Wellington College, GCSE 2014: 55.5% at top grades (A* or 9–8)

Compared

55.5%

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

The school’s figure: 55.5%. The same figure: it is the school’s own.

The original grades

A*–G: 55.54. 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.	85.5%	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE A–G: A–A 85.48%
GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8)A* or 9–8 is a convention: grade 9 is rarer than A* was.	55.5%	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE A–G: A 55.54%
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.	99.4%	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE A–G: A–C 99.36%
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 85.48%, as printed
Top grades: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 55.54%, as printed
C/4+: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A*–C 99.36%, as printed

The results used in the calculation

A*–G: Wellington College, GCSE/IGCSE 2014: 55.54% of entries graded A*

Cite this figure

Wellington College, 2014, GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8): 55.5% (comparable figure, our calculation; GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 55.54%, as printed). Method harm-v1. Records: new:wellington:2014:gcse-full-short:isc-return. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/harm:v1:wellington:2014:gcse/

Record details

Record ID harm:v1:wellington:2014: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 figure in the school’s ISC return
High grades: precision: 2 decimal places, as printed
Top grades: basis: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G only this year, so this is the figure in the school’s ISC return
Top grades: precision: 2 decimal places, as printed
C/4+: basis: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G only this year, so this is the figure in the school’s ISC return
C/4+: precision: 2 decimal places, as printed
Grade 9: reason: No entries were graded 9–1 this year, so there is no grade-9 figure.
A*–G: entries: unknown (no entry count printed)
A*–G: note: The ISC return counts full and short courses, short courses at half weight.
Which exams were sat: evidence: A*-G: 1 school or ISC record (e.g. new:wellington:2014:gcse-full-short:isc-return); 20 DfE rows (e.g. new:wellington:2014:dfe-ks4:gcse-certificates-1:gcse-full-course:art-design-3d-studies)
Which exams were sat: evidence: GCSE 9–1 was first awarded in 2017, so every entry was graded A*–G.

Source references

NEW_ISC_2014_GCSE · ISC 2014 examination results: gcse, boys and girls

Method and version

Method: harm-v1 1.0.0
Inputs digest: sha256:4c8ad80e5ab5772584d47cd4ae63280ea3908d49e27b5eea3f01803c890d72d6
Qualification mix: A*-G (by-definition)

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