

Record details

Record ID harm:v1:brighton:2017:gcse. Quote it if you report a problem.

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

High grades: reason: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G: no entry count printed
High grades: reason codes: comparable figure not computable
Top grades: reason: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G: no entry count printed
Top grades: reason codes: comparable figure not computable
C/4+: reason: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A*–C not printed
C/4+: reason codes: comparable figure not computable
Grade 9: reason: No count of the entries graded 9–1 is held for this year, so a grade-9 figure could not say how many entries it covers.
Grade 9: reason codes: comparable figure not computable
A*–G: entries: unknown (no entry count printed)
9–1: entries: unknown (no entry count printed)
Which exams were sat: evidence: A*-G: 3 school or ISC records (e.g. new:brighton:2017:gcse-full-short-letter:isc-return)
Which exams were sat: evidence: 9-1: 4 school or ISC records (e.g. new:brighton:2017:gcse-full-short-numbered:isc-return)
The school’s figure: The combined figure in the school’s ISC return (both grading scales, full and short courses) (new:brighton:2017:gcse-return-population:isc-return)

Method: harm-v1 1.0.0
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Qualification mix: A*-G, 9-1 (school-records)