Winchester College, GCSE 2017: 62.5% of 1,359 entries at top grades (A* or 9–8)

Compared

62.5%

GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8) · Published annual figure

of 1,359 entries

Published result details

GCSE/IGCSE: 62.5%. Subjects and grades

Results used: A*–G GCSEs and 9–1 GCSEs.

This year uses the published figure for the qualifications named here.

Published figures and the originals
Grade band	Published figure (annual series)	The school’s figure (as the school published it)	Figures in the original sources
GCSE high grades (A*–A or 9–7)Ofqual aligned the bottom of grade 7 with the bottom of the old A.	90.5% of 1,359 entries	—	GCSE/IGCSE: A*–A or 9–7 90.5% of 1,359
GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8)A* or 9–8 is a convention: grade 9 is rarer than A* was.	62.5% of 1,359 entries	—	GCSE/IGCSE: A* or 9–8 62.5% of 1,359
GCSE C/4 or better (A*–C or 9–4)	No figureThe school’s own tables don’t give a comparable figure for this year.	—	—
GCSE grade 9 (9–1 entries only)	No figureThe school’s own tables don’t give a comparable figure for this year.	—	—

How this figure is used

We use the percentage as published for this year. The sources below say which qualifications it covers.

High grades: A*–A or 9–7 90.5%, as published
Top grades: A* or 9–8 62.5%, as published

The published records

GCSE/IGCSE, 1,359 entries: Winchester College: GCSE results, 2017, transition

Cite this figure

Winchester College, 2017, GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8): 62.5% (published figure, annual series; A* or 9–8 62.5%, as published). Method harm-v1. Records: fig:winchester_gcse:23. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/harm:v1:winchester:2017:gcse/

Record details

Record ID harm:v1:winchester:2017:gcse. Quote it if you report a problem.

As recorded

The record’s own wording, where this page puts it in plainer words.

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High grades: basis: Published annual result selected for comparison by the owner on 2026-09-28
High grades: precision: Published percentage; no grade count inferred
Top grades: basis: Published annual result selected for comparison by the owner on 2026-09-28
Top grades: precision: Published percentage; no grade count inferred
C/4+: reason: No C/4-or-better percentage is recorded in the selected annual publications.
C/4+: reason codes: comparable figure not computable
Grade 9: reason: No grade 9 percentage is recorded in the selected annual publications.
Grade 9: reason codes: comparable figure not computable
GCSE/IGCSE: entries: 1359 (Published entry total)
Which exams were sat: evidence: Owner approved the held school-published 62.5% top-band and 90.5% high-band results for 2017. This explicit publication selection does not infer missing native grade counts.

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”)

Method and version

Method: harm-v1 1.0.0
Inputs digest: sha256:8c33092296ba6dc260183d97ec29e23818e278792cbb1e6c5d16245a46cc354a
Qualification mix: A*-G, 9-1 (owner-selection)

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