Harrow School, GCSE 2008: 46.1% of 1,616 entries at top grades (A* or 9–8)

Compared

46.1%

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

of 1,616 entries. GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 46.1% of 1,616 entries, as printed

The school’s figure: 46.1%. The same figure: it is the school’s own.

The original grades

A*–G: 46.1

This year’s exams: A*–G GCSEs only.

We know because the qualification is the only one it could be.

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.	81.6% of 1,616 entries	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE A–G: A–A 81.62% of 1,616
GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8)A* or 9–8 is a convention: grade 9 is rarer than A* was.	46.1% of 1,616 entries	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE A–G: A 46.1% of 1,616
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.	99.6% of 1,616 entries	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE A–G: A–C 99.63% of 1,616
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 81.62% of 1,616 entries, as printed
Top grades: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 46.1% of 1,616 entries, as printed
C/4+: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A*–C 99.63% of 1,616 entries, as printed

The results used in the calculation

A*–G, 1,616 entries: Harrow School, GCSE/IGCSE 2008: 46.1% of entries graded A*

Cite this figure

Harrow School, 2008, GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8): 46.1% (comparable figure, our calculation; GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 46.1% of 1,616 entries, as printed). Method harm-v1. Records: research:harrow:2008:isc:gcse-full-short. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/harm:v1:harrow:2008:gcse/

Record details

Record ID harm:v1:harrow:2008: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: 2 decimal places, 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: 1 decimal place, 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: 2 decimal places, as printed
Grade 9: reason: No entries were graded 9–1 this year, so there is no grade-9 figure.
A*–G: entries: 1616 (printed entries)
Which exams were sat: evidence: A*-G: 1 school or ISC record (e.g. research:harrow:2008: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_69B957A6B74E · ISC 2008 examination results — gcse school return

Method and version

Method: harm-v1 1.0.0
Inputs digest: sha256:b15bee28b4fc71427acf2bb1822925de21e922bca8c17407039ccf8a8e6719cc
Qualification mix: A*-G (by-definition)

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