King’s College School, Wimbledon, GCSE 2019: 82.7% of 1,698 entries at top grades (A* or 9–8)

Range, not compared

82.7%

GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8) · Comparable figure · our calculation

of 1,698 entries

KCS Wimbledon’s publications give different numbered GCSE figures for 2019. We show the figure but don’t compare it.

The original grades

A*–G: 82.3. Subjects and grades

9–1: 82.8. Subjects and grades

This year’s exams: A*–G GCSEs and 9–1 GCSEs.

We know because the government’s tables confirm it.

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.	96.6% of 1,698 entriesLeft out of comparisons: The publications disagree about one of the figures used in this calculation.	No combined figure from the school	GCSE A–G: A–A 98.5% of 260 GCSE 9–1: 9–7 96.3% of 1,438
GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8)A* or 9–8 is a convention: grade 9 is rarer than A* was.	82.7% of 1,698 entriesLeft out of comparisons: The publications disagree about one of the figures used in this calculation.	No combined figure from the school	GCSE A–G: A 82.3% of 260 GCSE 9–1: 9–8 82.8% of 1,438
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 100.0% of 260 GCSE 9–1: 9–4 of 1,438
GCSE grade 9 (9–1 entries only)	57.1% of 1,438 entriesLeft out of comparisons: The publications disagree about one of the figures used in this calculation. (of the 1,438 entries graded 9–1)	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE 9–1: 9 57.1% of 1,438

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 256 + GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–7 1,385 = 1,641 of 1,698 entries
Top grades: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 214 + GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–8 1,190–1,191 = 1,404–1,405 of 1,698 entries (82.7%: the school’s rounding leaves this much room)
C/4+: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A*–C 260 + GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–4 1,385–1,438 = 1,645–1,698 of 1,698 entries
Grade 9: GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9 57.1% of 1,438 entries, as printed

The results used in the calculation

A*–G, 260 entries: King’s College School, Wimbledon, GCSE/IGCSE 2019: 82.3% of 260 entries graded A*
9–1, 1,438 entries: King’s College School, Wimbledon: GCSE results, 2019, 9-1

Cite this figure

King’s College School, Wimbledon, 2019, GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8): 82.7% (comparable figure, our calculation; GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 214 + GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–8 1,190–1,191 = 1,404–1,405 of 1,698 entries). Method harm-v1. Records: research:kcs:2019:gap-audit:isc-later-gcse-letter, fig:kcs_gcse_headline:18. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/harm:v1:kcs:2019:gcse/

Record details

Record ID harm:v1:kcs:2019: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: Weighted by entries across GCSE/IGCSE A*–G and GCSE/IGCSE 9–1
High grades: note: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G: the school’s publications give different A*–A figures for 2019, and the difference is not settled.
High grades: note: GCSE/IGCSE 9–1: the school’s publications give different 9–7 figures for 2019, and the difference is not settled.
High grades: reason codes: source disagreement
High grades: precision: Exact, from printed counts
Top grades: basis: Weighted by entries across GCSE/IGCSE A*–G and GCSE/IGCSE 9–1
Top grades: note: GCSE/IGCSE 9–1: the school’s publications give different 9–8 figures for 2019, and the difference is not settled.
Top grades: reason codes: source disagreement
Top grades: precision: A range: the printed percentages allow more than one whole number of entries
C/4+: reason: the printed percentages leave a range wider than 1 point (96.9–100.0%)
C/4+: reason codes: range wider than 1 point
Grade 9: basis: Grade 9 counts only the entries graded 9–1, and this year also had A*–G entries, so this is the school’s own figure for those entries
Grade 9: note: GCSE/IGCSE 9–1: the school’s publications give different grade 9 figures for 2019, and the difference is not settled.
Grade 9: reason codes: source disagreement
Grade 9: precision: 1 decimal place, as printed
A*–G: entries: 260 (printed entries)
9–1: entries: 1438 (printed entries)
9–1: note: Other figures the school printed for the same entries are not used, because their bands disagree with the ones used here.
Which exams were sat: evidence: A*-G: 1 school or ISC record (e.g. research:kcs:2019:gap-audit:isc-later-gcse-letter); 1 DfE row (e.g. research:kcs:2019:dfe-ks4-institution-results-84294)
Which exams were sat: evidence: 9-1: 3 school or ISC records (e.g. fig:kcs_gcse_detailed_9_1:1); 10 DfE rows (e.g. research:kcs:2019:dfe-ks4-institution-results-84248)

Source references

SIX_AUDIT_B4255BE3DEEF9D9E · ISC 2019 school examination results — BOYS AND GIRLS · Exact publication checked for the named qualification, year and source population
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

Method and version

Method: harm-v1 1.0.0
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Qualification mix: A*-G, 9-1 (government-table)

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