Wycombe Abbey · GCSE · summer 2008
Wycombe Abbey, GCSE 2008: 83.1% of 761 entries at top grades (A* or 9–8)
Compared
83.1%
GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8) · Comparable figure · A*–G GCSEs only this year; the school’s own figure is used
of 761 entries. GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 83.05% of 761 entries, as printed
The school’s figure: 83.1%. The same figure: it is the school’s own.
The original grades
A*–G: A* 632 · A 114 · B 15 · C 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. | 98.0% of 761 entries | The same: it is the school’s own figure | GCSE A*–G: A*–A 98.03% of 761 |
| GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8)A* or 9–8 is a convention: grade 9 is rarer than A* was. | 83.1% of 761 entries | The same: it is the school’s own figure | GCSE A*–G: A* 83.05% of 761 |
| 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 761 entries | The same: it is the school’s own figure | GCSE A*–G: A*–C of 761 |
| 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 98.03% of 761 entries, as printed
- Top grades: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 83.05% of 761 entries, as printed
- C/4+: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A*–C 761 of 761 entries
The results used in the calculation
- A*–G, 761 entries: Wycombe Abbey, GCSE/IGCSE 2008: 83.05% of 761 entries graded A*
Cite this figure
Wycombe Abbey, 2008, GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8): 83.1% (comparable figure, our calculation; GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 83.05% of 761 entries, as printed). Method harm-v1. Records: research:wycombe:2008:gcse-igcse:archive-20120107021326:table-0:summary. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/harm:v1:wycombe:2008:gcse/
Record details
Record ID harm:v1:wycombe:2008: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: precision
- 2 decimal places, as printed
- Top grades: basis
- GCSE/IGCSE A*–G only this year, so this is the school’s own figure
- Top grades: precision
- 2 decimal places, as printed
- 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
- 761 (printed entries)
- Which exams were sat: evidence
- A*-G: 3 school or ISC records (e.g. research:wycombe:2008:gcse-igcse:archive-20120107021326: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
REV_UI_B09B37FEEC47· Wycombe Abbey official examination results, archive capture 2012-01-07
Method and version
- Method
harm-v1 1.0.0- Inputs digest
sha256:b0c6b67fd22eb4cdc55bacd091b4afe6b5b7d1214eee7ef95405e74e400eb6a4- Qualification mix
A*-G (by-definition)