Winchester College · GCSE · summer 2005
Winchester College, GCSE 2005: 50.9% of 1,034 entries at top grades (A* or 9–8)
Compared
50.9%
GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8) · Comparable figure · A*–G GCSEs only this year; the school’s own figure is used
of 1,034 entries. GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 50.9% of 1,034 entries, as printed
The school’s figure: 50.9%. The same figure: it is the school’s own.
The original grades
A*–G: A* 526 · A 414 · B 86 · C 7 · D 1. 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. | 90.9% of 1,034 entries | The same: it is the school’s own figure | GCSE A*–G: A*–A 90.9% of 1,034 |
| GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8)A* or 9–8 is a convention: grade 9 is rarer than A* was. | 50.9% of 1,034 entries | The same: it is the school’s own figure | GCSE A*–G: A* 50.9% of 1,034 |
| 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 1,034 entries | The same: it is the school’s own figure | GCSE A*–G: A*–C of 1,034 |
| 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 90.9% of 1,034 entries, as printed
- Top grades: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 50.9% of 1,034 entries, as printed
- C/4+: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A*–C 1,033 of 1,034 entries
The results used in the calculation
Cite this figure
Winchester College, 2005, GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8): 50.9% (comparable figure, our calculation; GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 50.9% of 1,034 entries, as printed). Method harm-v1. Records: fig:winchester_gcse:11, research:winchester:2005:isc-gcse-grade-distribution. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/harm:v1:winchester:2005:gcse/
Record details
Record ID harm:v1:winchester:2005: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 held from a secondary source
- High grades: precision
- 1 decimal place, as printed
- Top grades: basis
- GCSE/IGCSE A*–G only this year, so this is the figure held from a secondary source
- Top grades: precision
- 1 decimal place, as printed
- C/4+: basis
- GCSE/IGCSE A*–G only this year; from the grade counts in the school’s ISC return
- C/4+: precision
- Exact, from printed counts
- Grade 9: reason
- No entries were graded 9–1 this year, so there is no grade-9 figure.
- A*–G: entries
- 1034 (entries from research:winchester:2005:isc-gcse-grade-distribution (its counts reproduce every printed percentage))
- Which exams were sat: evidence
- A*-G: 2 school or ISC records (e.g. fig:winchester_gcse:11)
- Which exams were sat: evidence
- GCSE 9–1 was first awarded in 2017, so every entry was graded A*–G.
Source references
public-source-9a008df9655aa438· The Times · independent-school GCSE analysis 2005 · contemporary transcription. We haven’t found a public copy online. Libraries with newspaper archives, such as the British Library, can help trace it. · contemporary transcription carrying 50.9% A* and 90.9% A*/A for 132 candidatesWIN_ISC_GCSE_2005_RECOVERED· ISC GCSE results 2005 — 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
sha256:8f107661bb89ca62bf1a162a8a50296138218301573d907c5cefd6cf527d5195- Qualification mix
A*-G (by-definition)
Winchester College: exam results · How comparable figures work