Godolphin and Latymer School, GCSE 2023: 87.9% of 1,152 entries at top grades (A* or 9–8)

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87.9%

GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8) · Comparable figure · 9–1 GCSEs only this year; the school’s own figure is used

of 1,152 entries

Godolphin & Latymer’s publications give different numbered GCSE figures for 2023. We show the figure but don’t compare it.

The school’s figure: 87.9%. The same figure: it is the school’s own.

The original grades

9–1: 87.9. Subjects and grades

This year’s exams: 9–1 GCSEs only.

We know because the school says so.

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.	96.9% of 1,152 entries	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE 9–1: 9–7 96.9% of 1,152
GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8)A* or 9–8 is a convention: grade 9 is rarer than A* was.	87.9% of 1,152 entriesLeft out of comparisons: The publications disagree about one of the figures used in this calculation.	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE 9–1: 9–8 87.9% of 1,152
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 1,152 entries	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE 9–1: 9–4 100.0% of 1,152
GCSE grade 9 (9–1 entries only)	67.1% of 1,152 entries (of the 1,152 entries graded 9–1)	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE 9–1: 9 67.1% of 1,152

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 96.9% of 1,152 entries, as printed
Top grades: GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–8 87.9% of 1,152 entries, as printed
C/4+: GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–4 100.0% of 1,152 entries, as printed
Grade 9: GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9 67.1% of 1,152 entries, as printed

The results used in the calculation

9–1, 1,152 entries: Godolphin and Latymer School, GCSE/IGCSE 2023: 67.1% of 1,152 entries at grade 9

Cite this figure

Godolphin and Latymer School, 2023, GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8): 87.9% (comparable figure, our calculation; GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–8 87.9% of 1,152 entries, as printed). Method harm-v1. Records: ext:godolphin_latymer_gcse:9. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/harm:v1:godolphin-latymer:2023:gcse/

Record details

Record ID harm:v1:godolphin-latymer:2023: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: note: GCSE/IGCSE 9–1: the school’s publications give different 9–8 figures for 2023, and the difference is not settled.
Top grades: reason codes: source disagreement
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: 1152 (printed entries)
Which exams were sat: evidence: 9-1: 1 school or ISC record (e.g. ext:godolphin_latymer_gcse:9); 14 DfE rows (e.g. research:godolphin-latymer:2023:dfe-ks4-institution-results-4976)
Which exams were sat: evidence: School statement: 2023 results table, every entry 9–1 (ext:godolphin_latymer_gcse:9)
Which exams were sat: note: The school’s own 2023 results table, as TSR holds it, prints every entry on the 9–1 scale (1,152 entries); DfE’s table alone could not show IGCSEs.

Source references

EXT_GODOLPHIN_LATYMER_CB13C9EB · Godolphin and Latymer School · GCSE Results 2023 · 2023 · results PDF; GCSE/IGCSE 2023
EXT_GODOLPHIN_LATYMER_5454C947 · Godolphin and Latymer School · GCSE Results 2023 · 2023-08-24 · school news post; GCSE/IGCSE 2023

Method and version

Method: harm-v1 1.0.0
Inputs digest: sha256:4b45f5ab9f28dbeb44a4f162a8250a9b02187c444fea4560e30be917a5a72238
Qualification mix: 9-1 (school-statement)

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