Latymer Upper School, GCSE 2018: 71.6% of 1,699 entries at top grades (A* or 9–8)

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71.6%

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

of 1,699 entries. GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 974 + GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–8 243 = 1,217 of 1,699 entries

Latymer Upper’s publications give different lettered GCSE figures for 2018. We show the figure but don’t compare it.

The original grades

A*–G: A* 974 · A 264 · B 103 · C 26 · D 3. Subjects and grades

9–1: 9 152 · 8 91 · 7 58 · 6 22 · 5 1 · 4 0. 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.	90.6% of 1,699 entries	No combined figure from the school	GCSE A–G: A–A of 1,375 GCSE 9–1: 9–7 of 324
GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8)A* or 9–8 is a convention: grade 9 is rarer than A* was.	71.6% of 1,699 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 of 1,375 GCSE 9–1: 9–8 of 324
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 1,699 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–C of 1,375 GCSE 9–1: 9–4 of 324
GCSE grade 9 (9–1 entries only)	46.9% of 324 entries (of the 324 entries graded 9–1)	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE 9–1: 9 of 324

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 1,238 + GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–7 301 = 1,539 of 1,699 entries
Top grades: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 974 + GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–8 243 = 1,217 of 1,699 entries
C/4+: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A*–C 1,367 + GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–4 324 = 1,691 of 1,699 entries
Grade 9: GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9 152 of 324 entries

The results used in the calculation

A*–G, 1,375 entries: Latymer Upper School: GCSE/IGCSE, 2018
9–1, 324 entries: Latymer Upper School: GCSE/IGCSE, 2018

Cite this figure

Latymer Upper School, 2018, GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8): 71.6% (comparable figure, our calculation; GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 974 + GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–8 243 = 1,217 of 1,699 entries). Method harm-v1. Records: research:latymer-upper:2018:gcse-igcse:lettered-printed-total, research:latymer-upper:2018:gcse-igcse:numbered-printed-total. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/harm:v1:latymer-upper:2018:gcse/

Record details

Record ID harm:v1:latymer-upper:2018: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: 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 A*–G: the school’s subject rows add up to 978 A*, 261 A, 101 B and 25 C, against the totals row’s 974, 264, 103 and 26 used here (71.9% against 71.6% at the top). The difference is not settled.
Top grades: reason codes: source disagreement
Top grades: precision: Exact, from printed counts
C/4+: basis: Weighted by entries across GCSE/IGCSE A*–G and GCSE/IGCSE 9–1
C/4+: note: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G: the school’s subject rows add up to 978 A*, 261 A, 101 B and 25 C, against the totals row’s 974, 264, 103 and 26 used here (71.9% against 71.6% at the top). The difference is not settled.
C/4+: reason codes: source disagreement
C/4+: precision: Exact, from printed counts
Grade 9: basis: Grade 9 counts only the entries graded 9–1, and this year also had A*–G entries; from the school’s printed grade counts
Grade 9: precision: Exact, from printed counts
A*–G: entries: 1375 (printed entries)
9–1: entries: 324 (printed entries)
Which exams were sat: evidence: A*-G: 24 school or ISC records (e.g. ext:latymer_upper_gcse:5); 6 DfE rows (e.g. research:latymer-upper:2018:dfe-later-ks4-institution-results-9958)
Which exams were sat: evidence: 9-1: 8 school or ISC records (e.g. ext:latymer_upper_gcse:5); 5 DfE rows (e.g. research:latymer-upper:2018:dfe-later-ks4-institution-results-9936)

Source references

REV_D98FDCE851CE · Latymer Upper School examination results 2018

Method and version

Method: harm-v1 1.0.0
Inputs digest: sha256:f9a4e80762cc814f272157e2c62923240f36e190158926da5bb67903951f5a56
Qualification mix: A*-G, 9-1 (government-table)

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