Downe House · GCSE · summer 2021
2020–21 · No exams
Downe House: comparable GCSE figures, 2021
Qualification only
No figure
GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8) · Comparable figure · our calculation
Grades were set by teachers. We haven’t confirmed which qualifications pupils took, so we cannot combine their results.
The original grades
9–1: 71. Subjects and grades
This year’s exams: 9–1 GCSEs only.
We know because assumed, not confirmed. Grades in 2020 and 2021 were assessed by schools and teachers, so these figures are left out of comparisons unless you ask for them.
| 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) | No figureWe haven’t confirmed which qualifications pupils took this year, so we cannot give a combined result. Grades in 2020 and 2021 were assessed by schools and teachers. | No combined figure from the school | GCSE 9–1: 9–7 89% of 858 |
| GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8) | No figureWe haven’t confirmed which qualifications pupils took this year, so we cannot give a combined result. Grades in 2020 and 2021 were assessed by schools and teachers. | No combined figure from the school | GCSE 9–1: 9–8 71% of 858 |
| GCSE C/4 or better (A*–C or 9–4) | No figureWe haven’t confirmed which qualifications pupils took this year, so we cannot give a combined result. Grades in 2020 and 2021 were assessed by schools and teachers. | No combined figure from the school | GCSE 9–1: 9–4 of 858 |
| GCSE grade 9 (9–1 entries only) | No figureWe haven’t confirmed which qualifications pupils took this year, so we cannot give a combined result. Grades in 2020 and 2021 were assessed by schools and teachers. | No combined figure from the school | GCSE 9–1: 9 46% of 858 |
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.
The results used in the calculation
- 9–1, 858 entries: Downe House, GCSE/IGCSE 2021: 46% of 858 entries at grade 9
Record details
Record ID harm:v1:downe-house:2021: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: reason
- The school’s 2021 booklet prints every subject on the 9–3 scale but names no syllabus; DfE lists 8 GCSE Chinese entries against the booklet’s 31, so most Chinese entries were IGCSEs of an unstated scale, and the school reports “numeric grades or equivalent grades”.
- High grades: reason codes
- qualification mix not confirmed; assessment-regime exclusion
- Top grades: reason
- The school’s 2021 booklet prints every subject on the 9–3 scale but names no syllabus; DfE lists 8 GCSE Chinese entries against the booklet’s 31, so most Chinese entries were IGCSEs of an unstated scale, and the school reports “numeric grades or equivalent grades”.
- Top grades: reason codes
- qualification mix not confirmed; assessment-regime exclusion
- C/4+: reason
- The school’s 2021 booklet prints every subject on the 9–3 scale but names no syllabus; DfE lists 8 GCSE Chinese entries against the booklet’s 31, so most Chinese entries were IGCSEs of an unstated scale, and the school reports “numeric grades or equivalent grades”.
- C/4+: reason codes
- qualification mix not confirmed; assessment-regime exclusion
- Grade 9: reason
- The school’s 2021 booklet prints every subject on the 9–3 scale but names no syllabus; DfE lists 8 GCSE Chinese entries against the booklet’s 31, so most Chinese entries were IGCSEs of an unstated scale, and the school reports “numeric grades or equivalent grades”.
- Grade 9: reason codes
- qualification mix not confirmed; assessment-regime exclusion
- 9–1: entries
- 858 (printed entries)
- Which exams were sat: evidence
- 9-1: 23 school or ISC records (e.g. new:downe-house:2021:gcse-igcse:results-booklet); 16 DfE rows (e.g. new:downe-house:2021:dfe-ks4-institution-entries-11047)
- Which exams were sat: note
- The school’s 2021 booklet prints every subject on the 9–3 scale but names no syllabus; DfE lists 8 GCSE Chinese entries against the booklet’s 31, so most Chinese entries were IGCSEs of an unstated scale, and the school reports “numeric grades or equivalent grades”.
Source references
NEW_D3E5E8C6CEC5· Downe House Results 2021
Method and version
- Method
harm-v1 1.0.0- Inputs digest
sha256:6c4611bf5620c790c72d411706b5c6c2b4ce201fd997d6d4ec4db222006f227e- Qualification mix
9-1 (assumed)