Eton College · GCSE · summer 2010
Eton College, GCSE 2010: 73.9% of 2,770 entries at top grades (A* or 9–8)
Compared
73.9%
GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8) · Comparable figure · A*–G GCSEs only this year; the school’s own figure is used
of 2,770 entries. GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 2,046 of 2,770 entries
The school’s figure: 73.9%. The same figure: it is the school’s own.
The original grades
A*–G: A* 2,046 · A 606 · B 104 · C 12 · 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. | 95.7% of 2,770 entries | The same: it is the school’s own figure | GCSE A*–G: A*–A of 2,770 |
| GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8)A* or 9–8 is a convention: grade 9 is rarer than A* was. | 73.9% of 2,770 entries | The same: it is the school’s own figure | GCSE A*–G: A* of 2,770 |
| 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 2,770 entries | The same: it is the school’s own figure | GCSE A*–G: A*–C of 2,770 |
| 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 2,652 of 2,770 entries
- Top grades: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 2,046 of 2,770 entries
- C/4+: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A*–C 2,768 of 2,770 entries
The results used in the calculation
- A*–G, 2,770 entries: Eton College: GCSE/IGCSE, 2010, A*-G
Cite this figure
Eton College, 2010, GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8): 73.9% (comparable figure, our calculation; GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 2,046 of 2,770 entries). Method harm-v1. Records: new:eton:2010:gcse-further-information-table. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/harm:v1:eton:2010:gcse/
Record details
Record ID harm:v1:eton:2010: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; from the printed grade counts
- High grades: precision
- Exact, from printed counts
- Top grades: basis
- GCSE/IGCSE A*–G only this year; from the printed grade counts
- Top grades: precision
- Exact, from printed counts
- C/4+: basis
- GCSE/IGCSE A*–G only this year; from the 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
- 2770 (printed entries)
- A*–G: note
- Eton’s definitive 2010 GCSE/IGCSE table: 2,770 entries from its subject rows.
- Which exams were sat: evidence
- A*-G: 1 school record (new:eton:2010:gcse-further-information-table)
- Which exams were sat: evidence
- GCSE 9–1 was first awarded in 2017, so every entry was graded A*–G.
Source references
OLDER_ETON_FURTHER_INFO_2011_12· Eton College, Further Information 2011–2012: Public Examination Results (the school’s definitive 2010 results)
Method and version
- Method
harm-v1 1.0.0- Inputs digest
sha256:bb555ebe53464c120bf75559321bf3ca926f168d5b4be95921b89331c4f64e55- Qualification mix
A*-G (by-definition)