Eton College, GCSE 2019: 78.9% of 2,784 entries at top grades (A* or 9–8)

Compared

78.9%

GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8) · Comparable figure · our calculation

of 2,784 entries. GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 131 + GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–8 2,066 = 2,197 of 2,784 entries

The original grades

A*–G: A* 131 · A 37 · B 6 · C 3 · D 1. Subjects and grades

9–1: 9 1,375 · 8 691 · 7 354 · 6 129 · 5 40 · 4 13. Subjects and grades

This year’s exams: A*–G GCSEs and 9–1 GCSEs.

We know because the government’s tables confirm it.

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.	93.0% of 2,784 entries	No combined figure from the school	GCSE A–G: A–A 94.4% of 178 GCSE 9–1: 9–7 92.9% of 2,606
GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8)A* or 9–8 is a convention: grade 9 is rarer than A* was.	78.9% of 2,784 entries	No combined figure from the school	GCSE A–G: A 73.6% of 178 GCSE 9–1: 9–8 79.3% of 2,606
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.	99.8% of 2,784 entries	No combined figure from the school	GCSE A–G: A–C 99.4% of 178 GCSE 9–1: 9–4 of 2,606
GCSE grade 9 (9–1 entries only)	52.8% of 2,606 entries (of the 2,606 entries graded 9–1)	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE 9–1: 9 52.8% of 2,606

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 168 + GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–7 2,420 = 2,588 of 2,784 entries
Top grades: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 131 + GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–8 2,066 = 2,197 of 2,784 entries
C/4+: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A*–C 177 + GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–4 2,602 = 2,779 of 2,784 entries
Grade 9: GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9 52.8% of 2,606 entries, as printed

The results used in the calculation

A*–G, 178 entries: Eton College, GCSE/IGCSE 2019: 73.6% of 178 entries graded A*
9–1, 2,606 entries: Eton College: GCSE and IGCSE results, 2019, 9-1 · Eton College: GCSE (9–1) 2019, recovered school table, 2019, GCSE (9–1), 9–1

Cite this figure

Eton College, 2019, GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8): 78.9% (comparable figure, our calculation; GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 131 + GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–8 2,066 = 2,197 of 2,784 entries). Method harm-v1. Records: research:eton:2019:audit-current-2019-Final-Summer-GCSE-A-E, fig:eton_gcse_primary:2, research:eton:2019:audit-current-2019-Final-Summer-GCSE-9-1. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/harm:v1:eton:2019:gcse/

Record details

Record ID harm:v1:eton:2019: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: Weighted by entries across GCSE/IGCSE A*–G and GCSE/IGCSE 9–1
High grades: precision: Exact, from printed counts
Top grades: basis: Weighted by entries across GCSE/IGCSE A*–G and GCSE/IGCSE 9–1
Top grades: precision: Exact, from printed counts
C/4+: basis: Weighted by entries across GCSE/IGCSE A*–G and GCSE/IGCSE 9–1
C/4+: precision: Exact, from printed counts
Grade 9: basis: Grade 9 counts only the entries graded 9–1, and this year also had A*–G entries, so this is the school’s own figure for those entries
Grade 9: precision: 1 decimal place, as printed
A*–G: entries: 178 (printed entries)
9–1: entries: 2606 (printed entries)
Which exams were sat: evidence: A*-G: 1 school or ISC record (e.g. research:eton:2019:audit-current-2019-Final-Summer-GCSE-A-E)
Which exams were sat: evidence: 9-1: 3 school or ISC records (e.g. fig:eton_gcse_primary:2); 12 DfE rows (e.g. new:eton:2019:dfe-ks4-institution-results-406429)

Source references

SIX_AUDIT_F6DC277BD81C657C · Eton College GCSE/IGCSE 2019 — school final results · Exact publication checked for the named qualification, year and source population
FB146 · Our research file (not public). A companion file we made for seven schools, with our list of archived copies of their web pages. (as recorded: “latest seven-school companion and Wayback/destination lock”)
SIX_AUDIT_FADE439D0568C992 · Eton College GCSE (9–1) 2019 — 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: sha256:7e090f0cde28036e873a953e0917f2cd4804fd87c398200672440cf2cb8ebd9d
Qualification mix: A*-G, 9-1 (government-table)

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