Latymer Upper School, GCSE 2020: 83.4% of 1,678 entries at top grades (A* or 9–8)

Set by teachers

83.4%

GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8) · Comparable figure · 9–1 GCSEs only this year; the school’s own figure is used

of 1,678 entries. GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–8 83.4% of 1,678 entries, as printed

Grades were set by teachers in 2020, not by exams. We show the figure but don’t compare it.

The school’s figure: 83.4%. The same figure: it is the school’s own.

The original grades

9–1: 9 997 · 8 403 · 7 215 · 6 58 · 5 5 · 4 0. Subjects and grades

This year’s exams: 9–1 GCSEs only.

We know because the school says so. Grades in 2020 and 2021 were assessed by schools and teachers, so these figures are left out of comparisons unless you ask for them.

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.	96.2% of 1,678 entriesLeft out of comparisons: Grades in 2020 and 2021 were assessed by schools and teachers.	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE 9–1: 9–7 of 1,678
GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8)A* or 9–8 is a convention: grade 9 is rarer than A* was.	83.4% of 1,678 entriesLeft out of comparisons: Grades in 2020 and 2021 were assessed by schools and teachers.	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE 9–1: 9–8 83.4% of 1,678
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 1,678 entriesLeft out of comparisons: Grades in 2020 and 2021 were assessed by schools and teachers.	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE 9–1: 9–4 of 1,678
GCSE grade 9 (9–1 entries only)	59.4% of 1,678 entriesLeft out of comparisons: Grades in 2020 and 2021 were assessed by schools and teachers. (of the 1,678 entries graded 9–1)	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE 9–1: 9 59.4% of 1,678

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 9–1 9–7 1,615 of 1,678 entries
Top grades: GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–8 83.4% of 1,678 entries, as printed
C/4+: GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–4 1,678 of 1,678 entries
Grade 9: GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9 59.4% of 1,678 entries, as printed

The results used in the calculation

9–1, 1,678 entries: Latymer Upper School, GCSE/IGCSE 2020: 59.4% of 1,678 entries at grade 9 · Latymer Upper School, GCSE/IGCSE 2020: 59% of 1,678 entries at grade 9

Cite this figure

Latymer Upper School, 2020, GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8): 83.4% (comparable figure, our calculation; GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–8 83.4% of 1,678 entries, as printed). Method harm-v1. Records: ext:latymer_upper_gcse:7, research:latymer-upper:2020:gcse-igcse:numbered-printed-total. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/harm:v1:latymer-upper:2020:gcse/

Record details

Record ID harm:v1:latymer-upper:2020: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 9–1 only this year; from the school’s printed grade counts
High grades: reason codes: assessment-regime exclusion
High grades: precision: Exact, from printed counts
Top grades: basis: GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 only this year, so this is the school’s own figure
Top grades: reason codes: assessment-regime exclusion
Top grades: precision: 1 decimal place, as printed
C/4+: basis: GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 only this year; from the school’s printed grade counts
C/4+: reason codes: assessment-regime exclusion
C/4+: precision: Exact, from printed counts
Grade 9: basis: GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 only this year, so this is the school’s own figure
Grade 9: reason codes: assessment-regime exclusion
Grade 9: precision: 1 decimal place, as printed
9–1: entries: 1678 (printed entries)
Which exams were sat: evidence: 9-1: 26 school or ISC records (e.g. ext:latymer_upper_gcse:7)
Which exams were sat: evidence: School statement: 2020 table, every entry on the 9–1 scale (https://www.latymer-upper.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Exam-results-2020.pdf)
Which exams were sat: note: The school’s own 2020 table prints every GCSE and IGCSE on 9–4 columns (1,678 entries, Mandarin included), with no letter-graded line.

Source references

EXT_LATYMER_UPPER_C2B67276 · Latymer Upper School · A Level exam results 2020 (Exam-results-2020.pdf); 2020 A Level Results news post · 2020-09-03 · school results PDF + school news post (https://www.latymer-upper.org/2020-a-level-results/); A level 2020; GCSE/IGCSE 2020; places 2020
REV_508A8E7CE15F · Latymer Upper School examination results 2020

Method and version

Method: harm-v1 1.0.0
Inputs digest: sha256:8a0888e49a1498c1565a8a70a1ceffab3b3b7802a6c5fbd1f8e39af9c9ad1268
Qualification mix: 9-1 (school-statement)

Latymer Upper School: exam results · How comparable figures work