Latymer Upper School, GCSE 2017: 70.6% of 1,631 entries at top grades (A* or 9–8)

Compared

70.6%

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

of 1,631 entries. GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 1,152 of 1,631 entries

The school’s figure: 70.6%. The same figure: it is the school’s own.

The original grades

A*–G: A* 1,152 · A 337 · B 118 · C 24 · D 0. Subjects and grades

This year’s exams: A*–G GCSEs only.

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.	91.3% of 1,631 entries	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE A–G: A–A of 1,631
GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8)A* or 9–8 is a convention: grade 9 is rarer than A* was.	70.6% of 1,631 entries	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE A–G: A of 1,631
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 1,631 entries	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE A–G: A–C of 1,631
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 1,489 of 1,631 entries
Top grades: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 1,152 of 1,631 entries
C/4+: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A*–C 1,631 of 1,631 entries

The results used in the calculation

A*–G, 1,631 entries: Latymer Upper School: GCSE/IGCSE, 2017

Cite this figure

Latymer Upper School, 2017, GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8): 70.6% (comparable figure, our calculation; GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 1,152 of 1,631 entries). Method harm-v1. Records: research:latymer-upper:2017:gcse-igcse:lettered-printed-total. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/harm:v1:latymer-upper:2017:gcse/

Record details

Record ID harm:v1:latymer-upper: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 school’s printed grade counts
High grades: precision: Exact, from printed counts
Top grades: basis: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G only this year; from the school’s printed grade counts
Top grades: precision: Exact, from printed counts
C/4+: basis: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G only this year; from the school’s printed grade counts
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: 1631 (printed entries)
Which exams were sat: evidence: A*-G: 29 school or ISC records (e.g. ext:latymer_upper_gcse:4); 16 DfE rows (e.g. research:latymer-upper:2017:dfe-later-ks4-2-astar-g-1174)
Which exams were sat: evidence: 9-1: 1 school or ISC record (e.g. ext:latymer_upper_gcse:4)
Which exams were sat: evidence: School statement: 2017 table, letter grades only (https://www.latymer-upper.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Latymer-exam-results-2017.pdf)
Which exams were sat: note: The school’s 2017 table is on letter grades only (1,631 entries, English and Mathematics included), and DfE’s 2017 table lists no 9–1 entry.

Source references

REV_CFE1ED2B6C37 · Latymer Upper School examination results 2017

Method and version

Method: harm-v1 1.0.0
Inputs digest: sha256:f300001272de56d723558b59b469b91a5d2abb394ae3d170743f943f7a81d1a7
Qualification mix: A*-G (government-table)

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