Eton College · GCSE · summer 2003

1994–2009 · The A* arrives

Eton College, GCSE 2003: 54.3% of 2,816 entries at top grades (A* or 9–8)

Compared

54.3%

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

of 2,816 entries. GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 54.3% of 2,816 entries, as printed

The school’s figure: 54.3%. The same figure: it is the school’s own.

The original grades

A*–G: A* 1,529 · A 1,029 · B 231 · C 26 · D 1. Subjects and grades

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. 90.8% of 2,816 entries The same: it is the school’s own figure GCSE A*–G: A*–A 90.8% of 2,816
GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8)A* or 9–8 is a convention: grade 9 is rarer than A* was. 54.3% of 2,816 entries The same: it is the school’s own figure GCSE A*–G: A* 54.3% of 2,816
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. 100.0% of 2,816 entries The same: it is the school’s own figure GCSE A*–G: A*–C 100.0% of 2,816
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 90.8% of 2,816 entries, as printed
  • Top grades: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 54.3% of 2,816 entries, as printed
  • C/4+: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A*–C 100.0% of 2,816 entries, as printed

The results used in the calculation

Cite this figure

Eton College, 2003, GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8): 54.3% (comparable figure, our calculation; GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 54.3% of 2,816 entries, as printed). Method harm-v1. Records: research:eton:2003:six-school-isc:gcse. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/harm:v1:eton:2003:gcse/

Record details

Record ID harm:v1:eton:2003: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 in the school’s ISC return
High grades: precision
1 decimal place, as printed
Top grades: basis
GCSE/IGCSE A*–G only this year, so this is the figure in the school’s ISC return
Top grades: precision
1 decimal place, as printed
C/4+: basis
GCSE/IGCSE A*–G only this year, so this is the figure in the school’s ISC return
C/4+: precision
1 decimal place, as printed
Grade 9: reason
No entries were graded 9–1 this year, so there is no grade-9 figure.
A*–G: entries
2816 (printed entries)
Which exams were sat: evidence
A*-G: 1 school or ISC record (e.g. research:eton:2003:six-school-isc: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:dea44ae8aed6b341494785d571d49a410880b7dc8fc02b4d69c2e47d62be7a1e
Qualification mix
A*-G (by-definition)

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