Eton College, GCSE 2017: 80% of 2,754 entries at top grades (A* or 9–8)

Compared

80%

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

of 2,754 entries. GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 80% of 2,754 entries, as printed

The school’s figure: 80%. The same figure: it is the school’s own.

The original grades

A*–G: A* 2,202 · A 447 · B 90 · C 15. Subjects and grades

This year’s exams: A*–G GCSEs only.

We know because the school says so.

The comparison, the school’s headline and the original grades
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.	96.2% of 2,754 entries	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE A–G: A–A 96.2% of 2,754
GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8)A* or 9–8 is a convention: grade 9 is rarer than A* was.	80% of 2,754 entries	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE A–G: A 80% of 2,754
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% of 2,754 entries	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE A–G: A–C 100% of 2,754
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 96.2% of 2,754 entries, as printed
Top grades: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 80% of 2,754 entries, as printed
C/4+: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A*–C 100% of 2,754 entries, as printed

The results used in the calculation

A*–G, 2,754 entries: Eton College, GCSE/IGCSE 2017: 80% of entries graded A*

Cite this figure

Eton College, 2017, GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8): 80% (comparable figure, our calculation; GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 80% of 2,754 entries, as printed). Method harm-v1. Records: new:eton:2017:gcse-accounts. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/harm:v1:eton:2017:gcse/

Record details

Record ID harm:v1:eton:2017: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: precision: 0 decimal places, as printed
C/4+: basis: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G only this year, so this is the school’s own figure
C/4+: precision: 0 decimal places, as printed
Grade 9: reason: No entries were graded 9–1 this year, so there is no grade-9 figure.
A*–G: entries: 2754 (sum of printed grade counts (they reproduce every printed percentage))
Which exams were sat: evidence: A*-G: 1 school or ISC record (e.g. new:eton:2017:gcse-accounts); 19 DfE rows (e.g. new:eton:2017:dfe-ks4-2-astar-g-50985)
Which exams were sat: evidence: 9-1: 3 DfE rows of one entry each (e.g. new:eton:2017:dfe-ks4-1-gcse-91-7181), from the government's end-of-KS4 cohort file, which may include qualifications taken earlier
Which exams were sat: evidence: School statement: signed 2017 GCSE sheet, every syllabus A*–G (Eton's Fianl Summer 2017 GCSE Statistics.pdf, signed 14 Nov 2017; public copy https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=732422)
Which exams were sat: note: Eton’s signed 2017 GCSE sheet lists every syllabus by board and code, all graded A*–G (2,754 grades), with English and mathematics taken as IGCSEs.

Source references

OLDER_ETON_GCSE_2017_FINAL · Eton College GCSE Statistics, Summer 2017; signed 14 November 2017

Method and version

Method: harm-v1 1.0.0
Inputs digest: sha256:a81be6c7b60e81af75fd0b3a6cc0ef9b1f30c0acb4bacb5ca3b6fb3faae6ee77
Qualification mix: A*-G (school-statement)

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