Latymer Upper School, GCSE 2021: 82% of 1,689 entries at top grades (A* or 9–8)

Set by teachers

82%

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

of 1,689 entries. GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–8 82% of 1,689 entries, as printed

Grades were set by teachers in 2021, not by exams. We show the figure but don’t compare it.

The school’s figure: 82%. The same figure: it is the school’s own.

The original grades

9–1: 9 1,002 · 8 391 · 7 198 · 6 60 · 5 30 · 4 8. 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.	94% of 1,689 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 94% of 1,689
GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8)A* or 9–8 is a convention: grade 9 is rarer than A* was.	82% of 1,689 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 82% of 1,689
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 1,689 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 1,689
GCSE grade 9 (9–1 entries only)	59% of 1,689 entriesLeft out of comparisons: Grades in 2020 and 2021 were assessed by schools and teachers. (of the 1,689 entries graded 9–1)	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE 9–1: 9 59% of 1,689

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 94% of 1,689 entries, as printed
Top grades: GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–8 82% of 1,689 entries, as printed
C/4+: GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–4 1,689 of 1,689 entries
Grade 9: GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9 59% of 1,689 entries, as printed

The results used in the calculation

9–1, 1,689 entries: Latymer Upper School, GCSE/IGCSE 2021: 59% of 1,689 entries at grade 9 · Latymer Upper School, GCSE/IGCSE 2021: 59.3% of 1,689 entries at grade 9

Cite this figure

Latymer Upper School, 2021, GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8): 82% (comparable figure, our calculation; GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–8 82% of 1,689 entries, as printed). Method harm-v1. Records: ext:latymer_upper_gcse:8, research:latymer-upper:2021:gcse-igcse:numbered-printed-total. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/harm:v1:latymer-upper:2021:gcse/

Record details

Record ID harm:v1:latymer-upper:2021: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, so this is the school’s own figure
High grades: reason codes: assessment-regime exclusion
High grades: precision: 0 decimal places, as printed
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: 0 decimal places, 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: 0 decimal places, as printed
9–1: entries: 1689 (printed entries)
Which exams were sat: evidence: 9-1: 26 school or ISC records (e.g. ext:latymer_upper_gcse:8); 10 DfE rows (e.g. research:latymer-upper:2021:dfe-entries-ks4-665)
Which exams were sat: evidence: School statement: 2021 table, every entry on the 9–1 scale (https://www.latymer-upper.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2021-Results-no-pictures-.pdf)
Which exams were sat: note: The school’s own 2021 table prints every GCSE and IGCSE on 9–4 columns (1,689 entries, Mandarin included), with no letter-graded line.

Source references

EXT_LATYMER_UPPER_E18D5BC2 · Latymer Upper School · GCSE Results 2021 / A Level Results 2021 (PDF, '2021-Results-no-pictures'); GCSE Results 2021 news post · 2021-08-12 · school results PDF + school news post (https://www.latymer-upper.org/gcse-results-2021/); GCSE/IGCSE 2021
REV_23C3D98EA8E2 · Latymer Upper School examination results 2021

Method and version

Method: harm-v1 1.0.0
Inputs digest: sha256:e127524fc1dbaf2d13575c098220257e48a59989c5210608b0d6bd6ff841d00a
Qualification mix: 9-1 (school-statement)

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