Westminster School · GCSE · summer 2010
Westminster School, GCSE 2010: 73% of 1,225 entries at top grades (A* or 9–8)
Compared
73%
GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8) · Comparable figure · A*–G GCSEs only this year; the school’s own figure is used
of 1,225 entries
The school’s figure: 73%. The same figure: it is the school’s own.
The original grades
A*–G: 73. 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. | 96% of 1,225 entries | The same: it is the school’s own figure | GCSE A*–G: A*–A 96% of 1,225 |
| GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8)A* or 9–8 is a convention: grade 9 is rarer than A* was. | 73% of 1,225 entries | The same: it is the school’s own figure | GCSE A*–G: A* 73% of 1,225 |
| 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 1,225 entries | The same: it is the school’s own figure | GCSE A*–G: A*–C 100% of 1,225 |
| 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 96% of 1,225 entries, as printed
- Top grades: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 73% of 1,225 entries, as printed
- C/4+: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A*–C 100% of 1,225 entries, as printed
The results used in the calculation
- A*–G, 1,225 entries: Westminster School, GCSE/IGCSE 2010: 73% of 1,225 entries graded A*
Cite this figure
Westminster School, 2010, GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8): 73% (comparable figure, our calculation; GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 73% of 1,225 entries, as printed). Method harm-v1. Records: fig:westminster_gcse_old_scale:22. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/harm:v1:westminster:2010:gcse/
Record details
Record ID harm:v1:westminster:2010: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
- 1225 (printed entries)
- Which exams were sat: evidence
- A*-G: 3 school or ISC records (e.g. fig:westminster_gcse_old_scale:22)
- Which exams were sat: evidence
- GCSE 9–1 was first awarded in 2017, so every entry was graded A*–G.
Source references
public-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 tables
Method and version
- Method
harm-v1 1.0.0- Inputs digest
sha256:103cce35b6eb1f88308d8cf8fdf183436c0ca320ef400655369abb6927d1991b- Qualification mix
A*-G (by-definition)
Westminster School: exam results · How comparable figures work