City of London School, GCSE 2010: 61.1% of 1,297 entries at top grades (A* or 9–8)

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61.1%

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

of 1,297 entries. GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 793 of 1,297 entries

City of London’s publications give different lettered GCSE figures for 2010. We show the figure but don’t compare it.

The school’s figure: 61.1%. The same figure: it is the school’s own.

The original grades

A*–G: A* 793 · A 379 · B 101 · C 24 · D 0. Subjects and grades

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.	90.4% of 1,297 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 90.36% of 1,297
GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8)A* or 9–8 is a convention: grade 9 is rarer than A* was.	61.1% of 1,297 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 of 1,297
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.	100.0% of 1,297 entries	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE A–G: A–C of 1,297
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 90.36% of 1,297 entries, as printed
Top grades: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 793 of 1,297 entries
C/4+: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A*–C 1,297 of 1,297 entries

The results used in the calculation

A*–G, 1,297 entries: City of London School, GCSE/IGCSE 2010: TOTAL

Cite this figure

City of London School, 2010, GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8): 61.1% (comparable figure, our calculation; GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 793 of 1,297 entries). Method harm-v1. Records: new:city-of-london:2010:governance-more:gcse-igcse:main-total:d9e638f3. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/harm:v1:city-of-london:2010:gcse/

Record details

Record ID harm:v1:city-of-london: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 school’s own figure
High grades: note: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G: the October 2011 report’s row for 2010 gives 61.9% A* and 90.7% A*–A, against 61.14% and 90.36% in the 2010 table used here. 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; from the school’s printed grade counts
Top grades: note: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G: the October 2011 report’s row for 2010 gives 61.9% A* and 90.7% A*–A, against 61.14% and 90.36% in the 2010 table used here. The difference is not settled.
Top grades: reason codes: source disagreement
Top grades: precision: Exact, from printed counts
C/4+: basis: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G only this year; from the school’s printed grade counts
C/4+: precision: Exact, from printed counts
Grade 9: reason: No entries were graded 9–1 this year, so there is no grade-9 figure.
A*–G: entries: 1297 (printed entries)
Which exams were sat: evidence: A*-G: 34 school or ISC records (e.g. new:city-of-london: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

CGOV_D9E638F3AB8A · City of London School Public Headmaster’s Report, 11 Oct 2010

Method and version

Method: harm-v1 1.0.0
Inputs digest: sha256:e2cb57dcf4eab0314d12e96a3074e886aeb42996dd67f09d12a967d3ec899345
Qualification mix: A*-G (by-definition)

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