St Paul’s School, GCSE 2021: 93.8% of 2,187 entries at top grades (A* or 9–8)

Set by teachers

93.8%

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

of 2,187 entries. GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–8 93.8% of 2,187 entries, as printed

Grades were set by teachers in 2021, not by exams. We show the figure but don’t compare it.

The school’s figure: 93.8%. The same figure: it is the school’s own.

The original grades

9–1: 9 1,778 · 8 274 · 7 89 · 6 40 · 5 5 · 4 1. Subjects and grades

This year’s exams: 9–1 GCSEs only.

We know because the school says so. Grades in 2020 and 2021 were assessed by schools and teachers, so these figures are left out of comparisons unless you ask for them.

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.	97.9% of 2,187 entriesLeft out of comparisons: Grades in 2020 and 2021 were assessed by schools and teachers.	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE 9–1: 9–7 97.9% of 2,187
GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8)A* or 9–8 is a convention: grade 9 is rarer than A* was.	93.8% of 2,187 entriesLeft out of comparisons: Grades in 2020 and 2021 were assessed by schools and teachers.	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE 9–1: 9–8 93.8% of 2,187
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 2,187 entriesLeft out of comparisons: Grades in 2020 and 2021 were assessed by schools and teachers.	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE 9–1: 9–4 of 2,187
GCSE grade 9 (9–1 entries only)	81.3% of 2,187 entriesLeft out of comparisons: Grades in 2020 and 2021 were assessed by schools and teachers. (of the 2,187 entries graded 9–1)	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE 9–1: 9 81.3% of 2,187

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 97.9% of 2,187 entries, as printed
Top grades: GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–8 93.8% of 2,187 entries, as printed
C/4+: GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–4 2,187 of 2,187 entries
Grade 9: GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9 81.3% of 2,187 entries, as printed

The results used in the calculation

9–1, 2,187 entries: St Paul’s School: GCSE and IGCSE results, 2021, 9-1 TAG · St Paul’s School, GCSE/IGCSE 2021: 81.3% of 2,187 entries at grade 9

Cite this figure

St Paul’s School, 2021, GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8): 93.8% (comparable figure, our calculation; GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–8 93.8% of 2,187 entries, as printed). Method harm-v1. Records: fig:st_pauls_gcse:22, research:st-pauls:2021:six-school-audit:gcse-igcse:derived-annual-information-gcse-igcse. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/harm:v1:st-pauls:2021:gcse/

Record details

Record ID harm:v1:st-pauls:2021: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: reason codes: assessment-regime exclusion
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: reason codes: assessment-regime exclusion
Top grades: precision: 1 decimal place, as printed
C/4+: basis: GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 only this year; from the school’s printed grade counts
C/4+: reason codes: assessment-regime exclusion
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: reason codes: assessment-regime exclusion
Grade 9: precision: 1 decimal place, as printed
9–1: entries: 2187 (entries from research:st-pauls:2021:six-school-audit:gcse-igcse:derived-annual-information-gcse-igcse (its counts reproduce every printed percentage))
Which exams were sat: evidence: 9-1: 28 school or ISC records (e.g. fig:st_pauls_gcse:22)
Which exams were sat: evidence: School statement: 2021 annual information, every subject 9–1 (https://issuu.com/stpaulsschoollondon/docs/st_pauls-annual_informatiom-2021)
Which exams were sat: note: The school’s 2021 annual information lists 24 GCSE and IGCSE subjects, every one graded 9–1 (2,187 grades), as TSR transcribed it; the online booklet has no readable text to re-check.

Source references

FB146 · Our research file (not public). A companion file we made for seven schools, with our list of archived copies of their web pages. (as recorded: “latest seven-school companion and Wayback/destination lock”)
SPS_2002_EXAM_CC · St Paul’s School · 2002 examination results · Common Crawl recovery · first-party page recovered at ARC offset 69,280,402; supplies 92.5% GCSE A*/A and 92.5% A-level A/B school headlines
public-source-f96086ea14f0d1c7 · St Paul’s School · GCSE summary 2005–09 · Wayback · direct school five-year final grid; A*, A*–A and A*–B grade-entry shares
SIX_AUDIT_A4873458A0514F15 · St Paul’s School Further Information 2022–23 · Exact publication checked for the named qualification, year and source population

Method and version

Method: harm-v1 1.0.0
Inputs digest: sha256:c4fc969c5b362d245da4d89510f891ba27a9fae3339df522766baa7598b5fc52
Qualification mix: 9-1 (school-statement)

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