City of London School · sixth form · summer 2013
City of London School, sixth form 2013: 36.7% of 403 entries at A* or equivalent
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36.7%
A* or equivalent, all sixth-form exams · Comparable figure · A levels only this year; the school’s own figure is used
of 403 entries. A level A* 148 of 403 entries
City of London’s publications give different A-level figures for 2013. It isn’t clear exactly which entries City of London’s figure counts. We show the figure but don’t compare it.
The school’s figure: 36.7%. The same figure: it is the school’s own.
The original grades
A level: A* 148 · A 150 · B 83 · C 18 · D 4 · E 0. Subjects and grades
This year’s exams: A levels only.
We know because the government’s tables confirm it.
| Grade band | Comparable figure (our calculation) | The school’s figure (as the school published it) | Original grades |
|---|---|---|---|
| A*–A or equivalent, all sixth-form exams | 74.0% of 403 entriesLeft out of comparisons: The publications disagree about one of the figures used in this calculation. We cannot establish exactly what one of the figures used in the calculation counts. | The same: it is the school’s own figure | A level: A*–A 73.95% of 403 |
| A* or equivalent, all sixth-form exams | 36.7% of 403 entriesLeft out of comparisons: The publications disagree about one of the figures used in this calculation. We cannot establish exactly what one of the figures used in the calculation counts. | The same: it is the school’s own figure | A level: A* of 403 |
| A*–B or equivalent, all sixth-form exams | 94.5% of 403 entriesLeft out of comparisons: We cannot establish exactly what one of the figures used in the calculation counts. | The same: it is the school’s own figure | A level: A*–B 94.54% of 403 |
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.
- A*–A or equiv.: A level A*–A 73.95% of 403 entries, as printed
- A* or equiv.: A level A* 148 of 403 entries
- A*–B or equiv.: A level A*–B 94.54% of 403 entries, as printed
The results used in the calculation
- A level, 403 entries: City of London School, A level 2013: 73.95% of 403 entries graded A*–A
Cite this figure
City of London School, 2013, A* or equivalent, all sixth-form exams: 36.7% (comparable figure, our calculation; A level A* 148 of 403 entries). Method harm-v1. Records: new:city-of-london:2013:a-level:governance-2013-table-total. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/harm:v1:city-of-london:2013:sixth-form/
Record details
Record ID harm:v1:city-of-london:2013:sixth-form. Quote it if you report a problem.
As recorded
The record’s own wording, where this page puts it in plainer words.
- A*–A or equiv.: basis
- A level only this year, so this is the school’s own figure
- A*–A or equiv.: note
- A level: the October 2014 report’s row for 2013 counts 149 A* and gives 74.19% A*–A (74.2% in the October 2016 report), against 148 and 73.95% in the 2013 table used here; the ISC return counts 143 A* of 398. The difference is not settled.
- A*–A or equiv.: reason codes
- source disagreement; unknown population basis
- A*–A or equiv.: precision
- 2 decimal places, as printed
- A* or equiv.: basis
- A level only this year; from the school’s printed grade counts
- A* or equiv.: note
- A level: the October 2014 report’s row for 2013 counts 149 A* and gives 74.19% A*–A (74.2% in the October 2016 report), against 148 and 73.95% in the 2013 table used here; the ISC return counts 143 A* of 398. The difference is not settled.
- A* or equiv.: reason codes
- source disagreement; unknown population basis
- A* or equiv.: precision
- Exact, from printed counts
- A*–B or equiv.: basis
- A level only this year, so this is the school’s own figure
- A*–B or equiv.: reason codes
- unknown population basis
- A*–B or equiv.: precision
- 2 decimal places, as printed
- A level: entries
- 403 (printed entries)
- Which exams were sat: evidence
- A level: 29 school or ISC records (e.g. new:city-of-london:2013:a-level-including-applied:isc-return); 23 DfE rows (e.g. new:city-of-london:2013:dfe-ks5:a-level:gce-a-level:art-design)
Source references
CGOV_87D80964DF57· City of London School: Public Headmaster’s Report, 3 October 2013
Method and version
- Method
harm-v1 1.0.0- Inputs digest
sha256:f60aca8e769dc757ff51cc0869f1cd9253e363d30fdb60ea355c8dc81d4098ca- Qualification mix
A level (government-table)
City of London School: exam results · How comparable figures work