Westminster School · GCSE · summer 2009

1994–2009 · The A* arrives

Westminster School, GCSE 2009: 82% of 1,235 entries at top grades (A* or 9–8)

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82%

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

of 1,235 entries. GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 82% of 1,235 entries, as printed

Westminster’s publications give different lettered GCSE figures for 2009. We show the figure but don’t compare it.

The school’s figure: 82%. The same figure: it is the school’s own.

The original grades

A*–G: A* 1,009 · A 203 · B 20 · C 3 · 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. 98% of 1,235 entriesLeft out of comparisons: The publications disagree about one of the figures used in this calculation. The same: it is the school’s own figure GCSE A*–G: A*–A 98% of 1,235
GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8)A* or 9–8 is a convention: grade 9 is rarer than A* was. 82% of 1,235 entriesLeft out of comparisons: The publications disagree about one of the figures used in this calculation. The same: it is the school’s own figure GCSE A*–G: A* 82% of 1,235
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 1,235 entries The same: it is the school’s own figure GCSE A*–G: A*–C 100% of 1,235
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 98% of 1,235 entries, as printed
  • Top grades: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 82% of 1,235 entries, as printed
  • C/4+: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A*–C 100% of 1,235 entries, as printed

The results used in the calculation

Cite this figure

Westminster School, 2009, GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8): 82% (comparable figure, our calculation; GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 82% of 1,235 entries, as printed). Method harm-v1. Records: fig:westminster_gcse_old_scale:21, new:westminster:2009:isc:gcse-full-short. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/harm:v1:westminster:2009:gcse/

Record details

Record ID harm:v1:westminster:2009: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: note
GCSE/IGCSE A*–G: the school’s publications give different A*–A figures for 2009, and the difference is not settled.
High grades: reason codes
source disagreement
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: note
GCSE/IGCSE A*–G: the school’s publications give different A* figures for 2009, and the difference is not settled.
Top grades: reason codes
source disagreement
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
1235 (printed entries)
Which exams were sat: evidence
A*-G: 3 school or ISC records (e.g. fig:westminster_gcse_old_scale:21)
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:f0404dab3b86765caca29e044dae048411d07c52c6e26ec66a40580923a2297f
Qualification mix
A*-G (by-definition)

Westminster School: exam results · How comparable figures work

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