Latymer Upper School, GCSE 2024: 83% of 1,676 entries at top grades (A* or 9–8)

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83%

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

of 1,676 entries. GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–8 83% of 1,676 entries, as printed

Latymer Upper’s publications give different numbered GCSE figures for 2024. We show the figure but don’t compare it.

The school’s figure: 83%. The same figure: it is the school’s own.

The original grades

9–1: 9 993 · 8 398 · 7 186 · 6 60 · 5 31 · 4 7. Subjects and grades

This year’s exams: 9–1 GCSEs only.

We know because the school says so.

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.	94.1% of 1,676 entriesLeft out of comparisons: The publications disagree about one of the figures used in this calculation.	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE 9–1: 9–7 94.09% of 1,676
GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8)A* or 9–8 is a convention: grade 9 is rarer than A* was.	83% of 1,676 entriesLeft out of comparisons: The publications disagree about one of the figures used in this calculation.	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE 9–1: 9–8 83% of 1,676
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.	99.9% of 1,676 entries	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE 9–1: 9–4 of 1,676
GCSE grade 9 (9–1 entries only)	59.3% of 1,676 entriesLeft out of comparisons: The publications disagree about one of the figures used in this calculation. (of the 1,676 entries graded 9–1)	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE 9–1: 9 59.25% of 1,676

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 94.09% of 1,676 entries, as printed
Top grades: GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–8 83% of 1,676 entries, as printed
C/4+: GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–4 1,675 of 1,676 entries
Grade 9: GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9 59.25% of 1,676 entries, as printed

The results used in the calculation

9–1, 1,676 entries: Latymer Upper School, GCSE/IGCSE 2024: 59.25% of 1,676 entries at grade 9 · Latymer Upper School, GCSE/IGCSE 2024: 59.25% of 1,676 entries at grade 9

Cite this figure

Latymer Upper School, 2024, GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8): 83% (comparable figure, our calculation; GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–8 83% of 1,676 entries, as printed). Method harm-v1. Records: ext:latymer_upper_gcse:11, research:latymer-upper:2024:gcse-igcse:numbered-printed-total. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/harm:v1:latymer-upper:2024:gcse/

Record details

Record ID harm:v1:latymer-upper:2024: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: note: GCSE/IGCSE 9–1: the school’s 2024–25 annual report prints 61.04%, 83.71% and 94.33% for 2023/24 (1,023, 1,403 and 1,581 of 1,676), against 993, 1,391 and 1,577 in the results chart used here. The difference is not settled.
High grades: reason codes: source disagreement
High grades: precision: 2 decimal places, as printed
Top grades: basis: GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 only this year, so this is the school’s own figure
Top grades: note: GCSE/IGCSE 9–1: the school’s 2024–25 annual report prints 61.04%, 83.71% and 94.33% for 2023/24 (1,023, 1,403 and 1,581 of 1,676), against 993, 1,391 and 1,577 in the results chart used here. The difference is not settled.
Top grades: reason codes: source disagreement
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+: 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: note: GCSE/IGCSE 9–1: the school’s 2024–25 annual report prints 61.04%, 83.71% and 94.33% for 2023/24 (1,023, 1,403 and 1,581 of 1,676), against 993, 1,391 and 1,577 in the results chart used here. The difference is not settled.
Grade 9: reason codes: source disagreement
Grade 9: precision: 2 decimal places, as printed
9–1: entries: 1676 (printed entries)
Which exams were sat: evidence: 9-1: 26 school or ISC records (e.g. ext:latymer_upper_gcse:11); 15 DfE rows (e.g. research:latymer-upper:2024:dfe-later-ks4-institution-results-4804)
Which exams were sat: evidence: School statement: 2024 results chart, GCSE table on 9–1 columns only (https://www.latymer-upper.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/GCSE-A-Level-Results-August-2024-WEB.pdf)
Which exams were sat: note: The school’s own 2024 results chart prints every GCSE and IGCSE on 9–4 columns, with no letter-graded line.

Source references

EXT_LATYMER_UPPER_76A3ECFE · Latymer Upper School · Combined GCSE & A Level Results decimals August 2024; news post 'Latymer Upper School A Levels 2024: Our Highest Ever Results' · 2024-08-15 · school results PDF + school news post (https://www.latymer-upper.org/latymer-upper-school-a-levels-2024-our-highest-ever-results/); A level 2024; GCSE/IGCSE 2024
REV_8039521E225A · Latymer Upper School examination results 2024

Method and version

Method: harm-v1 1.0.0
Inputs digest: sha256:4a58b2aa6900de6d794f4c2ec1f63354652df12769775787e3acc6dcd3d8dfec
Qualification mix: 9-1 (school-statement)

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