Wellington College, GCSE 2022: 76.2% at top grades (A* or 9–8)

Compared

76.2%

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

The school’s figure: 76.2%. The same figure: it is the school’s own.

The original grades

9–1: 76.15. Subjects and grades

This year’s exams: 9–1 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.	92.0%	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE 9–1: 9–7 92.0%
GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8)A* or 9–8 is a convention: grade 9 is rarer than A* was.	76.2%	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE 9–1: 9–8 76.15%
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.	No combined figure from the school	GCSE 9–1: 9–4
GCSE grade 9 (9–1 entries only)	49.1%	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE 9–1: 9 49.05%

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 92.0%, as printed
Top grades: GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–8 76.15%, as printed
Grade 9: GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9 49.05%, as printed

The results used in the calculation

9–1: Wellington College, GCSE/IGCSE 2022: 49.05% of entries at grade 9

More about 2022: grading that year

Grades in 2022 were set at a midpoint between summer 2019 and 2021, on Ofqual’s account. Ofqual’s account

Cite this figure

Wellington College, 2022, GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8): 76.2% (comparable figure, our calculation; GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–8 76.15%, as printed). Method harm-v1. Records: new:wellington:2022:gcse:published. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/harm:v1:wellington:2022:gcse/

Record details

Record ID harm:v1:wellington:2022: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: 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: precision: 2 decimal places, 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
Grade 9: basis: GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 only this year, so this is the school’s own figure
Grade 9: precision: 2 decimal places, as printed
9–1: entries: unknown (no entry count printed)
9–1: note: The school’s grand total includes a “Further Maths” line that names no qualification and prints no entry count. If it is the AQA Level 2 certificate rather than an IGCSE, it is not a GCSE or IGCSE; the school counts it in its total, and the comparable figure follows the school’s total.
Which exams were sat: evidence: 9-1: 1 school or ISC record (e.g. new:wellington:2022:gcse:published); 17 DfE rows (e.g. new:wellington:2022:dfe-ks4-institution-results-77348)
Which exams were sat: evidence: School statement: 2022 GCSE table, “Grand Total 49.05% 76.15% 92.0%” (https://www.wellingtoncollege.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-GCSE-RESULTS-1.pdf)
Which exams were sat: evidence: ISC 2022 return: 2,005 entries on 9–1, none on A*–G (https://www.isc.co.uk/media/8750/gcse-20221019-boysandgirls.xlsx)
Which exams were sat: note: The school’s 2022 table reports all 29 subjects in 9, 9–8 and 9–7 columns with a grand total, and no letter-graded row; the IGCSE subjects DfE’s table leaves out (English, maths, the sciences, humanities and languages) are on 9–1 too. Its ISC return also shows no letter-graded entry.

Source references

NEW_88C8029FDEE4 · Wellington College: 2022 GCSE results

Method and version

Method: harm-v1 1.0.0
Inputs digest: sha256:7979aefa1bca9a57630e844ba69d59ede0cb6947915d2c78ad31e3d4789eac37
Qualification mix: 9-1 (school-statement)

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