King’s College School, Wimbledon · GCSE · summer 1996
King’s College School, Wimbledon, GCSE 1996: 30.3% of 1,550 entries at top grades (A* or 9–8)
Compared
30.3%
GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8) · Comparable figure · A*–G GCSEs only this year; the school’s own figure is used
of 1,550 entries. GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 30.3% of 1,550 entries, as printed
The school’s figure: 30.3%. The same figure: it is the school’s own.
The original grades
A*–G: 30.3
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) | No figureRounding leaves a range wider than one percentage point, so we do not show a single result. | No combined figure from the school | GCSE A*–G: A*–A of 1,550 |
| GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8)A* or 9–8 is a convention: grade 9 is rarer than A* was. | 30.3% of 1,550 entries | The same: it is the school’s own figure | GCSE A*–G: A* 30.3% of 1,550 |
| GCSE C/4 or better (A*–C or 9–4) | No figureRounding leaves a range wider than one percentage point, so we do not show a single result. | No combined figure from the school | GCSE A*–G: A*–C of 1,550 |
| 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.
- Top grades: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 30.3% of 1,550 entries, as printed
The results used in the calculation
- A*–G, 1,550 entries: King’s College School, Wimbledon, GCSE/IGCSE 1996: 30.3% of 1,550 entries graded A*
Cite this figure
King’s College School, Wimbledon, 1996, GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8): 30.3% (comparable figure, our calculation; GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 30.3% of 1,550 entries, as printed). Method harm-v1. Records: research:kcs:1996:gcse-igcse:okc-01729e7330bc. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/harm:v1:kcs:1996:gcse/
Record details
Record ID harm:v1:kcs:1996: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: reason
- GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A*–A was not printed, and the printed neighbouring bands leave a range wider than 1 point (30.3–100.0%)
- High grades: reason codes
- range wider than 1 point
- Top grades: basis
- GCSE/IGCSE A*–G only this year, so this is the school’s own figure
- Top grades: precision
- 1 decimal place, as printed
- C/4+: reason
- GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A*–C was not printed, and the printed neighbouring bands leave a range wider than 1 point (30.3–100.0%)
- C/4+: reason codes
- range wider than 1 point
- Grade 9: reason
- No entries were graded 9–1 this year, so there is no grade-9 figure.
- A*–G: entries
- 1550 (printed entries)
- Which exams were sat: evidence
- A*-G: 3 school or ISC records (e.g. fig:kcs_gcse_headline:3)
- Which exams were sat: evidence
- GCSE 9–1 was first awarded in 2017, so every entry was graded A*–G.
Source references
REV_01729E7330BC· Old King’s Club Newsletter 89, October 1996
Method and version
- Method
harm-v1 1.0.0- Inputs digest
sha256:d7da2b3dc6d9dfc2955ad09dac6b6cbc70515cd400271ff370155a2e2b0af7ba- Qualification mix
A*-G (by-definition)
King’s College School, Wimbledon: exam results · How comparable figures work