King’s College School, Wimbledon, GCSE 2017: 83.4% of 1,663 entries at top grades (A* or 9–8)

Compared

83.4%

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

of 1,663 entries. GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 1,387 of 1,663 entries

The school’s figure: 83.4%. The same figure: it is the school’s own.

The original grades

A*–G: no full grade table in this record. Subjects and grades

This year’s exams: A*–G GCSEs only.

We know because the school says so.

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 1,663 entries	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE A–G: A–A of 1,663
GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8)A* or 9–8 is a convention: grade 9 is rarer than A* was.	83.4% of 1,663 entries	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE A–G: A of 1,663
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.	100.0% of 1,663 entries	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE A–G: A–C of 1,663
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 1,610 of 1,663 entries
Top grades: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 1,387 of 1,663 entries
C/4+: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A*–C 1,663 of 1,663 entries

The results used in the calculation

A*–G, 1,663 entries: King’s College School, Wimbledon, GCSE/IGCSE 2017: 83.4% of 1,663 entries graded A*

Cite this figure

King’s College School, Wimbledon, 2017, GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8): 83.4% (comparable figure, our calculation; GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 1,387 of 1,663 entries). Method harm-v1. Records: research:kcs:2017:gap-audit:isc-annual-gcse-letter-derived. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/harm:v1:kcs:2017:gcse/

Record details

Record ID harm:v1:kcs:2017: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; from the grade counts in the school’s ISC return
Top grades: precision: Exact, from printed counts
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: 1663 (printed entries)
Which exams were sat: evidence: A*-G: 2 school or ISC records (e.g. research:kcs:2017:gap-audit:isc-annual-gcse-letter-derived); 22 DfE rows (e.g. research:kcs:2017:dfe-ks4-2-astar-g-11291)
Which exams were sat: evidence: 9-1: 3 DfE rows (e.g. research:kcs:2017:dfe-ks4-1-gcse-91-1457)
Which exams were sat: evidence: School statement: KCS GCSE/IGCSE results 2024, 2017 row 83.4% / 96.8% (owner-supplied KCS results series)
Which exams were sat: note: KCS’s own results series reprints 2017 at 83.4% A* and 96.8% A*–A, exactly the lettered grades in its ISC return (1,387 A* of 1,663 entries). The three one-entry 9–1 rows in the government’s end-of-KS4 file may include qualifications taken earlier.

Source references

SIX_AUDIT_07CA9AC51F4E729B · ISC 2017 examination results — BOYS AND GIRLS · Exact publication checked for the named qualification, year and source population

Method and version

Method: harm-v1 1.0.0
Inputs digest: sha256:86948560fdc2f2d8aac92b8e73328f252bd2500e9baeaff73bf18e1ccec39eb0
Qualification mix: A*-G (school-statement)

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