King’s College School, Wimbledon · sixth form · summer 2023

King’s College School, Wimbledon, sixth form 2023: 53.2% of 735 entries at A* or equivalent

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53.2%

A* or equivalent, all sixth-form exams · Comparable figure · our calculation

of 735 entries

KCS’s publications differ on its 2023 A-level A* count, so A* isn’t compared this year. Its own combined figure is 53.06%; ours is 53.2%.

The school’s figure: 53.06% · The school’s combined figure, as published. It differs from TSR’s comparable figure (53.2%) by 1 entry.

Grades as sat

A level: 50.3. Subjects and grades

IB HL: 7 102 · 6 43 · 5 14 · 4 1 · 3 0. Subjects and grades

This year’s exams: A levels and IB Higher Level.

We know because the government’s tables confirm it.

Three figures for each grade band, never merged
Grade band	Comparable figure (our calculation)	The school’s figure (as the school published it)	Original grades
A*–A or equivalent, all sixth-form examsCambridge aligns Pre-U D3 with A and UCAS scores IB 6 like an A.	84.5% of 735 entries	84.49% · The school’s combined figure, as publishedIt matches TSR’s comparable figure (84.5%).	A level: A*–A 82.8% of 575 IB Higher Level: 7–6 90.63% of 160
A* or equivalent, all sixth-form exams	53.2% of 735 entriesLeft out of comparisons: Publications disagree about a figure it is built from.	53.06% · The school’s combined figure, as publishedIt differs from TSR’s comparable figure (53.2%) by 1 entry.	A level: A* 50.3% of 575 IB Higher Level: 7 63.75% of 160
A*–B or equivalent, all sixth-form examsIB Higher Level 5 counts as B by the schools’ convention; UCAS scores it like a C.	94.8% of 735 entries	94.83% · The school’s combined figure, as publishedIt matches TSR’s comparable figure (94.8%).	A level: A*–B 93.6% of 575 IB Higher Level: 7–5 99.38% of 160

How we built it

The number of entries at or above the band, across every exam system, divided by all the entries. We never average two percentages.

A*–A or equiv.: A level A*–A 476 + IB Higher Level 7–6 145 = 621 of 735 entries
A* or equiv.: A level A* 289 + IB Higher Level 7 102 = 391 of 735 entries
A*–B or equiv.: A level A*–B 538 + IB Higher Level 7–5 159 = 697 of 735 entries

The records it is built from

A level, 575 entries: King’s College School, Wimbledon, A level 2023: 82.8% of 575 entries graded A*–A
IB Higher Level, 160 entries: King’s College School, Wimbledon: IB Higher Level results, 2023 · King’s College School, Wimbledon: IB 2023, 2023, IB, IB grades 7–1; HL and SL separately identified

Cite this figure

King’s College School, Wimbledon, 2023, A* or equivalent, all sixth-form exams: 53.2% (comparable figure, our calculation; A level A* 289 + IB Higher Level 7 102 = 391 of 735 entries). Method harm-v1. Records: fig:kcs_alevel_only:14, fig:kcs_ib_hl:11, research:kcs:2023:gap-audit:isc-later-ib-hl. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/harm:v1:kcs:2023:sixth-form/

Record details

Record ID harm:v1:kcs:2023:sixth-form. Quote it if you report a problem.

As recorded

The record’s own wording, where this page puts it in plainer words.

A*–A or equiv.: basis: Weighted by entries across A level and IB Higher Level
A*–A or equiv.: precision: Exact, from printed counts
A* or equiv.: basis: Weighted by entries across A level and IB Higher Level
A* or equiv.: note: A level: the school’s publications give different A-level A* figures for 2023, and the difference is not settled.
A* or equiv.: note: A level: a recorded check of a figure used here against its original document found a conflict that is not settled.
A* or equiv.: reason codes: source disagreement
A* or equiv.: precision: Exact, from printed counts
A*–B or equiv.: basis: Weighted by entries across A level and IB Higher Level
A*–B or equiv.: precision: Exact, from printed counts
A level: entries: 575 (printed entries)
IB Higher Level: entries: 160 (printed entries)
Which exams were sat: evidence: A level: 4 school or ISC records (e.g. fig:kcs_alevel_only:14); 43 DfE rows (e.g. research:kcs:2023:dfe-ks5-institution-aggregated-results-5714)
Which exams were sat: evidence: IB HL: 4 school or ISC records (e.g. fig:kcs_combined_alevel_ib:15); 53 DfE rows (e.g. research:kcs:2023:dfe-ks5-institution-aggregated-results-5743)
The school’s figure: The school’s combined figure, as published (fig:kcs_combined_alevel_ib:15)

Source references

public-source-d33709b36604f2d2 · KCS Wimbledon · A-level and IB results · 2017–2025 chronological pack. King’s College School’s own A-level and IB results tables for 2017–2025, gathered in date order for our research. · controlling school-result tables for modern A-level pathway counts, actual A-level takers, A-level entries, IB candidates, IB Higher-Level entries and the unique combined cohort
SIX_AUDIT_2762DEDD08C66696 · ISC 2023 school IB 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:bb8acf801816b40d86e9bd88fdaba89ea6abf43e129560aa19d1ba86c1ade1b3
Qualification mix: A level, IB HL (government-table)

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