Latymer Upper School, GCSE 2006: 30.2% of 1,261 entries at top grades (A* or 9–8)

Compared

30.2%

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

of 1,261 entries. GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 30.24% of 1,261 entries, as printed

The school’s figure: 30.2%. The same figure: it is the school’s own.

The original grades

A*–G: 30.24. 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.	73.5% of 1,261 entries	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE A–G: A–A 73.52% of 1,261
GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8)A* or 9–8 is a convention: grade 9 is rarer than A* was.	30.2% of 1,261 entries	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE A–G: A 30.24% of 1,261
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.	99.5% of 1,261 entries	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE A–G: A–C 99.48% of 1,261
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 73.52% of 1,261 entries, as printed
Top grades: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 30.24% of 1,261 entries, as printed
C/4+: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A*–C 99.48% of 1,261 entries, as printed

The results used in the calculation

A*–G, 1,261 entries: Latymer Upper School, GCSE/IGCSE 2006: 30.24% of entries graded A*

Cite this figure

Latymer Upper School, 2006, GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8): 30.2% (comparable figure, our calculation; GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 30.24% of 1,261 entries, as printed). Method harm-v1. Records: research:latymer-upper:2006:gcse-igcse:isc-2006-combined-full-and-short-courses. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/harm:v1:latymer-upper:2006:gcse/

Record details

Record ID harm:v1:latymer-upper:2006: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 figure in the school’s ISC return
High grades: note: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G: the publication used here prints grade counts that do not reproduce every percentage it prints over 1,261 entries
High grades: precision: 2 decimal places, as printed
Top grades: basis: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G only this year, so this is the figure in the school’s ISC return
Top grades: note: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G: the publication used here prints grade counts that do not reproduce every percentage it prints over 1,261 entries
Top grades: precision: 2 decimal places, as printed
C/4+: basis: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G only this year, so this is the figure in the school’s ISC return
C/4+: note: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G: the publication used here prints grade counts that do not reproduce every percentage it prints over 1,261 entries
C/4+: precision: 2 decimal places, as printed
Grade 9: reason: No entries were graded 9–1 this year, so there is no grade-9 figure.
A*–G: entries: 1261 (printed entries)
A*–G: inconsistency: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G: the publication used here prints grade counts that do not reproduce every percentage it prints over 1,261 entries
Which exams were sat: evidence: A*-G: 1 school or ISC record (e.g. research:latymer-upper:2006:gcse-igcse:isc-2006-combined-full-and-short-courses)
Which exams were sat: evidence: GCSE 9–1 was first awarded in 2017, so every entry was graded A*–G.

Source references

REV_BDFC4EEBF044 · ISC 2006 examination results: GCSEResultsFinal20061002

Method and version

Method: harm-v1 1.0.0
Inputs digest: sha256:4926c715dc08750952d5beda8da61b4f77713996ae62134b32097c6630580331
Qualification mix: A*-G (by-definition)

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