King’s College School, Wimbledon, GCSE 2005: 57.7% at top grades (A* or 9–8)

Compared

57.7%

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

The school’s figure: 57.7%. The same figure: it is the school’s own.

The original grades

A*–G: 57.7. Subjects and grades

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.	89.8%	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE A–G: A–A 89.8%
GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8)A* or 9–8 is a convention: grade 9 is rarer than A* was.	57.7%	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE A–G: A 57.7%
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.	99.7%	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE A–G: A–C 99.7%
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 89.8%, as printed
Top grades: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 57.7%, as printed
C/4+: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A*–C 99.7%, as printed

The results used in the calculation

A*–G: King’s College School, Wimbledon, GCSE/IGCSE 2005: 57.7% of entries graded A*

Cite this figure

King’s College School, Wimbledon, 2005, GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8): 57.7% (comparable figure, our calculation; GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 57.7%, as printed). Method harm-v1. Records: research:kcs:2005:gap-audit:school-2011-full-course-series. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/harm:v1:kcs:2005:gcse/

Record details

Record ID harm:v1:kcs:2005: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 school’s own figure
High grades: precision: 1 decimal place, as printed
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+: basis: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G only this year, so this is the school’s own figure
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: unknown (no entry count printed)
Which exams were sat: evidence: A*-G: 2 school or ISC records (e.g. research:kcs:2005:gap-audit:school-2011-full-course-series)
Which exams were sat: evidence: GCSE 9–1 was first awarded in 2017, so every entry was graded A*–G.

Source references

SIX_AUDIT_2A4FFBC4A6DD7A49 · King’s College School GCSE/IGCSE results: archived school publication · Exact publication checked for the named qualification, year and source population

Method and version

Method: harm-v1 1.0.0
Inputs digest: sha256:45f532ff11ed5e56538f6048a6d668fdd1072b8bc84f4c5bf88bdbf454d1f6cb
Qualification mix: A*-G (by-definition)

King’s College School, Wimbledon: exam results · How comparable figures work