City of London School · GCSE · summer 2014
City of London School, GCSE 2014: 63.2% of 1,472 entries at top grades (A* or 9–8)
Shown, not compared
63.2%
GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8) · Comparable figure · A*–G GCSEs only this year; the school’s own figure is used
of 1,472 entries. GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 930 of 1,472 entries
City of London’s publications give different lettered GCSE figures for 2014. We show the figure but don’t compare it.
The school’s figure: 63.2%. The same figure: it is the school’s own.
The original grades
A*–G: A* 930 · A 362 · B 148 · C 27 · D 4. 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. | 87.8% of 1,472 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 87.77% of 1,472 |
| GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8)A* or 9–8 is a convention: grade 9 is rarer than A* was. | 63.2% of 1,472 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 1,472 |
| 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. | 99.7% of 1,472 entries | The same: it is the school’s own figure | GCSE A*–G: A*–C of 1,472 |
| 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 87.77% of 1,472 entries, as printed
- Top grades: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 930 of 1,472 entries
- C/4+: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A*–C 1,467 of 1,472 entries
The results used in the calculation
- A*–G, 1,472 entries: City of London School, GCSE/IGCSE 2014: TOTAL
Cite this figure
City of London School, 2014, GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8): 63.2% (comparable figure, our calculation; GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 930 of 1,472 entries). Method harm-v1. Records: new:city-of-london:2014:governance-more:gcse-igcse:main-total:3cde24b1. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/harm:v1:city-of-london:2014:gcse/
Record details
Record ID harm:v1:city-of-london:2014: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 school’s ISC return for the same 1,472 entries gives 63.11% A* and 87.7% A*–A, one A* fewer than the 63.18% and 87.77% 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 school’s ISC return for the same 1,472 entries gives 63.11% A* and 87.7% A*–A, one A* fewer than the 63.18% and 87.77% 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
- 1472 (printed entries)
- Which exams were sat: evidence
- A*-G: 33 school or ISC records (e.g. new:city-of-london:2014:gazette:eacfcfeaea70:grade-bands:gcse); 17 DfE rows (e.g. new:city-of-london:2014:dfe-ks4:gcse-certificates-1:cambridge-international-certificate-level-1-level-2:geography)
- Which exams were sat: evidence
- GCSE 9–1 was first awarded in 2017, so every entry was graded A*–G.
Source references
CGOV_3CDE24B1E82D· City of London School Public Headmaster’s Report, 6 Oct 2014 11.00 am
Method and version
- Method
harm-v1 1.0.0- Inputs digest
sha256:c4bef0111d7e70ffbbaf6b726c248a7bcca365236b9d9a6e8a399bd4d2402aeb- Qualification mix
A*-G (by-definition)
City of London School: exam results · How comparable figures work