North London Collegiate School, GCSE 2017: 87.0% of 1,092 entries at top grades (A* or 9–8)

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87.0%

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

of 1,092 entries. GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 87.0% of 1,092 entries, as printed

NLCS’s publications give different lettered GCSE figures for 2017. We show the figure but don’t compare it.

The school’s figure: 87.0%. The same figure: it is the school’s own.

The original grades

A*–G: 87.0. Subjects and grades

This year’s exams: A*–G 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.	97.6% of 1,092 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 A–G: A–A 97.62% of 1,092
GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8)A* or 9–8 is a convention: grade 9 is rarer than A* was.	87.0% of 1,092 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 A–G: A 87.0% of 1,092
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 1,092 entries	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE A–G: A–C of 1,092
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 97.62% of 1,092 entries, as printed
Top grades: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 87.0% of 1,092 entries, as printed
C/4+: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A*–C 1,091 of 1,092 entries

The results used in the calculation

A*–G, 1,092 entries: North London Collegiate School, GCSE/IGCSE 2017: 87.0% of 1,092 entries graded A*

Cite this figure

North London Collegiate School, 2017, GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8): 87.0% (comparable figure, our calculation; GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 87.0% of 1,092 entries, as printed). Method harm-v1. Records: new:nlcs:2017:gcse-igcse:gcse-table. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/harm:v1:nlcs:2017:gcse/

Record details

Record ID harm:v1:nlcs:2017: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: note: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G: the ISC return counts 938 A* and 1,065 A*–A of the same 1,092 entries, against 950 and 1,066 in the school’s table 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 A*–G only this year, so this is the school’s own figure
Top grades: note: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G: the ISC return counts 938 A* and 1,065 A*–A of the same 1,092 entries, against 950 and 1,066 in the school’s table used here. The difference is not settled.
Top grades: reason codes: source disagreement
Top grades: precision: 1 decimal place, 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: 1092 (printed entries)
Which exams were sat: evidence: A*-G: 24 school or ISC records (e.g. new:nlcs:2017:accounts2:gcse-igcse:annual-results:2017)
Which exams were sat: evidence: 9-1: 1 school or ISC record (e.g. new:nlcs:2017:gcse-return-population:isc-return)
Which exams were sat: evidence: School statement: 2017 booklet, one letter-graded GCSE table, 1,092 entries (https://www.nlcs.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Exam-Results-June-2017-Information-Booklet-2017-18.pdf)
Which exams were sat: note: The school’s 2017 booklet prints one GCSE table, in letter grades only (1,092 entries); the ISC return’s cross-scale figure equals its letter-grade block.

Source references

SUP_0780185E93C6 · NLCS official examination results 2017

Method and version

Method: harm-v1 1.0.0
Inputs digest: sha256:596a63dd4267860f09bb3e6c7b88e5fbb5cdf0f48984e19fc1db5a167ef3fb6c
Qualification mix: A*-G (school-statement)

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