City of London School, GCSE 2011: 54.3% of 1,450 entries at top grades (A* or 9–8)

Compared

54.3%

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

of 1,450 entries. GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 787 of 1,450 entries

The school’s figure: 54.3%. The same figure: it is the school’s own.

The original grades

A*–G: A* 787 · A 448 · B 167 · C 38 · D 10. 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.	85.2% of 1,450 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 85.17% of 1,450
GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8)A* or 9–8 is a convention: grade 9 is rarer than A* was.	54.3% of 1,450 entries	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE A–G: A of 1,450
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.	99.3% of 1,450 entries	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE A–G: A–C of 1,450
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 85.17% of 1,450 entries, as printed
Top grades: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 787 of 1,450 entries
C/4+: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A*–C 1,440 of 1,450 entries

The results used in the calculation

A*–G, 1,450 entries: City of London School, GCSE/IGCSE 2011: TOTAL

Cite this figure

City of London School, 2011, GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8): 54.3% (comparable figure, our calculation; GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 787 of 1,450 entries). Method harm-v1. Records: new:city-of-london:2011:gcse-igcse:governance-2011-total. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/harm:v1:city-of-london:2011:gcse/

Record details

Record ID harm:v1:city-of-london:2011: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 governors’ 2013 report gives 85.5% A*–A, against 85.17% in the 2011 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: 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: 1450 (printed entries)
Which exams were sat: evidence: A*-G: 35 school or ISC records (e.g. new:city-of-london:2011:gazette:b4cfeb954435:gcse-prior-a-star)
Which exams were sat: evidence: GCSE 9–1 was first awarded in 2017, so every entry was graded A*–G.

Source references

CGOV_E4AEC3458643 · City of London School Public Headmaster’s Report, October 2011

Method and version

Method: harm-v1 1.0.0
Inputs digest: sha256:7c5be5d6086d1a9d2fd13c3c3da7a754cf1153b2cbce4756c292773488c078a8
Qualification mix: A*-G (by-definition)

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