Westminster School, GCSE 2019: 91.2% of 1,292 entries at top grades (A* or 9–8)

Compared

91.2%

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

of 1,292 entries. GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 366 + GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–8 812 = 1,178 of 1,292 entries

The school’s figure: 91.18% · The school’s combined figure, as published. It matches TSR’s comparable figure (91.2%).

The original grades

A*–G: A* 366 · A 67 · B 5 · C 1. Subjects and grades

9–1: 9 673 · 8 139 · 7 33 · 6 7 · 5 0. 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.	98.9% of 1,292 entries	98.92% · The school’s combined figure, as publishedIt matches TSR’s comparable figure (98.9%).	GCSE A–G: A–A 98.63% of 439 GCSE 9–1: 9–7 99.06% of 853
GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8)A* or 9–8 is a convention: grade 9 is rarer than A* was.	91.2% of 1,292 entries	91.18% · The school’s combined figure, as publishedIt matches TSR’s comparable figure (91.2%).	GCSE A–G: A 83.37% of 439 GCSE 9–1: 9–8 95.19% of 853
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.	99.9–100.0% of 1,292 entries	No combined figure from the school	GCSE A–G: A–C 100% of 439 GCSE 9–1: 9–4 of 853
GCSE grade 9 (9–1 entries only)	78.9% of 853 entries (of the 853 entries graded 9–1)	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE 9–1: 9 78.9% of 853

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 433 + GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–7 845 = 1,278 of 1,292 entries
Top grades: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 366 + GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–8 812 = 1,178 of 1,292 entries
C/4+: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A*–C 439 + GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–4 852–853 = 1,291–1,292 of 1,292 entries (99.9–100.0%: the school’s rounding leaves this much room)
Grade 9: GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9 78.9% of 853 entries, as printed

The results used in the calculation

A*–G, 439 entries: Westminster School, GCSE/IGCSE 2019: 83.37% of 439 entries graded A* · Westminster School, GCSE/IGCSE 2019: 83.4% of 439 entries graded A*
9–1, 853 entries: Westminster School, GCSE/IGCSE 2019: 78.9% of 853 entries at grade 9 · Westminster School, GCSE/IGCSE 2019: 95.2% of 853 entries at grades 9–8

Cite this figure

Westminster School, 2019, GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8): 91.2% (comparable figure, our calculation; GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 366 + GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–8 812 = 1,178 of 1,292 entries). Method harm-v1. Records: fig:westminster_gcse_old_scale:31, research:westminster:2019:gcse-2019-legacy-school-subject-counts, fig:westminster_gcse_reformed:2, research:westminster:2019:gcse-2019-numbered-school-subject-counts. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/harm:v1:westminster:2019:gcse/

Record details

Record ID harm:v1:westminster:2019: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: Exact, from printed counts
Top grades: basis: Weighted by entries across GCSE/IGCSE A*–G and GCSE/IGCSE 9–1
Top grades: precision: Exact, from printed counts
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: 1 decimal place, as printed
A*–G: entries: 439 (printed entries)
9–1: entries: 853 (printed entries)
Which exams were sat: evidence: A*-G: 5 school or ISC records (e.g. fig:westminster_gcse_old_scale:31); 2 DfE rows (e.g. new:westminster:2019:dfe-ks4-institution-results-31977)
Which exams were sat: evidence: 9-1: 5 school or ISC records (e.g. fig:westminster_gcse_reformed:2); 15 DfE rows (e.g. new:westminster:2019:dfe-ks4-institution-results-31931)
The school’s figure: The school’s combined figure, as published (fig:westminster_gcse_reformed:2#combined)
The school’s figure: The school’s combined figure, as published (new:westminster:2019:gcse-published-equivalent:newsletter)

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
SIX_AUDIT_685694813AFBE87F · Westminster 2019 GCSE: source counts · Exact publication checked for the named qualification, year and source population

Method and version

Method: harm-v1 1.0.0
Inputs digest: sha256:f2e64278230126272c57f1a1e1f3ed738bead1720f7c7f9bfecbf63ba1627d96
Qualification mix: A*-G, 9-1 (government-table)

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