Winchester College, GCSE 2019: 72.2% of 1,254 entries at top grades (A* or 9–8)

Compared

72.2%

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

of 1,254 entries. GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 4 + GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–8 902 = 906 of 1,254 entries

The original grades

A*–G: A* 4 · A 2 · B 1 · C 1 · D 0. Subjects and grades

9–1: 9 553 · 8 349 · 7 188 · 6 97 · 5 40 · 4 14. Subjects and grades

This year’s exams: A*–G GCSEs and 9–1 GCSEs.

We know because the school says so.

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.	87.4% of 1,254 entries	No combined figure from the school	GCSE A–G: A–A of 8 GCSE 9–1: 9–7 of 1,246
GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8)A* or 9–8 is a convention: grade 9 is rarer than A* was.	72.2% of 1,254 entries	No combined figure from the school	GCSE A–G: A of 8 GCSE 9–1: 9–8 of 1,246
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.	99.6% of 1,254 entries	No combined figure from the school	GCSE A–G: A–C of 8 GCSE 9–1: 9–4 of 1,246
GCSE grade 9 (9–1 entries only)	44.4% of 1,246 entries (of the 1,246 entries graded 9–1)	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE 9–1: 9 44.4% of 1,246

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 6 + GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–7 1,090 = 1,096 of 1,254 entries
Top grades: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 4 + GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–8 902 = 906 of 1,254 entries
C/4+: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A*–C 8 + GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–4 1,241 = 1,249 of 1,254 entries
Grade 9: GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9 44.4% of 1,246 entries, as printed

The results used in the calculation

A*–G, 8 entries: Winchester College: 2019 IGCSE Mathematics, all letter-graded resit entries, 2019, IGCSE A*–G, A*–G
9–1, 1,246 entries: Winchester College, GCSE/IGCSE 2019: 44.4% of 1,246 entries at grade 9

Cite this figure

Winchester College, 2019, GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8): 72.2% (comparable figure, our calculation; GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 4 + GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–8 902 = 906 of 1,254 entries). Method harm-v1. Records: research:winchester:2019:igcse-lettered-mathematics-resits, research:winchester:2019:gcse-updated-school-version. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/harm:v1:winchester:2019:gcse/

Record details

Record ID harm:v1:winchester: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: note: GCSE/IGCSE 9–1: The updated school results supersede the earlier sheet. The owner approved the post-remarks version on 28 September 2026; its exact printed grade counts are used here.
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: note: GCSE/IGCSE 9–1: The updated school results supersede the earlier sheet. The owner approved the post-remarks version on 28 September 2026; its exact printed grade counts are used here.
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+: note: GCSE/IGCSE 9–1: The updated school results supersede the earlier sheet. The owner approved the post-remarks version on 28 September 2026; its exact printed grade counts are used here.
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: note: GCSE/IGCSE 9–1: The updated school results supersede the earlier sheet. The owner approved the post-remarks version on 28 September 2026; its exact printed grade counts are used here.
Grade 9: precision: 1 decimal place, as printed
A*–G: entries: 8 (printed entries)
A*–G: note: The school's sheet gives the full eight-entry A*–G IGCSE Mathematics resit block; its 56 Additional Mathematics A–E entries are a separate qualification and are excluded.
9–1: entries: 1246 (printed entries)
9–1: note: Updated school grade counts selected after remarks, approved by the owner on 28 September 2026. Earlier printed versions are retained in the source history.
Which exams were sat: evidence: School statement: updated 2019 IGCSE & GCSE Results (https://web.archive.org/web/20220212185553id_/https://www.winchestercollege.org/assets/files/uploads/IGCSE%20GCSE%20Results%202019%20-%20Updated.pdf)
Which exams were sat: evidence: 9-1: Winchester’s updated numbered table records 1,246 entries and grades 9 through U (WIN_GCSE_2019_UPDATED_SHEET).
Which exams were sat: evidence: A*-G: the same sheet separately records eight Mathematics IGCSE A*–G resit entries, A* 4, A 2, B 1 and C 1 (research:winchester:2019:igcse-lettered-mathematics-resits).
Which exams were sat: note: The school's 2019 sheet proves both grading scales and gives the full eight-entry lettered component. The 56 Additional Mathematics entries are graded A–E only and are excluded from the GCSE/IGCSE denominator.

Source references

WIN_GCSE_2019_SHEET · Winchester College · 2019 IGCSE & GCSE Results · Official school sheet: 1,246 numbered GCSE entries, eight separate A*–G Mathematics resit entries, and 56 Additional Mathematics entries graded A–E outside the GCSE denominator
WIN_GCSE_2019_UPDATED_SHEET · Winchester College · 2019 IGCSE & GCSE Results · Updated · Official updated 2019 school sheet; numbered grade counts differ from the original version, while the eight A*–G Mathematics resits are unchanged

Method and version

Method: harm-v1 1.0.0
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Qualification mix: A*-G, 9-1 (school-statement)

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