Magdalen College School, GCSE 2023: 81.3% at top grades (A* or 9–8)

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81.3%

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

MCS Oxford’s publications give different numbered GCSE figures for 2023. We show the figure but don’t compare it.

The school’s figure: 81.3%. The same figure: it is the school’s own.

The original grades

9–1: 81.3. 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.	94.2% Left 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 94.2%
GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8)A* or 9–8 is a convention: grade 9 is rarer than A* was.	81.3% Left 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 81.3%
GCSE C/4 or better (A*–C or 9–4)	No figureThe school’s own tables don’t give a comparable figure for this year.	No combined figure from the school	GCSE 9–1: 9–4
GCSE grade 9 (9–1 entries only)	53.9% Left 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 53.9%

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 94.2%, as printed
Top grades: GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–8 81.3%, as printed
Grade 9: GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9 53.9%, as printed

The results used in the calculation

9–1: Magdalen College School, GCSE/IGCSE 2023: 53.9% of entries at grade 9

Cite this figure

Magdalen College School, 2023, GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8): 81.3% (comparable figure, our calculation; GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–8 81.3%, as printed). Method harm-v1. Records: new:mcs-oxford:2023:gcse-grade-bands:governors-2023. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/harm:v1:mcs-oxford:2023:gcse/

Record details

Record ID harm:v1:mcs-oxford:2023: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 own 2023 results document gives 584, 883 and 1,010 of 1,066 (54.8%, 82.8%, 94.7%), against 53.9%, 81.3% and 94.2% in the governors’ report used here. The difference is not settled.
High grades: reason codes: source disagreement
High grades: precision: 1 decimal place, 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 own 2023 results document gives 584, 883 and 1,010 of 1,066 (54.8%, 82.8%, 94.7%), against 53.9%, 81.3% and 94.2% in the governors’ report used here. The difference is not settled.
Top grades: reason codes: source disagreement
Top grades: precision: 1 decimal place, as printed
C/4+: reason: GCSE/IGCSE 9–1: GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–4 not printed
C/4+: reason codes: comparable figure not computable
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 own 2023 results document gives 584, 883 and 1,010 of 1,066 (54.8%, 82.8%, 94.7%), against 53.9%, 81.3% and 94.2% in the governors’ report used here. The difference is not settled.
Grade 9: reason codes: source disagreement
Grade 9: precision: 1 decimal place, as printed
9–1: entries: unknown (no entry count printed)
Which exams were sat: evidence: 9-1: 19 school or ISC records (e.g. new:mcs-oxford:2023:gcse-grade-bands:governors-2023); 13 DfE rows (e.g. new:mcs-oxford:2023:dfe-ks4-institution-results-162333)
Which exams were sat: evidence: School statement: 2023 results document, every GCSE and IGCSE subject 9–1 (https://www.mcsoxford.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/MCS-A-Exam-results-2023-v2.pdf)
Which exams were sat: note: The school’s own 2023 results document grades every GCSE and IGCSE subject 9–1 (1,066 entries, 23 of them in Mandarin); only the Free-Standing Mathematics Qualification is letter-graded, and it is left out.

Source references

NEW_MCS_ACCOUNTS_2023_CA9C66D0 · Magdalen College School Oxford: governors/directors report for year ended 31 July 2023

Method and version

Method: harm-v1 1.0.0
Inputs digest: sha256:2b2c743418d35dc6bdbf50d3bb51d178f6bcc93a9eed0e90dbe3d059cb65b199
Qualification mix: 9-1 (school-statement)

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