City of London School · sixth form · summer 2016
City of London School, sixth form 2016: 31.4% of 423 entries at A* or equivalent
Shown, not compared
31.4%
A* or equivalent, all sixth-form exams · Comparable figure · A levels only this year; the school’s own figure is used
of 423 entries. A level A* 133 of 423 entries
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: 31.4%. The same figure: it is the school’s own.
The original grades
A level: A* 133 · A 178 · B 85 · C 23 · D 4 · E 0 · U 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 | 73.5% of 423 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 73.52% of 423 |
| A* or equivalent, all sixth-form exams | 31.4% of 423 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* of 423 |
| A*–B or equivalent, all sixth-form exams | 93.6% of 423 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 93.62% of 423 |
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 73.52% of 423 entries, as printed
- A* or equiv.: A level A* 133 of 423 entries
- A*–B or equiv.: A level A*–B 93.62% of 423 entries, as printed
The results used in the calculation
- A level, 423 entries: City of London School, A level 2016: TOTAL
Cite this figure
City of London School, 2016, A* or equivalent, all sixth-form exams: 31.4% (comparable figure, our calculation; A level A* 133 of 423 entries). Method harm-v1. Records: new:city-of-london:2016:governance-more:a-level:main-total:892ef4de. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/harm:v1:city-of-london:2016:sixth-form/
Record details
Record ID harm:v1:city-of-london:2016: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 same report’s text gives 72.5% A*–A, against 73.52% in its table. 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.: reason codes
- 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
- 423 (printed entries)
- Which exams were sat: evidence
- A level: 25 school or ISC records (e.g. new:city-of-london:2016:a-level-including-applied-international:isc-return); 24 DfE rows (e.g. new:city-of-london:2016:dfe-ks5:1-a-level:gce-a-level:art-design)
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:e060ac08aee36d452b851dd641f0547f7d2709b10baf0bb51d65067699708253- Qualification mix
A level (government-table)
City of London School: exam results · How comparable figures work