King’s College School, Wimbledon, GCSE 2014: 76.7% of 1,619 entries at top grades (A* or 9–8)

Compared

76.7%

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

of 1,619 entries. GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 76.7% of 1,619 entries, as printed

The school’s figure: 76.7%. The same figure: it is the school’s own.

The original grades

A*–G: 76.7. 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.	96.8% of 1,619 entries	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE A–G: A–A of 1,619
GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8)A* or 9–8 is a convention: grade 9 is rarer than A* was.	76.7% of 1,619 entries	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE A–G: A 76.7% of 1,619
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 1,619 entries	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE A–G: A–C of 1,619
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 1,568 of 1,619 entries
Top grades: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 76.7% of 1,619 entries, as printed
C/4+: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A*–C 1,618 of 1,619 entries

The results used in the calculation

A*–G, 1,619 entries: King’s College School, Wimbledon: GCSE results, 2014, A*-G · King’s College School, Wimbledon, GCSE/IGCSE 2014: 76.7% of 1,619 entries graded A*

Cite this figure

King’s College School, Wimbledon, 2014, GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8): 76.7% (comparable figure, our calculation; GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 76.7% of 1,619 entries, as printed). Method harm-v1. Records: fig:kcs_gcse_headline:13, research:kcs:2014:gap-audit:isc-annual-gcse-letter-derived. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/harm:v1:kcs:2014:gcse/

Record details

Record ID harm:v1:kcs:2014: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; from the grade counts in the school’s ISC return
High grades: precision: Exact, from printed counts
Top grades: basis: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G only this year, so this is the figure held from a secondary source
Top grades: precision: 1 decimal place, as printed
C/4+: basis: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G only this year; from the grade counts in the school’s ISC return
C/4+: precision: Exact, from printed counts
Grade 9: reason: No entries were graded 9–1 this year, so there is no grade-9 figure.
A*–G: entries: 1619 (entries from research:kcs:2014:gap-audit:isc-annual-gcse-letter-derived (its counts reproduce every printed percentage))
Which exams were sat: evidence: A*-G: 4 school or ISC records (e.g. fig:kcs_gcse_headline:13); 14 DfE rows (e.g. research:kcs:2014:dfe-ks4-gcse-certificates-1-5919)
Which exams were sat: evidence: GCSE 9–1 was first awarded in 2017, so every entry was graded A*–G.

Source references

FB13 · Our research file (not public). A compilation we made of the schools’ and universities’ full tables, for our own research. (as recorded: “controlling full-table base”)
FB146 · Our research file (not public). A companion file we made for seven schools, with our list of archived copies of their web pages. (as recorded: “latest seven-school companion and Wayback/destination lock”)
public-source-150ef77b0f83a455 · KCS Wimbledon · GCSE and IGCSE results · 2017–2025 chronological pack. King’s College School’s own GCSE and IGCSE results tables for 2017–2025, gathered in date order for our research. · controlling modern candidate and subject-entry denominators; records the 2018 Additional Mathematics exclusion and the numbered/lettered entry split
KCS_OKC_1990 · Old King's Club Newsletter 78 · Summer 1990 examination results · primary contemporary KCS report: A-level candidates and entry-grade counts; GCSE candidates split between Upper and Lower Fifth and entry-grade counts
KCS_OKC_1991 · Old King's Club Newsletter 80 · Summer 1991 examination results · primary contemporary KCS report: A-level candidates and printed grade counts/percentages; GCSE candidates split between Upper and Lower Fifth with A–C counts only
KCS_OKC_1995 · Old King's Club Newsletter 87 · Summer 1995 examination results · primary contemporary KCS report: exact A-level candidates/entries and exact GCSE A* count/share; GCSE total denominator not printed
KCS_OKC_1996 · Old King's Club Newsletter 89 · Summer 1996 examination results · primary contemporary KCS report: exact A-level candidates/entries and exact GCSE entry total
KCS_OKC_1997 · Old King's Club Newsletter 91 · Summer 1997 examination results · primary contemporary KCS report: exact A-level and GCSE candidate and subject-entry totals
KCS_OKC_2003 · Old King's Club Newsletter 103 · Summer 2003 examination results · primary contemporary KCS report: A-level, IB, combined Upper Sixth and GCSE candidate counts plus A-level/GCSE subject-exam totals
KCS_OKC_2004 · Old King's Club Newsletter 105 · Summer 2004 examination results · primary contemporary KCS report: A-level, IB, combined Upper Sixth and GCSE candidate counts plus A-level/GCSE subject-exam totals
SIX_AUDIT_5267E41AEE994E77 · ISC 2014 examination results — TOTAL · Exact publication checked for the named qualification, year and source population

Method and version

Method: harm-v1 1.0.0
Inputs digest: sha256:7ba076bcf3b182e82ef3e5f06aae7b84805c9994394ebb7baee43e09ac198c19
Qualification mix: A*-G (by-definition)

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