Wycombe Abbey · GCSE · summer 2002
Wycombe Abbey, GCSE 2002: 66.0% of 789 entries at top grades (A* or 9–8)
Compared
66.0%
GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8) · Comparable figure · A*–G GCSEs only this year; the school’s own figure is used
of 789 entries. GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 521 of 789 entries
The school’s figure: 66.0%. The same figure: it is the school’s own.
The original grades
A*–G: no full grade table in this record
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. | 94.2% of 789 entriesLeft out of comparisons: The publications disagree about one of the figures used in this calculation. | The same: it is the school’s own figure | GCSE A*–G: A*–A 94.17% of 789 |
| GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8)A* or 9–8 is a convention: grade 9 is rarer than A* was. | 66.0% of 789 entries | The same: it is the school’s own figure | GCSE A*–G: A* of 789 |
| 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 789 entries | The same: it is the school’s own figure | GCSE A*–G: A*–C of 789 |
| 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 94.17% of 789 entries, as printed
- Top grades: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 521 of 789 entries
- C/4+: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A*–C 789 of 789 entries
The results used in the calculation
Cite this figure
Wycombe Abbey, 2002, GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8): 66.0% (comparable figure, our calculation; GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 521 of 789 entries). Method harm-v1. Records: research:wycombe:2002:gcse-igcse:archive-20070503045033:table-13:summary:derived-cumulative-20260909, research:wycombe:2002:gcse-igcse:archive-20070503045033:table-13:summary. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/harm:v1:wycombe:2002:gcse/
Record details
Record ID harm:v1:wycombe:2002: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 school’s own figure
- High grades: note
- GCSE/IGCSE A*–G: the school’s publications give different A*–A figures for 2002, and the difference is not settled.
- High grades: reason codes
- source disagreement
- High grades: precision
- 2 decimal places, as printed
- Top grades: basis
- GCSE/IGCSE A*–G only this year; from the school’s printed grade counts
- Top grades: precision
- Exact, from printed counts
- C/4+: basis
- GCSE/IGCSE A*–G only this year; from the school’s printed grade counts
- 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
- 789 (printed entries)
- Which exams were sat: evidence
- A*-G: 6 school or ISC records (e.g. research:wycombe:2002:gcse-igcse:archive-20030812055046:table-0:summary)
- Which exams were sat: evidence
- GCSE 9–1 was first awarded in 2017, so every entry was graded A*–G.
Source references
SIX_AUDIT_EF806ABAAB0CF2C5· Wycombe Abbey GCSE results — archived publication ef806a · Exact publication checked for the named qualification, year and source populationREV_UI_EF806ABAAB0C· Wycombe Abbey GCSE results — archived publication ef806a
Method and version
- Method
harm-v1 1.0.0- Inputs digest
sha256:2af25032e768ef0159884435f1c5e7b0d36935491eb3b1169039807bdc9d4292- Qualification mix
A*-G (by-definition)