Westminster School · GCSE · summer 2000

1994–2009 · The A* arrives

Westminster School, GCSE 2000: 41% of 1,141 entries at top grades (A* or 9–8)

Compared

41%

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

of 1,141 entries

The school’s figure: 41%. The same figure: it is the school’s own.

The original grades

A*–G: 41. 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 bandComparable 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. 84% of 1,141 entries The same: it is the school’s own figure GCSE A*–G: A*–A 84% of 1,141
GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8)A* or 9–8 is a convention: grade 9 is rarer than A* was. 41% of 1,141 entries The same: it is the school’s own figure GCSE A*–G: A* 41% of 1,141
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% of 1,141 entries The same: it is the school’s own figure GCSE A*–G: A*–C 99% of 1,141
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 84% of 1,141 entries, as printed
  • Top grades: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 41% of 1,141 entries, as printed
  • C/4+: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A*–C 99% of 1,141 entries, as printed

The results used in the calculation

Cite this figure

Westminster School, 2000, GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8): 41% (comparable figure, our calculation; GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 41% of 1,141 entries, as printed). Method harm-v1. Records: fig:westminster_gcse_old_scale:12. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/harm:v1:westminster:2000:gcse/

Record details

Record ID harm:v1:westminster:2000: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 school’s own figure
High grades: precision
0 decimal places, as printed
Top grades: basis
GCSE/IGCSE A*–G only this year, so this is the school’s own figure
Top grades: precision
0 decimal places, as printed
C/4+: basis
GCSE/IGCSE A*–G only this year, so this is the school’s own figure
C/4+: precision
0 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
1141 (printed entries)
Which exams were sat: evidence
A*-G: 1 school or ISC record (e.g. fig:westminster_gcse_old_scale:12)
Which exams were sat: evidence
GCSE 9–1 was first awarded in 2017, so every entry was graded A*–G.

Source references

Method and version

Method
harm-v1 1.0.0
Inputs digest
sha256:62ad91ed2fccec89099f045bdf8803d4f273b59e64bfd0272e4ff6257c819f8f
Qualification mix
A*-G (by-definition)

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