Wycombe Abbey · GCSE · summer 2003
Wycombe Abbey, GCSE 2003: 65.6% of 785 entries at top grades (A* or 9–8)
Shown, not compared
65.6%
GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8) · Comparable figure · A*–G GCSEs only this year; the school’s own figure is used
of 785 entries. GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 65.6% of 785 entries, as printed
Wycombe Abbey’s publications give different lettered GCSE figures for 2003. We show the figure but don’t compare it.
The school’s figure: 65.6%. The same figure: it is the school’s own.
The original grades
A*–G: A* 515 · A 207 · B 59 · C 4 · D 0
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. | 92.0% of 785 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 92.0% of 785 |
| GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8)A* or 9–8 is a convention: grade 9 is rarer than A* was. | 65.6% of 785 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* 65.6% of 785 |
| 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 785 entries | The same: it is the school’s own figure | GCSE A*–G: A*–C 100.0% of 785 |
| 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 92.0% of 785 entries, as printed
- Top grades: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 65.6% of 785 entries, as printed
- C/4+: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A*–C 100.0% of 785 entries, as printed
The results used in the calculation
- A*–G, 785 entries: Wycombe Abbey, GCSE/IGCSE 2003: 65.6% of 785 entries graded A*
Cite this figure
Wycombe Abbey, 2003, GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8): 65.6% (comparable figure, our calculation; GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 65.6% of 785 entries, as printed). Method harm-v1. Records: research:wycombe:2003:six-school-isc:gcse. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/harm:v1:wycombe:2003:gcse/
Record details
Record ID harm:v1:wycombe:2003: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 in the school’s ISC return
- High grades: note
- GCSE/IGCSE A*–G: the school’s publications give different A*–A figures for 2003, and the difference is not settled.
- High grades: reason codes
- source disagreement
- High grades: precision
- 1 decimal place, as printed
- Top grades: basis
- GCSE/IGCSE A*–G only this year, so this is the figure in the school’s ISC return
- Top grades: note
- GCSE/IGCSE A*–G: the school’s publications give different A* figures for 2003, and the difference is not settled.
- Top grades: reason codes
- source disagreement
- Top grades: precision
- 1 decimal place, as printed
- C/4+: basis
- GCSE/IGCSE A*–G only this year, so this is the figure in the school’s ISC return
- C/4+: precision
- 1 decimal place, as printed
- Grade 9: reason
- No entries were graded 9–1 this year, so there is no grade-9 figure.
- A*–G: entries
- 785 (printed entries)
- Which exams were sat: evidence
- A*-G: 6 school or ISC records (e.g. research:wycombe:2003:gcse-igcse:archive-20040324200346: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_1DDA3FFBB3BE624B· ISC GCSE results 2003 — Eton College · Exact publication checked for the named qualification, year and source population
Method and version
- Method
harm-v1 1.0.0- Inputs digest
sha256:41ec3d001e910247b2b130d09ff0bee256968483f9e191624c4ae1c84a9571e3- Qualification mix
A*-G (by-definition)