North London Collegiate School, GCSE 2016: 85.9% of 1,031 entries at top grades (A* or 9–8)

Compared

85.9%

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

of 1,031 entries. GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 85.94% of 1,031 entries, as printed

The school’s figure: 85.9%. The same figure: it is the school’s own.

The original grades

A*–G: 85.94. Subjects and grades

This year’s exams: A*–G GCSEs only.

We know because the qualification is the only one it could be.

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.	98.2% of 1,031 entries	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE A–G: A–A 98.16% of 1,031
GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8)A* or 9–8 is a convention: grade 9 is rarer than A* was.	85.9% of 1,031 entries	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE A–G: A 85.94% of 1,031
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 1,031 entries	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE A–G: A–C of 1,031
GCSE grade 9 (9–1 entries only)	No figure	No combined figure from the school	—

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 A*–G A*–A 98.16% of 1,031 entries, as printed
Top grades: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 85.94% of 1,031 entries, as printed
C/4+: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A*–C 1,031 of 1,031 entries

The results used in the calculation

A*–G, 1,031 entries: North London Collegiate School, GCSE/IGCSE 2016: 85.94% of 1,031 entries graded A*

Cite this figure

North London Collegiate School, 2016, GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8): 85.9% (comparable figure, our calculation; GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 85.94% of 1,031 entries, as printed). Method harm-v1. Records: new:nlcs:2016:gcse-igcse:gcse-table. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/harm:v1:nlcs:2016:gcse/

Record details

Record ID harm:v1:nlcs:2016: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 A*–G only this year, so this is the school’s own figure
High grades: precision: 2 decimal places, as printed
Top grades: basis: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G only this year, so this is the school’s own figure
Top grades: precision: 2 decimal places, as printed
C/4+: basis: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G only this year; from the school’s printed grade counts
C/4+: precision: Exact, from printed counts
Grade 9: reason: No entries were graded 9–1 this year, so there is no grade-9 figure.
A*–G: entries: 1031 (printed entries)
Which exams were sat: evidence: A*-G: 20 school or ISC records (e.g. new:nlcs:2016:gcse-full-short:isc-return); 18 DfE rows (e.g. new:nlcs:2016:dfe-ks4:gcse-certificates-1:cambridge-international-certificate-level-1-level-2:french)
Which exams were sat: evidence: GCSE 9–1 was first awarded in 2017, so every entry was graded A*–G.

Source references

SUP_9E62270C3E57 · NLCS official examination results 2016

Method and version

Method: harm-v1 1.0.0
Inputs digest: sha256:e5665f50509bd206c0c2ea7443e245f8cb3df4289e44f32ed6c066f38f6883a0
Qualification mix: A*-G (by-definition)

North London Collegiate School: exam results · How comparable figures work