Latymer Upper School · GCSE · summer 2026
Latymer Upper School, GCSE 2026: 88% of 1,639 entries at top grades (A* or 9–8)
Compared
88%
GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8) · Comparable figure · 9–1 GCSEs only this year; the school’s own figure is used
of 1,639 entries. GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–8 88% of 1,639 entries, as printed
The school’s figure: 88%. The same figure: it is the school’s own.
The original grades
9–1: 9 1,046 · 8 389 · 7 133 · 6 51 · 5 12 · 4 7. Subjects and grades
This year’s exams: 9–1 GCSEs only.
We know because the school says so.
| 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% of 1,639 entries | The same: it is the school’s own figure | GCSE 9–1: 9–7 96% of 1,639 |
| GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8)A* or 9–8 is a convention: grade 9 is rarer than A* was. | 88% of 1,639 entries | The same: it is the school’s own figure | GCSE 9–1: 9–8 88% of 1,639 |
| 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 1,639 entries | The same: it is the school’s own figure | GCSE 9–1: 9–4 of 1,639 |
| GCSE grade 9 (9–1 entries only) | 64% of 1,639 entries (of the 1,639 entries graded 9–1) | The same: it is the school’s own figure | GCSE 9–1: 9 64% of 1,639 |
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 96% of 1,639 entries, as printed
- Top grades: GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–8 88% of 1,639 entries, as printed
- C/4+: GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–4 1,638 of 1,639 entries
- Grade 9: GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9 64% of 1,639 entries, as printed
The results used in the calculation
Cite this figure
Latymer Upper School, 2026, GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8): 88% (comparable figure, our calculation; GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–8 88% of 1,639 entries, as printed). Method harm-v1. Records: ext:latymer_upper_gcse:13, research:latymer-upper:2026:gcse-igcse:numbered-printed-total. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/harm:v1:latymer-upper:2026:gcse/
Record details
Record ID harm:v1:latymer-upper:2026: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: 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: 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: precision
- 0 decimal places, as printed
- 9–1: entries
- 1639 (printed entries)
- Which exams were sat: evidence
- 9-1: 22 school or ISC records (e.g. ext:latymer_upper_gcse:13)
- Which exams were sat: evidence
- School statement: 2026 table, every entry on the 9–1 scale (https://www.latymer-upper.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Combined-A-Level-GCSE-Results-2026-Chart.pdf)
- Which exams were sat: note
- The school’s own 2026 table prints every GCSE and IGCSE on 9–4 columns (1,639 entries, Mandarin included), with no letter-graded line.
Source references
EXT_LATYMER_UPPER_0DBA567D· Latymer Upper School · Combined A Level & GCSE Results 2026 Chart; A Level Results 2026 PDF; news post 'Latymer Upper School A Level Results 2026' · 2026-08-13 · school results PDF + school news post (https://www.latymer-upper.org/latymer-upper-school-a-level-results-2026/; https://www.latymer-upper.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/A-Level-Results-2026.pdf); A level 2026; GCSE/IGCSE 2026REV_3DED4863FAAB· Latymer Upper School 2026: annual results and university outcomes
Method and version
- Method
harm-v1 1.0.0- Inputs digest
sha256:f371f33ed8a908711bda04f49ae14a9f7c48afef739a6e119dae51a62d24983d- Qualification mix
9-1 (school-statement)
Latymer Upper School: exam results · How comparable figures work