Wellington College, GCSE 2020: 71.7% at top grades (A* or 9–8)

Set by teachers

71.7%

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

Grades were set by teachers in 2020, not by exams. We show the figure but don’t compare it.

The school’s figure: 71.7%. The same figure: it is the school’s own.

The original grades

9–1: 71.7. 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.	90.7% Left 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 90.7%
GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8)A* or 9–8 is a convention: grade 9 is rarer than A* was.	71.7% Left 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 71.7%
GCSE C/4 or better (A*–C or 9–4)	No figureThe school’s own tables don’t give a comparable figure for this year. Grades in 2020 and 2021 were assessed by schools and teachers.	No combined figure from the school	GCSE 9–1: 9–4
GCSE grade 9 (9–1 entries only)	43.8% Left 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 43.8%

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 90.7%, as printed
Top grades: GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–8 71.7%, as printed
Grade 9: GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9 43.8%, as printed

The results used in the calculation

9–1: Wellington College, GCSE/IGCSE 2020: College

Cite this figure

Wellington College, 2020, GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8): 71.7% (comparable figure, our calculation; GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–8 71.7%, as printed). Method harm-v1. Records: new:wellington:2020:gcse:subject-4dae4f06c730. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/harm:v1:wellington:2020:gcse/

Record details

Record ID harm:v1:wellington:2020: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+: reason: GCSE/IGCSE 9–1: GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–4 not printed
C/4+: reason codes: comparable figure not computable; assessment-regime exclusion
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: unknown (no entry count printed)
Which exams were sat: evidence: 9-1: 32 school or ISC records (e.g. new:wellington:2020:gcse:subject-03b42f311e6b)
Which exams were sat: evidence: School statement: 2020 GCSE table, “College 43.8% 71.7% 90.7%” (https://www.wellingtoncollege.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/2020-GCSE-RESULTS.pdf)
Which exams were sat: note: The school’s 2020 table reports every subject in 9, 9–8 and 9–7 columns, with a whole-college line.

Source references

SUP_040E0E4CCE3F · Wellington College 2020 GCSE results

Method and version

Method: harm-v1 1.0.0
Inputs digest: sha256:37fb067cc441adb2ad0073ddb14ea2f83cd8ef256f2efe52f0d126fa53199c71
Qualification mix: 9-1 (school-statement)

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