Westminster School, GCSE 2022: 92.8% of 1,226 entries at top grades (A* or 9–8)

Compared

92.8%

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

of 1,226 entries. GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 1 + GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–8 1,137 = 1,138 of 1,226 entries

The original grades

A*–G: A* 1 · A 0 · B 0 · C 0 · D 0. Subjects and grades

9–1: 9 952 · 8 185 · 7 67 · 6 18 · 5 1 · 4 1. 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% of 1,226 entries	No combined figure from the school	GCSE A–G: A–A 100.0% of 1 GCSE 9–1: 9–7 98.3% of 1,225
GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8)A* or 9–8 is a convention: grade 9 is rarer than A* was.	92.8% of 1,226 entries	No combined figure from the school	GCSE A–G: A 100.0% of 1 GCSE 9–1: 9–8 92.8% 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.	99.9% of 1,226 entries	No combined figure from the school	GCSE A–G: A–C 100.0% of 1 GCSE 9–1: 9–4 99.9% of 1,225
GCSE grade 9 (9–1 entries only)	77.7% of 1,225 entries (of the 1,225 entries graded 9–1)	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE 9–1: 9 77.7% of 1,225

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 + GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–7 1,204 = 1,205 of 1,226 entries
Top grades: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 1 + GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–8 1,137 = 1,138 of 1,226 entries
C/4+: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A*–C 1 + GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–4 1,224 = 1,225 of 1,226 entries
Grade 9: GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9 77.7% of 1,225 entries, as printed

The results used in the calculation

A*–G, 1 entries: Westminster School, GCSE/IGCSE 2022: 100.0% of 1 entries graded A*
9–1, 1,225 entries: Westminster School, GCSE/IGCSE 2022: 77.7% of 1,225 entries at grade 9

More about 2022: grading that year

Grades in 2022 were set at a midpoint between summer 2019 and 2021, on Ofqual’s account. Ofqual’s account

Cite this figure

Westminster School, 2022, GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8): 92.8% (comparable figure, our calculation; GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 1 + GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–8 1,137 = 1,138 of 1,226 entries). Method harm-v1. Records: research:westminster:2022:isc-shared-gcse-letter-full-short, research:westminster:2022:gcse-school-subject-counts. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/harm:v1:westminster:2022:gcse/

Record details

Record ID harm:v1:westminster:2022: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: Exact, from printed counts
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: 1 (printed entries)
9–1: entries: 1225 (printed entries)
Which exams were sat: evidence: A*-G: 1 school or ISC record (e.g. research:westminster:2022:isc-shared-gcse-letter-full-short)
Which exams were sat: evidence: 9-1: 2 school or ISC records (e.g. research:westminster:2022:gcse-school-subject-counts); 14 DfE rows (e.g. new:westminster:2022:dfe-ks4-institution-results-14215)

Source references

SIX_AUDIT_FF2A614507E47029 · ISC 2022 school examination results — Boys and Girls · Exact publication checked for the named qualification, year and source population
SIX_AUDIT_C8CF92BBD0D77B36 · Westminster 2022 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: sha256:2b6f8d95a00c3670ac09b7d030db40eb560ed17ef5d94791c7131b236a649ad5
Qualification mix: A*-G, 9-1 (government-table)

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