Westminster School · GCSE · summer 2003
Westminster School, GCSE 2003: 53% of 1,180 entries at top grades (A* or 9–8)
Compared
53%
GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8) · Comparable figure · A*–G GCSEs only this year; the school’s own figure is used
of 1,180 entries. GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 53% of 1,180 entries, as printed
The school’s figure: 53%. The same figure: it is the school’s own.
The original grades
A*–G: A* 629 · A 439 · B 100 · C 11 · D 0. Subjects and grades
This year’s exams: A*–G GCSEs only.
We know because the qualification is the only one it could be.
| 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. | 91% of 1,180 entries | The same: it is the school’s own figure | GCSE A*–G: A*–A 91% of 1,180 |
| GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8)A* or 9–8 is a convention: grade 9 is rarer than A* was. | 53% of 1,180 entries | The same: it is the school’s own figure | GCSE A*–G: A* 53% of 1,180 |
| 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. | 100% of 1,180 entries | The same: it is the school’s own figure | GCSE A*–G: A*–C 100% of 1,180 |
| 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 91% of 1,180 entries, as printed
- Top grades: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 53% of 1,180 entries, as printed
- C/4+: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A*–C 100% of 1,180 entries, as printed
The results used in the calculation
Cite this figure
Westminster School, 2003, GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8): 53% (comparable figure, our calculation; GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 53% of 1,180 entries, as printed). Method harm-v1. Records: fig:westminster_gcse_old_scale:15, research:westminster:2003:six-school-isc:gcse. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/harm:v1:westminster:2003:gcse/
Record details
Record ID harm:v1:westminster:2003: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
- 1180 (printed entries)
- Which exams were sat: evidence
- A*-G: 2 school or ISC records (e.g. fig:westminster_gcse_old_scale:15)
- Which exams were sat: evidence
- GCSE 9–1 was first awarded in 2017, so every entry was graded A*–G.
Source references
public-source-931c7c69c12168a7· Westminster School · Results 1988–2009 · Wayback capture 10 June 2010 · school-issued results page captured from the Internet Archive; controlling deep GCSE and A-level spinepublic-source-067e933d62bdcb0c· Westminster School · Results through 2010 · Wayback capture 24 February 2011 · school-issued redesigned results page; cross-check and source of 2010 A-level, GCSE and Pre-U tablesSIX_AUDIT_1DDA3FFBB3BE624B· ISC GCSE results 2003 — Eton College · Exact publication checked for the named qualification, year and source population
Method and version
- Method
harm-v1 1.0.0- Inputs digest
sha256:e5821a39e2ec1183754e78397cc52ee20b7d750756a9786386099faeef043bf9- Qualification mix
A*-G (by-definition)
Westminster School: exam results · How comparable figures work