Eton College · GCSE · summer 2016
Eton College, GCSE 2016: 79.2% of 2,678 entries at top grades (A* or 9–8)
Compared
79.2%
GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8) · Comparable figure · A*–G GCSEs only this year; the school’s own figure is used
of 2,678 entries. GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 79.2% of 2,678 entries, as printed
The school’s figure: 79.2%. The same figure: it is the school’s own.
The original grades
A*–G: A* 2,120 · A 441 · B 99 · C 15 · 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. | 95.6% of 2,678 entries | The same: it is the school’s own figure | GCSE A*–G: A*–A 95.6% of 2,678 |
| GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8)A* or 9–8 is a convention: grade 9 is rarer than A* was. | 79.2% of 2,678 entries | The same: it is the school’s own figure | GCSE A*–G: A* 79.2% of 2,678 |
| 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 2,678 entries | The same: it is the school’s own figure | GCSE A*–G: A*–C 99.9% of 2,678 |
| 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 95.6% of 2,678 entries, as printed
- Top grades: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 79.2% of 2,678 entries, as printed
- C/4+: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A*–C 99.9% of 2,678 entries, as printed
The results used in the calculation
- A*–G, 2,678 entries: Eton College, GCSE/IGCSE 2016: 79.2% of 2,678 entries graded A*
Cite this figure
Eton College, 2016, GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8): 79.2% (comparable figure, our calculation; GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 79.2% of 2,678 entries, as printed). Method harm-v1. Records: research:eton:2016:audit-gcse2016. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/harm:v1:eton:2016:gcse/
Record details
Record ID harm:v1:eton:2016: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 school’s own figure
- High grades: precision
- 1 decimal place, as printed
- Top grades: basis
- GCSE/IGCSE A*–G only this year, so this is the school’s own figure
- Top grades: note
- GCSE/IGCSE A*–G: Eton’s signed 2016 GCSE table gives exact grade counts: 2,120 A* of 2,678 entries. The annual reports’ rounded summaries stay in their own records and don’t change the table’s counts used here (owner decision, 28 Sep 2026).
- Top grades: precision
- 1 decimal place, as printed
- C/4+: basis
- GCSE/IGCSE A*–G only this year, so this is the school’s own figure
- 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
- 2678 (printed entries)
- Which exams were sat: evidence
- A*-G: 3 school or ISC records (e.g. new:eton:2016:gcse-2016-accounts); 18 DfE rows (e.g. new:eton:2016:dfe-ks4-gcse-certificates-1-18018)
- Which exams were sat: evidence
- GCSE 9–1 was first awarded in 2017, so every entry was graded A*–G.
Source references
SIX_AUDIT_EEBEA25DDBA08C2E· Eton College GCSE/IGCSE 2016 — school final results · Exact publication checked for the named qualification, year and source population
Method and version
- Method
harm-v1 1.0.0- Inputs digest
sha256:5a788935cdecc0e05eb4ccc51747d4a9d6450f9a505f418a390e1516c43a4e33- Qualification mix
A*-G (by-definition)