Westminster School, GCSE 2012: 86% of 1,285 entries at top grades (A* or 9–8)

Compared

86%

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

of 1,285 entries

The school’s figure: 86%. The same figure: it is the school’s own.

The original grades

A*–G: 86. 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 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.	97% of 1,285 entries	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE A–G: A–A 97% of 1,285
GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8)A* or 9–8 is a convention: grade 9 is rarer than A* was.	86% of 1,285 entries	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE A–G: A 86% of 1,285
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 1,285 entries	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE A–G: A–C 100% of 1,285
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 97% of 1,285 entries, as printed
Top grades: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 86% of 1,285 entries, as printed
C/4+: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A*–C 100% of 1,285 entries, as printed

The results used in the calculation

A*–G, 1,285 entries: Westminster School, GCSE/IGCSE 2012: 86% of 1,285 entries graded A*

Cite this figure

Westminster School, 2012, GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8): 86% (comparable figure, our calculation; GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 86% of 1,285 entries, as printed). Method harm-v1. Records: fig:westminster_gcse_old_scale:24. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/harm:v1:westminster:2012:gcse/

Record details

Record ID harm:v1:westminster:2012: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: 1285 (printed entries)
Which exams were sat: evidence: A*-G: 3 school or ISC records (e.g. fig:westminster_gcse_old_scale:24); 24 DfE rows (e.g. new:westminster:2012:dfe-ks4-gcse-certificates-1-3576)
Which exams were sat: evidence: GCSE 9–1 was first awarded in 2017, so every entry was graded A*–G.

Source references

public-source-4bbc371b8000c169 · Westminster School · Results through 2012 · Wayback capture 8 January 2013 · school-issued results page and subject tables through 2012

Method and version

Method: harm-v1 1.0.0
Inputs digest: sha256:20375de22a4f0d067a765934bb0c0226bbad203625ee37998165cecd8a2c1fde
Qualification mix: A*-G (by-definition)

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