Winchester College · GCSE · summer 2020
Winchester College, GCSE 2020: 75.7% of 1,189 entries at top grades (A* or 9–8)
Set by teachers
75.7%
GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8) · Comparable figure · 9–1 GCSEs only this year; the school’s own figure is used
of 1,189 entries. GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–8 900 of 1,189 entries
Grades were set by teachers in 2020, not by exams. We show the figure but don’t compare it.
The school’s figure: 75.7%. The same figure: it is the school’s own.
The original grades
9–1: 9 571 · 8 329 · 7 207 · 6 66 · 5 14 · 4 2
This year’s exams: 9–1 GCSEs only.
We know because the school says so. Grades in 2020 and 2021 were assessed by schools and teachers, so these figures are left out of comparisons unless you ask for them.
| 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. | 93.1% of 1,189 entriesLeft out of comparisons: Grades in 2020 and 2021 were assessed by schools and teachers. | The same: it is the school’s own figure | GCSE 9–1: 9–7 93.1% of 1,189 |
| GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8)A* or 9–8 is a convention: grade 9 is rarer than A* was. | 75.7% of 1,189 entriesLeft out of comparisons: Grades in 2020 and 2021 were assessed by schools and teachers. | The same: it is the school’s own figure | GCSE 9–1: 9–8 of 1,189 |
| 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. | 100.0% of 1,189 entriesLeft out of comparisons: Grades in 2020 and 2021 were assessed by schools and teachers. | The same: it is the school’s own figure | GCSE 9–1: 9–4 of 1,189 |
| GCSE grade 9 (9–1 entries only) | 48% of 1,189 entriesLeft out of comparisons: Grades in 2020 and 2021 were assessed by schools and teachers. (of the 1,189 entries graded 9–1) | The same: it is the school’s own figure | GCSE 9–1: 9 48% of 1,189 |
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 9–1 9–7 93.1% of 1,189 entries, as printed
- Top grades: GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–8 900 of 1,189 entries
- C/4+: GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–4 1,189 of 1,189 entries
- Grade 9: GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9 48% of 1,189 entries, as printed
The results used in the calculation
Cite this figure
Winchester College, 2020, GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8): 75.7% (comparable figure, our calculation; GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–8 900 of 1,189 entries). Method harm-v1. Records: fig:winchester_gcse:26, research:winchester:2020:gcse-final-grade-counts. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/harm:v1:winchester:2020:gcse/
Record details
Record ID harm:v1:winchester:2020: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 9–1 only this year, so this is the school’s own figure
- High grades: reason codes
- assessment-regime exclusion
- High grades: precision
- 1 decimal place, as printed
- Top grades: basis
- GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 only this year; from the school’s printed grade counts
- Top grades: reason codes
- assessment-regime exclusion
- Top grades: precision
- Exact, from printed counts
- C/4+: basis
- GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 only this year; from the school’s printed grade counts
- C/4+: reason codes
- assessment-regime exclusion
- C/4+: precision
- Exact, from printed counts
- Grade 9: basis
- GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 only this year, so this is the school’s own figure
- Grade 9: reason codes
- assessment-regime exclusion
- Grade 9: precision
- 0 decimal places, as printed
- 9–1: entries
- 1189 (printed entries)
- Which exams were sat: evidence
- School statement: Winchester College · GCSE Results Summer 2020 · final: the complete 1,189-entry GCSE/IGCSE table has numbered grades 9–1 only (https://www.winchestercollege.org/assets/files/uploads/GCSE%20Results%20Summer%202020_FINAL.pdf).
- Which exams were sat: evidence
- The separate 58-entry Mathematics (Additional) block is graded A–E and is outside the GCSE/IGCSE total.
- Which exams were sat: note
- The supplied final school PDF covers every GCSE/IGCSE entry on the 9–1 scale. The results were teacher awarded in 2020 and remain outside the examination comparison line.
Source references
WIN_GCSE_2020_PDF· Winchester College · GCSE Results Summer 2020 · final · official complete subject table; 1,189 GCSE/IGCSE entries, with 58 Additional Mathematics entries reported separatelyWIN_GCSE_2020_SUPPLIED_SHEET· Winchester College · GCSE Results Summer 2020 · final · Official complete 2020 subject table: 1,189 numbered GCSE/IGCSE entries, with 58 separately graded Additional Mathematics entries
Method and version
- Method
harm-v1 1.0.0- Inputs digest
sha256:7cd93850e9ad3cb289ce725b42a5a42e01a2649f95b59eba1c88805041184c35- Qualification mix
9-1 (school-statement)
Winchester College: exam results · How comparable figures work