Radley College · GCSE · summer 2005

1995–2009 · The A* arrives

Radley College, GCSE 2005: 46.8% of 1,284 entries at top grades (A* or 9–8)

Compared

46.8%

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

of 1,284 entries. GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 601 of 1,284 entries

The school’s figure: 46.8%. The same figure: it is the school’s own.

The original grades

A*–G: no full grade table in this record. 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 bandComparable 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. 83.7% of 1,284 entries The same: it is the school’s own figure GCSE A*–G: A*–A 83.7% of 1,284
GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8)A* or 9–8 is a convention: grade 9 is rarer than A* was. 46.8% of 1,284 entries The same: it is the school’s own figure GCSE A*–G: A* of 1,284
GCSE C/4 or better (A*–C or 9–4) No figureRounding leaves a range wider than one percentage point, so we do not show a single result. No combined figure from the school GCSE A*–G: A*–C of 1,284
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 83.7% of 1,284 entries, as printed
  • Top grades: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 601 of 1,284 entries

The results used in the calculation

Cite this figure

Radley College, 2005, GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8): 46.8% (comparable figure, our calculation; GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 601 of 1,284 entries). Method harm-v1. Records: research:radley:2005:earlier-original:2005-gcse. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/harm:v1:radley:2005:gcse/

Record details

Record ID harm:v1:radley:2005: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
1 decimal place, as printed
Top grades: basis
GCSE/IGCSE A*–G only this year; from the school’s printed grade counts
Top grades: precision
Exact, from printed counts
C/4+: reason
GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A*–C was not printed, and the printed neighbouring bands leave a range wider than 1 point (83.7–100.0%)
C/4+: reason codes
range wider than 1 point
Grade 9: reason
No entries were graded 9–1 this year, so there is no grade-9 figure.
A*–G: entries
1284 (printed entries)
Which exams were sat: evidence
A*-G: 2 school or ISC records (e.g. research:radley:2005:earlier-original:2005-gcse)
Which exams were sat: evidence
GCSE 9–1 was first awarded in 2017, so every entry was graded A*–G.

Source references

Method and version

Method
harm-v1 1.0.0
Inputs digest
sha256:1edc43c222e72f2c1b6da3a793a6e787e14901d2d8892039317d0a33d5653ea5
Qualification mix
A*-G (by-definition)

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