Wellington College, GCSE 2025: 68.3% at top grades (A* or 9–8)

Compared

68.3%

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: 68.3%. The same figure: it is the school’s own.

The original grades

9–1: 68.3. 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.	86.7%	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE 9–1: 9–7 86.7%
GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8)A* or 9–8 is a convention: grade 9 is rarer than A* was.	68.3%	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE 9–1: 9–8 68.3%
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)	41.8%	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE 9–1: 9 41.8%

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 86.7%, as printed
Top grades: GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–8 68.3%, as printed
Grade 9: GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9 41.8%, as printed

The results used in the calculation

9–1: Wellington College, GCSE/IGCSE 2025: 41.8% of entries at grade 9

Cite this figure

Wellington College, 2025, GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8): 68.3% (comparable figure, our calculation; GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–8 68.3%, as printed). Method harm-v1. Records: new:wellington:2025:gcse:published. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/harm:v1:wellington:2025:gcse/

Record details

Record ID harm:v1:wellington:2025: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: 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
Grade 9: basis: GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 only this year, so this is the school’s own figure
Grade 9: precision: 1 decimal place, as printed
9–1: entries: unknown (no entry count printed)
Which exams were sat: evidence: 9-1: 1 school or ISC record (e.g. new:wellington:2025:gcse:published); 15 DfE rows (e.g. new:wellington:2025:dfe-ks4-institution-results-71607)
Which exams were sat: evidence: School statement: 2025 GCSE table (https://www.wellingtoncollege.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-GCSE-RESULTS.pdf)
Which exams were sat: note: The school’s own 2025 table reports every subject in 9, 9–8 and 9–7 columns with a total, and no letter-graded row.

Source references

NEW_95790CBC1C0D · Wellington College: 2025 GCSE results

Method and version

Method: harm-v1 1.0.0
Inputs digest: sha256:e6dbd8a84cb8de2cbe4049dbe2f4a1a213b4b1fb2129c489e7d1e69da2286dd5
Qualification mix: 9-1 (school-statement)

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