City of London School · GCSE · summer 2012
City of London School, GCSE 2012: 55.6% of 1,418 entries at top grades (A* or 9–8)
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55.6%
GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8) · Comparable figure · A*–G GCSEs only this year; the school’s own figure is used
of 1,418 entries. GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 789 of 1,418 entries
City of London’s publications give different lettered GCSE figures for 2012. We show the figure but don’t compare it.
The school’s figure: 55.6%. The same figure: it is the school’s own.
The original grades
A*–G: A* 789 · A 406 · B 168 · C 50 · D 3. 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. | 84.3% of 1,418 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 84.27% of 1,418 |
| GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8)A* or 9–8 is a convention: grade 9 is rarer than A* was. | 55.6% of 1,418 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 1,418 |
| 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. | 99.6% of 1,418 entries | The same: it is the school’s own figure | GCSE A*–G: A*–C of 1,418 |
| 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 84.27% of 1,418 entries, as printed
- Top grades: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 789 of 1,418 entries
- C/4+: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A*–C 1,413 of 1,418 entries
The results used in the calculation
- A*–G, 1,418 entries: City of London School, GCSE/IGCSE 2012: TOTAL
Cite this figure
City of London School, 2012, GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8): 55.6% (comparable figure, our calculation; GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 789 of 1,418 entries). Method harm-v1. Records: new:city-of-london:2012:gcse-igcse:governance-2012-total. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/harm:v1:city-of-london:2012:gcse/
Record details
Record ID harm:v1:city-of-london:2012: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 2013 report’s row for 2012 gives 56.5% A*, and the 2013 report 84.7% A*–A, against 55.6% and 84.27% 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 2013 report’s row for 2012 gives 56.5% A*, and the 2013 report 84.7% A*–A, against 55.6% and 84.27% 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
- 1418 (printed entries)
- Which exams were sat: evidence
- A*-G: 36 school or ISC records (e.g. new:city-of-london:2012:gazette:331aa4097644:prior-gcse-a-star); 27 DfE rows (e.g. new:city-of-london:2012:dfe-ks4:double-gcse-certificates:legacy-double-igcse:science-double-award)
- Which exams were sat: evidence
- GCSE 9–1 was first awarded in 2017, so every entry was graded A*–G.
Source references
CGOV_84F145641159· City of London School Public Headmaster’s Report, October 2012
Method and version
- Method
harm-v1 1.0.0- Inputs digest
sha256:1375287edb3d7c7f95ddeb217846e417c01f5b62b12e028d73cd4ebf539a6d8c- Qualification mix
A*-G (by-definition)
City of London School: exam results · How comparable figures work