Wycombe Abbey · GCSE · summer 2009
Wycombe Abbey, GCSE 2009: 76.9% of 853 entries at top grades (A* or 9–8)
Compared
76.9%
GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8) · Comparable figure · A*–G GCSEs only this year; the school’s own figure is used
of 853 entries. GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 76.91% of 853 entries, as printed
The school’s figure: 76.9%. The same figure: it is the school’s own.
The original grades
A*–G: A* 656 · A 168 · B 26 · C 3
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. | 96.6% of 853 entries | The same: it is the school’s own figure | GCSE A*–G: A*–A 96.6% of 853 |
| GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8)A* or 9–8 is a convention: grade 9 is rarer than A* was. | 76.9% of 853 entries | The same: it is the school’s own figure | GCSE A*–G: A* 76.91% of 853 |
| 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 853 entries | The same: it is the school’s own figure | GCSE A*–G: A*–C of 853 |
| 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 96.6% of 853 entries, as printed
- Top grades: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 76.91% of 853 entries, as printed
- C/4+: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A*–C 853 of 853 entries
The results used in the calculation
- A*–G, 853 entries: Wycombe Abbey, GCSE/IGCSE 2009: 76.91% of 853 entries graded A*
Cite this figure
Wycombe Abbey, 2009, GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8): 76.9% (comparable figure, our calculation; GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 76.91% of 853 entries, as printed). Method harm-v1. Records: research:wycombe:2009:gcse-igcse:archive-20120107021326:table-0:summary. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/harm:v1:wycombe:2009:gcse/
Record details
Record ID harm:v1:wycombe:2009: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
- 1 decimal place, 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
- 853 (printed entries)
- Which exams were sat: evidence
- A*-G: 3 school or ISC records (e.g. research:wycombe:2009: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:ae74d14a09b2ed069649770e03fcf2a9a9a51842425cf8cbde6238b4e24f0134- Qualification mix
A*-G (by-definition)