Eton College · GCSE · summer 2024

Eton College, GCSE 2024: 92.7% of 2,766 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.

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. 92.7% of 2,766 entries The same: it is the school’s own figure GCSE 9–1: 9–7 92.7% of 2,766
GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8)A* or 9–8 is a convention: grade 9 is rarer than A* was. 79.1% of 2,766 entries The same: it is the school’s own figure GCSE 9–1: 9–8 79.1% of 2,766
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 2,766 entries The same: it is the school’s own figure GCSE 9–1: 9–4 99.9% of 2,766
GCSE grade 9 (9–1 entries only) 52.6% of 2,766 entries (of the 2,766 entries graded 9–1) The same: it is the school’s own figure GCSE 9–1: 9 52.6% of 2,766

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 92.7% of 2,766 entries, as printed
  • Top grades: GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–8 79.1% of 2,766 entries, as printed
  • C/4+: GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–4 99.9% of 2,766 entries, as printed
  • Grade 9: GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9 52.6% of 2,766 entries, as printed

The records it is built from

Cite this figure

Eton College, 2024, GCSE high grades (A*–A or 9–7): 92.7% (comparable figure, our calculation; GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–7 92.7% of 2,766 entries, as printed). Method harm-v1. Records: fig:eton_gcse_primary:5, research:eton:2024:audit-current-iGCSE-Final-Summer-Statistics-2024. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/harm:v1:eton:2024:gcse/

Record details

Record ID harm:v1:eton:2024: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: 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: precision
1 decimal place, as printed
C/4+: basis
GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 only this year, so this is the school’s own figure
C/4+: precision
1 decimal place, as printed
Grade 9: basis
GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 only this year, so this is the school’s own figure
Grade 9: precision
1 decimal place, as printed
9–1: entries
2766 (printed entries)
Which exams were sat: evidence
9-1: 3 school or ISC records (e.g. fig:eton_gcse_primary:5); 13 DfE rows (e.g. new:eton:2024:dfe-ks4-institution-results-76659)
Which exams were sat: evidence
School statement: signed 2024 GCSE sheet, every syllabus 9–1, 2,766 grades (https://www.etoncollege.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/iGCSE-Final-Summer-Statistics-2024.pdf)
Which exams were sat: evidence
School statement: results page, 2024 links a “Grades 9-1” sheet only; 2019 also has a “Grades A-E” sheet (https://www.etoncollege.com/inside-the-classroom/exam-results/)
Which exams were sat: note
Eton’s signed 2024 GCSE sheet lists every syllabus by board and code, all graded 9–1 (2,766 grades), and its results page links no letter-graded sheet for the year. Eton publishes letter-graded entries on a separate sheet when it has any, as it did in 2019.

Source references

  • FB146 · untitled document (no public link) · our research file (not public; includes archived web pages) (as recorded: “latest seven-school companion and Wayback/destination lock”)
  • SIX_AUDIT_EFBB96CC8D6E5ECC · Eton College GCSE (9–1) 2024 — 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:a795c5357e9e818b0d128ecf0399fbf0ace86de04d44f7d3357855a870353190
Qualification mix
9-1 (school-statement)

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