Westminster School · GCSE · summer 2006

1994–2009 · The A* arrives

Westminster School, GCSE 2006: 65% of 1,359 entries at top grades (A* or 9–8)

Compared

65%

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

of 1,359 entries. GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 65% of 1,359 entries, as printed

The school’s figure: 65%. The same figure: it is the school’s own.

The original grades

A*–G: A* 890 · A 378 · B 80 · 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.

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. 93% of 1,359 entries The same: it is the school’s own figure GCSE A*–G: A*–A 93% of 1,359
GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8)A* or 9–8 is a convention: grade 9 is rarer than A* was. 65% of 1,359 entries The same: it is the school’s own figure GCSE A*–G: A* 65% of 1,359
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 1,359 entries The same: it is the school’s own figure GCSE A*–G: A*–C 100% of 1,359
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 93% of 1,359 entries, as printed
  • Top grades: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 65% of 1,359 entries, as printed
  • C/4+: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A*–C 100% of 1,359 entries, as printed

The results used in the calculation

Cite this figure

Westminster School, 2006, GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8): 65% (comparable figure, our calculation; GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 65% of 1,359 entries, as printed). Method harm-v1. Records: fig:westminster_gcse_old_scale:18, new:westminster:2006:isc:gcse-full-short. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/harm:v1:westminster:2006:gcse/

Record details

Record ID harm:v1:westminster:2006: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
1359 (printed entries)
Which exams were sat: evidence
A*-G: 3 school or ISC records (e.g. fig:westminster_gcse_old_scale:18)
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:bde747a85316a4810e575b8096f5a44fc187edc471aca5c219f27154af1f2874
Qualification mix
A*-G (by-definition)

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