Eton College · GCSE · summer 2020
Eton College, GCSE 2020: 84.6% of 2,799 entries at top grades (A* or 9–8)
Set by teachers
84.6%
GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8) · Comparable figure · 9–1 GCSEs only this year; the school’s own figure is used
of 2,799 entries. GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–8 84.6% of 2,799 entries, as printed
Grades were set by teachers in 2020, not by exams. We show the figure but don’t compare it.
The school’s figure: 84.6%. The same figure: it is the school’s own.
The original grades
9–1: 9 1,624 · 8 743 · 7 334 · 6 88 · 5 10
This year’s exams: 9–1 GCSEs only.
We know because the school says so. Grades in 2020 and 2021 were assessed by schools and teachers, so these figures are left out of comparisons unless you ask for them.
| 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. | 96.5% of 2,799 entriesLeft out of comparisons: Grades in 2020 and 2021 were assessed by schools and teachers. | The same: it is the school’s own figure | GCSE 9–1: 9–7 96.5% of 2,799 |
| GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8)A* or 9–8 is a convention: grade 9 is rarer than A* was. | 84.6% of 2,799 entriesLeft out of comparisons: Grades in 2020 and 2021 were assessed by schools and teachers. | The same: it is the school’s own figure | GCSE 9–1: 9–8 84.6% of 2,799 |
| 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 2,799 entriesLeft out of comparisons: Grades in 2020 and 2021 were assessed by schools and teachers. | The same: it is the school’s own figure | GCSE 9–1: 9–4 of 2,799 |
| GCSE grade 9 (9–1 entries only) | 58% of 2,799 entriesLeft out of comparisons: Grades in 2020 and 2021 were assessed by schools and teachers. (of the 2,799 entries graded 9–1) | The same: it is the school’s own figure | GCSE 9–1: 9 58% of 2,799 |
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 9–1 9–7 96.5% of 2,799 entries, as printed
- Top grades: GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–8 84.6% of 2,799 entries, as printed
- C/4+: GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–4 2,799 of 2,799 entries
- Grade 9: GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9 58% of 2,799 entries, as printed
The results used in the calculation
- 9–1, 2,799 entries: Eton College, GCSE/IGCSE 2020: 58% of entries at grade 9
Cite this figure
Eton College, 2020, GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8): 84.6% (comparable figure, our calculation; GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–8 84.6% of 2,799 entries, as printed). Method harm-v1. Records: new:eton:2020:gcse-final-sheet. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/harm:v1:eton:2020:gcse/
Record details
Record ID harm:v1:eton:2020: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 9–1 only this year, so this is the school’s own figure
- High grades: reason codes
- assessment-regime exclusion
- High grades: precision
- 1 decimal place, as printed
- Top grades: basis
- GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 only this year, so this is the school’s own figure
- Top grades: reason codes
- assessment-regime exclusion
- Top grades: precision
- 1 decimal place, as printed
- C/4+: basis
- GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 only this year; from the school’s printed grade counts
- C/4+: reason codes
- assessment-regime exclusion
- C/4+: precision
- Exact, from printed counts
- Grade 9: basis
- GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 only this year, so this is the school’s own figure
- Grade 9: reason codes
- assessment-regime exclusion
- Grade 9: precision
- 0 decimal places, as printed
- 9–1: entries
- 2799 (sum of printed grade counts (they reproduce every printed percentage))
- Which exams were sat: evidence
- 9-1: 2 school or ISC records (e.g. new:eton:2020:gcse-accounts)
- Which exams were sat: evidence
- School statement: signed 2020 GCSE sheet, every syllabus 9–1 (https://www.etoncollege.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/GCSEStatistics2020.pdf)
- Which exams were sat: note
- Eton’s signed 2020 GCSE sheet lists every syllabus by board and code, all graded 9–1 (2,799 grades).
Source references
OLDER_ETON_GCSE_2020· Eton GCSE Statistics, Summer 2020; 12 October 2020
Method and version
- Method
harm-v1 1.0.0- Inputs digest
sha256:e3ae8dabe6b51efe294ab1dd1d3989fb06dad733e843ef82fd7f5a2f86be2b83- Qualification mix
9-1 (school-statement)