Eton College · GCSE · summer 1997

1994–2009 · The A* arrives

Eton College, GCSE 1997: 33.9% at top grades (A* or 9–8)

Compared

33.9%

GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8) · Comparable figure · A*–G GCSEs only this year; the school’s own figure is used

The school’s figure: 33.9%. The same figure: it is the school’s own.

The original grades

A*–G: 33.9

This year’s exams: A*–G GCSEs only.

We know because the qualification is the only one it could be.

The comparison, the school’s headline and the original grades
Grade bandComparable 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. 75.7% The same: it is the school’s own figure GCSE A*–G: A*–A 75.7%
GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8)A* or 9–8 is a convention: grade 9 is rarer than A* was. 33.9% The same: it is the school’s own figure GCSE A*–G: A* 33.9%
GCSE C/4 or better (A*–C or 9–4) No figureThe school’s own tables don’t give a comparable figure for this year. No combined figure from the school GCSE A*–G: A*–C
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 75.7%, as printed
  • Top grades: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 33.9%, as printed

The results used in the calculation

Cite this figure

Eton College, 1997, GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8): 33.9% (comparable figure, our calculation; GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 33.9%, as printed). Method harm-v1. Records: research:eton:1997:six-school-times-gcse. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/harm:v1:eton:1997:gcse/

Record details

Record ID harm:v1:eton:1997: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 figure a newspaper table printed for the school
High grades: precision
1 decimal place, as printed
Top grades: basis
GCSE/IGCSE A*–G only this year, so this is the figure a newspaper table printed for the school
Top grades: precision
1 decimal place, as printed
C/4+: reason
GCSE/IGCSE A*–G: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A*–C not printed
C/4+: reason codes
comparable figure not computable
Grade 9: reason
No entries were graded 9–1 this year, so there is no grade-9 figure.
A*–G: entries
unknown (no entry count printed)
Which exams were sat: evidence
A*-G: 1 school or ISC record (e.g. research:eton:1997:six-school-times-gcse)
Which exams were sat: evidence
GCSE 9–1 was first awarded in 2017, so every entry was graded A*–G.

Source references

Method and version

Method
harm-v1 1.0.0
Inputs digest
sha256:3451489e7055830666497da4be8c53211ed01284ad5d8647b6ecbf2b31b11562
Qualification mix
A*-G (by-definition)

Eton College: exam results · How comparable figures work

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