Winchester College · GCSE · summer 2003
Winchester College, GCSE 2003: 38.8% of 1,075 entries at top grades (A* or 9–8)
Compared
38.8%
GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8) · Comparable figure · A*–G GCSEs only this year; the school’s own figure is used
of 1,075 entries. GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 38.8% of 1,075 entries, as printed
The school’s figure: 38.8%. The same figure: it is the school’s own.
The original grades
A*–G: A* 417 · A 430 · B 170 · C 48 · D 10. 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. | 78.8% of 1,075 entries | The same: it is the school’s own figure | GCSE A*–G: A*–A 78.8% of 1,075 |
| GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8)A* or 9–8 is a convention: grade 9 is rarer than A* was. | 38.8% of 1,075 entries | The same: it is the school’s own figure | GCSE A*–G: A* 38.8% of 1,075 |
| 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% of 1,075 entries | The same: it is the school’s own figure | GCSE A*–G: A*–C 99.1% of 1,075 |
| 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 78.8% of 1,075 entries, as printed
- Top grades: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 38.8% of 1,075 entries, as printed
- C/4+: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A*–C 99.1% of 1,075 entries, as printed
The results used in the calculation
- A*–G, 1,075 entries: Winchester College, GCSE/IGCSE 2003: 38.8% of 1,075 entries graded A*
Cite this figure
Winchester College, 2003, GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8): 38.8% (comparable figure, our calculation; GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 38.8% of 1,075 entries, as printed). Method harm-v1. Records: research:winchester:2003:isc-gcse-grade-distribution. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/harm:v1:winchester:2003:gcse/
Record details
Record ID harm:v1:winchester:2003: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 figure in the school’s ISC return
- High grades: precision
- 1 decimal place, as printed
- Top grades: basis
- GCSE/IGCSE A*–G only this year, so this is the figure in the school’s ISC return
- Top grades: precision
- 1 decimal place, as printed
- C/4+: basis
- GCSE/IGCSE A*–G only this year, so this is the figure in the school’s ISC return
- C/4+: precision
- 1 decimal place, as printed
- Grade 9: reason
- No entries were graded 9–1 this year, so there is no grade-9 figure.
- A*–G: entries
- 1075 (printed entries)
- Which exams were sat: evidence
- A*-G: 2 school or ISC records (e.g. fig:winchester_gcse:9)
- Which exams were sat: evidence
- GCSE 9–1 was first awarded in 2017, so every entry was graded A*–G.
Source references
WIN_ISC_GCSE_2003_RECOVERED· ISC GCSE results 2003 — Winchester College (school reference 1327) · Contemporary ISC results return preserved by the Internet Archive
Method and version
- Method
harm-v1 1.0.0- Inputs digest
sha256:ddba8b612df9c8d9cd972ada79ff0d8e6f847456cd143a5ae84e7fcae391aef0- Qualification mix
A*-G (by-definition)
Winchester College: exam results · How comparable figures work