Westminster School, GCSE 2017: 87.3–88.3% of 1,568 entries at top grades (A* or 9–8)

A range

87.3–88.3%

GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8) · Comparable figure · our calculation

of 1,568 entries

The school’s figure: 87.8% · The school’s combined figure, as published. It matches TSR’s comparable figure (87.3–88.3%).

The original grades

A*–G: 88. Subjects and grades

9–1: 87. Subjects and grades

This year’s exams: A*–G GCSEs and 9–1 GCSEs.

We know because the government’s tables confirm it.

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.	98.3–99.2% of 1,568 entries	98.8% · The school’s combined figure, as publishedIt matches TSR’s comparable figure (98.3–99.2%).	GCSE A–G: A–A 99% of 1,224 GCSE 9–1: 9–7 98% of 344
GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8)A* or 9–8 is a convention: grade 9 is rarer than A* was.	87.3–88.3% of 1,568 entries	87.8% · The school’s combined figure, as publishedIt matches TSR’s comparable figure (87.3–88.3%).	GCSE A–G: A 88% of 1,224 GCSE 9–1: 9–8 87% of 344
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.	99.1–100.0% of 1,568 entries	No combined figure from the school	GCSE A–G: A–C 100% of 1,224 GCSE 9–1: 9–4 of 344
GCSE grade 9 (9–1 entries only)	61% of 344 entries (of the 344 entries graded 9–1)	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE 9–1: 9 61% of 344

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 1,206–1,217 + GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–7 336–338 = 1,542–1,555 of 1,568 entries (98.3–99.2%: the school’s rounding leaves this much room)
Top grades: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 1,071–1,083 + GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–8 298–301 = 1,369–1,384 of 1,568 entries (87.3–88.3%: the school’s rounding leaves this much room)
C/4+: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A*–C 1,218–1,224 + GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–4 336–344 = 1,554–1,568 of 1,568 entries (99.1–100.0%: the school’s rounding leaves this much room)
Grade 9: GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9 61% of 344 entries, as printed

The results used in the calculation

A*–G, 1,224 entries: Westminster School, GCSE/IGCSE 2017: 88% of 1,224 entries graded A*
9–1, 344 entries: Westminster School, GCSE/IGCSE 2017: 61% of 344 entries at grade 9

Cite this figure

Westminster School, 2017, GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8): 87.3–88.3% (comparable figure, our calculation; GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 1,071–1,083 + GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–8 298–301 = 1,369–1,384 of 1,568 entries). Method harm-v1. Records: fig:westminster_gcse_old_scale:29, fig:westminster_gcse_reformed:0. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/harm:v1:westminster:2017:gcse/

Record details

Record ID harm:v1:westminster:2017: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: Weighted by entries across GCSE/IGCSE A*–G and GCSE/IGCSE 9–1
High grades: precision: A range: the printed percentages allow more than one whole number of entries
Top grades: basis: Weighted by entries across GCSE/IGCSE A*–G and GCSE/IGCSE 9–1
Top grades: precision: A range: the printed percentages allow more than one whole number of entries
C/4+: basis: Weighted by entries across GCSE/IGCSE A*–G and GCSE/IGCSE 9–1
C/4+: precision: A range: the printed percentages allow more than one whole number of entries
Grade 9: basis: Grade 9 counts only the entries graded 9–1, and this year also had A*–G entries, so this is the school’s own figure for those entries
Grade 9: precision: 0 decimal places, as printed
A*–G: entries: 1224 (printed entries)
9–1: entries: 344 (printed entries)
Which exams were sat: evidence: A*-G: 4 school or ISC records (e.g. fig:westminster_gcse_old_scale:29); 19 DfE rows (e.g. new:westminster:2017:dfe-ks4-2-astar-g-4229)
Which exams were sat: evidence: 9-1: 4 school or ISC records (e.g. fig:westminster_gcse_reformed:0); 2 DfE rows (e.g. new:westminster:2017:dfe-ks4-1-gcse-91-555)
The school’s figure: The school’s combined figure, as published (fig:westminster_gcse_reformed:0#combined)

Source references

FB146 · Our research file (not public). A companion file we made for seven schools, with our list of archived copies of their web pages. (as recorded: “latest seven-school companion and Wayback/destination lock”)
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 spine
public-source-17899d2829eca6bf · Westminster Wayback Source Pack v1.0. Our list of the archived copies of Westminster’s results pages, with our recalculations; the archived copies themselves are public. · capture manifest, recomputation audit and conflict register; derivative, never controlling over a school capture

Method and version

Method: harm-v1 1.0.0
Inputs digest: sha256:043bd585dc22ddb1ea32b9e20b2637d092bd64c561775da7a480cffbc707b5b3
Qualification mix: A*-G, 9-1 (government-table)

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