Harrow School · GCSE · summer 2009

2006–09 · The A* arrives

Harrow School, GCSE 2009: 50.8% of 1,683 entries at top grades (A* or 9–8)

Compared

50.8%

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

of 1,683 entries. GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 50.8% of 1,683 entries, as printed

The school’s figure: 50.8%. The same figure: it is the school’s own.

The original grades

A*–G: 50.8

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 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. 86.5% of 1,683 entries The same: it is the school’s own figure GCSE A*–G: A*–A 86.51% of 1,683
GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8)A* or 9–8 is a convention: grade 9 is rarer than A* was. 50.8% of 1,683 entries The same: it is the school’s own figure GCSE A*–G: A* 50.8% of 1,683
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 1,683 entries The same: it is the school’s own figure GCSE A*–G: A*–C 99.88% of 1,683
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 86.51% of 1,683 entries, as printed
  • Top grades: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 50.8% of 1,683 entries, as printed
  • C/4+: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A*–C 99.88% of 1,683 entries, as printed

The results used in the calculation

Cite this figure

Harrow School, 2009, GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8): 50.8% (comparable figure, our calculation; GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 50.8% of 1,683 entries, as printed). Method harm-v1. Records: research:harrow:2009:isc:gcse-full-short. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/harm:v1:harrow:2009:gcse/

Record details

Record ID harm:v1:harrow:2009: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
1683 (printed entries)
Which exams were sat: evidence
A*-G: 1 school or ISC record (e.g. research:harrow:2009: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

Method and version

Method
harm-v1 1.0.0
Inputs digest
sha256:c97c972aba08779998afc4de5c6cb00d6939ba13f5ab4bb378b0310ba48634de
Qualification mix
A*-G (by-definition)

Harrow School: exam results · How comparable figures work

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