City of London School · GCSE · summer 2016
City of London School, GCSE 2016: 72.6% of 1,395 entries at top grades (A* or 9–8)
Shown, not compared
72.6%
GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8) · Comparable figure · A*–G GCSEs only this year; the school’s own figure is used
of 1,395 entries. GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 1,013 of 1,395 entries
City of London’s publications give different lettered GCSE figures for 2016. We show the figure but don’t compare it.
The school’s figure: 72.6%. The same figure: it is the school’s own.
The original grades
A*–G: A* 1,013 · A 279 · B 84 · C 17 · D 2. 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. | 92.6% of 1,395 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 92.62% of 1,395 |
| GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8)A* or 9–8 is a convention: grade 9 is rarer than A* was. | 72.6% of 1,395 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 1,395 |
| 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. | 99.9% of 1,395 entries | The same: it is the school’s own figure | GCSE A*–G: A*–C of 1,395 |
| 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 92.62% of 1,395 entries, as printed
- Top grades: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 1,013 of 1,395 entries
- C/4+: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A*–C 1,393 of 1,395 entries
The results used in the calculation
- A*–G, 1,395 entries: City of London School, GCSE/IGCSE 2016: TOTAL
Cite this figure
City of London School, 2016, GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8): 72.6% (comparable figure, our calculation; GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 1,013 of 1,395 entries). Method harm-v1. Records: new:city-of-london:2016:governance-more:gcse-igcse:main-total:892ef4de. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/harm:v1:city-of-london:2016:gcse/
Record details
Record ID harm:v1:city-of-london:2016: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 publications give different A*–A figures for 2016, and 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 publications give different A* figures for 2016, and 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
- 1395 (printed entries)
- Which exams were sat: evidence
- A*-G: 25 school or ISC records (e.g. new:city-of-london:2016:gcse-full-short:isc-return); 20 DfE rows (e.g. new:city-of-london:2016:dfe-ks4:gcse-certificates-1:cambridge-international-certificate-level-1-level-2:english-literature)
- Which exams were sat: evidence
- GCSE 9–1 was first awarded in 2017, so every entry was graded A*–G.
Source references
CGOV_892EF4DE9D9C· City of London School Public Headmaster’s Report, 17 Oct 2016 11.00 am
Method and version
- Method
harm-v1 1.0.0- Inputs digest
sha256:c0f5b41f9a95979c6ac775924f5be6aa18e17951ef83b2e38129a93dd498e9fd- Qualification mix
A*-G (by-definition)
City of London School: exam results · How comparable figures work