Eton College · GCSE · summer 2026
Eton College, GCSE 2026: 85.4% of 2,728 entries at top grades (A* or 9–8)
Compared
85.4%
GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8) · Comparable figure · 9–1 GCSEs only this year; the school’s own figure is used
of 2,728 entries. GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–8 85.4% of 2,728 entries, as printed
The school’s figure: 85.4%. The same figure: it is the school’s own.
The original grades
9–1: 9 1,680 · 8 649 · 7 269 · 6 96 · 5 23 · 4 5
This year’s exams: 9–1 GCSEs only.
We know because the school says so.
See the page it came fromSource pages: GCSE high grades (A*–A or 9–7)
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9–1
Exam Code Entries (count) 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 U Q X
GCSE Overall 2728 61.58 23.79 9.86 3.52 0.84 0.18 0.11 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.04
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The school’s figure · High grades
95.2%
of 2,728 entries
GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–7 95.2% of 2,728 entries, as printed
How the figure is calculatedThe page it came from
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9–1
Exam Code Entries (count) 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 U Q X
GCSE Overall 2728 61.58 23.79 9.86 3.52 0.84 0.18 0.11 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.04
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The school’s figure · Top grades
85.4%
of 2,728 entries
GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–8 85.4% of 2,728 entries, as printed
How the figure is calculatedSource pages: GCSE C/4 or better (A*–C or 9–4)
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9–1
Exam Code Entries (count) 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 U Q X
GCSE Overall 2728 61.58 23.79 9.86 3.52 0.84 0.18 0.11 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.04
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The school’s figure · C/4+
99.8%
of 2,728 entries
GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–4 2,722 of 2,728 entries
How the figure is calculatedSource pages: GCSE grade 9 (9–1 entries only)
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9–1
Exam Code Entries (count) 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 U Q X
GCSE Overall 2728 61.58 23.79 9.86 3.52 0.84 0.18 0.11 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.04
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The school’s figure · Grade 9
61.6%
of the 2,728 entries graded 9–1
GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9 61.6% of 2,728 entries, as printed
How the figure is calculated| 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. | 95.2% of 2,728 entries | The same: it is the school’s own figure | GCSE 9–1: 9–7 95.2% of 2,728 |
| GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8)A* or 9–8 is a convention: grade 9 is rarer than A* was. | 85.4% of 2,728 entries | The same: it is the school’s own figure | GCSE 9–1: 9–8 85.4% of 2,728 |
| 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 2,728 entries | The same: it is the school’s own figure | GCSE 9–1: 9–4 of 2,728 |
| GCSE grade 9 (9–1 entries only) | 61.6% of 2,728 entries (of the 2,728 entries graded 9–1) | The same: it is the school’s own figure | GCSE 9–1: 9 61.6% of 2,728 |
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 95.2% of 2,728 entries, as printed
- Top grades: GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–8 85.4% of 2,728 entries, as printed
- C/4+: GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–4 2,722 of 2,728 entries
- Grade 9: GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9 61.6% of 2,728 entries, as printed
The results used in the calculation
- 9–1, 2,728 entries: Eton College, GCSE/IGCSE 2026: 61.6% of 2,728 entries at grade 9
Cite this figure
Eton College, 2026, GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8): 85.4% (comparable figure, our calculation; GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–8 85.4% of 2,728 entries, as printed). Method harm-v1. Records: research:eton:2026:school-sheet-gcse-distribution. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/harm:v1:eton:2026:gcse/
Record details
Record ID harm:v1:eton:2026: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; from the school’s printed grade counts
- 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: precision
- 1 decimal place, as printed
- 9–1: entries
- 2728 (printed entries)
- Which exams were sat: evidence
- 9-1: 1 school or ISC record (e.g. research:eton:2026:school-sheet-gcse-distribution)
- Which exams were sat: evidence
- School statement: signed 2026 GCSE sheet, every syllabus 9–1, 2,728 grades (https://www.etoncollege.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/GCSE-Summer-2026-Statistics-1.pdf)
- Which exams were sat: evidence
- School statement: results page, 2026 links a “Grades 9-1” sheet (https://www.etoncollege.com/inside-the-classroom/exam-results/)
- Which exams were sat: note
- Eton’s signed 2026 GCSE sheet lists every syllabus by board and code, all graded 9–1 (2,728 grades), and its results page names it “2026 GCSE Results, Grades 9-1”.
Source references
ETON_2026_GCSE_STATISTICS_PDF· Eton College GCSE Summer 2026 StatisticsETON_2026_EXAM_RESULTS_HUB_20261111· Eton College exam results · Official school index establishing document provenance
Method and version
- Method
harm-v1 1.0.0- Inputs digest
sha256:b7eb7219400da057d11ed7e5ea14c7fb82cc808afb0b5fc0c5c1ffaba34b0105- Qualification mix
9-1 (school-statement)