Latymer Upper School · GCSE · summer 2007

2006–09 · The A* arrives

Latymer Upper School, GCSE 2007: 32.6% of 1,373 entries at top grades (A* or 9–8)

Compared

32.6%

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

of 1,373 entries. GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 32.56% of 1,373 entries, as printed

The school’s figure: 32.6%. The same figure: it is the school’s own.

The original grades

A*–G: A* 447 · A 593 · B 262 · C 60 · D 10. 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 bandComparable 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. 75.8% of 1,373 entries The same: it is the school’s own figure GCSE A*–G: A*–A 75.75% of 1,373
GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8)A* or 9–8 is a convention: grade 9 is rarer than A* was. 32.6% of 1,373 entries The same: it is the school’s own figure GCSE A*–G: A* 32.56% of 1,373
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. 99.2% of 1,373 entries The same: it is the school’s own figure GCSE A*–G: A*–C 99.2% of 1,373
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 75.75% of 1,373 entries, as printed
  • Top grades: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 32.56% of 1,373 entries, as printed
  • C/4+: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A*–C 99.2% of 1,373 entries, as printed

The results used in the calculation

Cite this figure

Latymer Upper School, 2007, GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8): 32.6% (comparable figure, our calculation; GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 32.56% of 1,373 entries, as printed). Method harm-v1. Records: new:latymer-upper:2007:isc:gcse-full-short. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/harm:v1:latymer-upper:2007:gcse/

Record details

Record ID harm:v1:latymer-upper:2007: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: 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: 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+: precision
1 decimal place, as printed
Grade 9: reason
No entries were graded 9–1 this year, so there is no grade-9 figure.
A*–G: entries
1373 (printed entries)
Which exams were sat: evidence
A*-G: 1 school or ISC record (e.g. new:latymer-upper:2007:isc:gcse-full-short)
Which exams were sat: evidence
GCSE 9–1 was first awarded in 2017, so every entry was graded A*–G.

Source references

Method and version

Method
harm-v1 1.0.0
Inputs digest
sha256:02bdf17fa4efa44239ead1d93bf534109095a515844b34f25e9ba7b7eb58913d
Qualification mix
A*-G (by-definition)

Latymer Upper School: exam results · How comparable figures work

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