Eton College · GCSE · summer 2020

Eton College, GCSE 2020: 96.5% of 2,799 entries at high grades (A*–A or 9–7)

Comparable figure · 9–1 GCSEs only this year, so it is the school’s own figure How comparable figures work

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.

Three figures for each grade band, never merged
Grade bandComparable 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 we built it

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 records it is built from

Cite this figure

Eton College, 2020, GCSE high grades (A*–A or 9–7): 96.5% (comparable figure, our calculation; GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–7 96.5% 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

Method and version

Method
harm-v1 1.0.0
Inputs digest
sha256:869ed68560292aceb08d22be4b7e7807f409fdbc3ba50edc9f7ffab2e4c4562c
Qualification mix
9-1 (school-statement)

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