Harrow School · GCSE · summer 2007
Harrow School, GCSE 2007: 45.7% of 1,564 entries at top grades (A* or 9–8)
Compared
45.7%
GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8) · Comparable figure · A*–G GCSEs only this year; the school’s own figure is used
of 1,564 entries. GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 45.65% of 1,564 entries, as printed
The school’s figure: 45.7%. The same figure: it is the school’s own.
The original grades
A*–G: 45.65
This year’s exams: A*–G GCSEs only.
We know because the qualification is the only one it could be.
| 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. | 84.4% of 1,564 entries | The same: it is the school’s own figure | GCSE A*–G: A*–A 84.4% of 1,564 |
| GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8)A* or 9–8 is a convention: grade 9 is rarer than A* was. | 45.7% of 1,564 entries | The same: it is the school’s own figure | GCSE A*–G: A* 45.65% of 1,564 |
| 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 1,564 entries | The same: it is the school’s own figure | GCSE A*–G: A*–C 100.0% of 1,564 |
| GCSE grade 9 (9–1 entries only) | No figure | No combined figure from the school | — |
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 A*–G A*–A 84.4% of 1,564 entries, as printed
- Top grades: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 45.65% of 1,564 entries, as printed
- C/4+: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A*–C 100.0% of 1,564 entries, as printed
The results used in the calculation
- A*–G, 1,564 entries: Harrow School, GCSE/IGCSE 2007: 45.65% of entries graded A*
Cite this figure
Harrow School, 2007, GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8): 45.7% (comparable figure, our calculation; GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 45.65% of 1,564 entries, as printed). Method harm-v1. Records: research:harrow:2007:isc:gcse-full-short. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/harm:v1:harrow:2007:gcse/
Record details
Record ID harm:v1:harrow:2007: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 A*–G only this year, so this is the figure in the school’s ISC return
- High grades: precision
- 1 decimal place, as printed
- Top grades: basis
- GCSE/IGCSE A*–G only this year, so this is the figure in the school’s ISC return
- Top grades: precision
- 2 decimal places, as printed
- C/4+: basis
- GCSE/IGCSE A*–G only this year, so this is the figure in the school’s ISC return
- C/4+: precision
- 1 decimal place, as printed
- Grade 9: reason
- No entries were graded 9–1 this year, so there is no grade-9 figure.
- A*–G: entries
- 1564 (printed entries)
- Which exams were sat: evidence
- A*-G: 1 school or ISC record (e.g. research:harrow:2007:isc:gcse-full-short)
- Which exams were sat: evidence
- GCSE 9–1 was first awarded in 2017, so every entry was graded A*–G.
Source references
REV_UI_ISC_D145289576B3· ISC 2007 examination results — gcse school return
Method and version
- Method
harm-v1 1.0.0- Inputs digest
sha256:24f80817c92b886d920ca30031ebcdba3e1fdcae564f6cd5a18519d2c0e3a5e5- Qualification mix
A*-G (by-definition)