Wycombe Abbey, GCSE 2012: 80.6% of 909 entries at top grades (A* or 9–8)

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80.6%

GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8) · Comparable figure · A*–G GCSEs only this year; the school’s own figure is used

of 909 entries. GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 80.64% of 909 entries, as printed

Wycombe Abbey’s publications give different lettered GCSE figures for 2012. We show the figure but don’t compare it.

The school’s figure: 80.6%. The same figure: it is the school’s own.

The original grades

A*–G: A* 733 · A 157 · B 17 · C 1 · D 1. Subjects and grades

This year’s exams: A*–G GCSEs only.

We know because the qualification is the only one it could be.

The comparison, the school’s headline and the original grades
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.	97.9% of 909 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 97.91% of 909
GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8)A* or 9–8 is a convention: grade 9 is rarer than A* was.	80.6% of 909 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 80.64% of 909
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.	99.9% of 909 entries	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE A–G: A–C 99.89% of 909
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 97.91% of 909 entries, as printed
Top grades: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 80.64% of 909 entries, as printed
C/4+: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A*–C 99.89% of 909 entries, as printed

The results used in the calculation

A*–G, 909 entries: Wycombe Abbey, GCSE/IGCSE 2012: 80.64% of 909 entries graded A*

Cite this figure

Wycombe Abbey, 2012, GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8): 80.6% (comparable figure, our calculation; GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 80.64% of 909 entries, as printed). Method harm-v1. Records: research:wycombe:2012:isc:gcse-full-short. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/harm:v1:wycombe:2012:gcse/

Record details

Record ID harm:v1:wycombe:2012: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 2012, 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, 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 2012, and the difference is not settled.
Top grades: reason codes: source disagreement
Top grades: precision: 2 decimal places, 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: 2 decimal places, as printed
Grade 9: reason: No entries were graded 9–1 this year, so there is no grade-9 figure.
A*–G: entries: 909 (printed entries)
Which exams were sat: evidence: A*-G: 3 school or ISC records (e.g. research:wycombe:2012:gcse-igcse:archive-20160828212831:table-0:summary); 22 DfE rows (e.g. research:wycombe:2012:dfe:ks4-gcse-certificates-1-art-design-row27715)
Which exams were sat: evidence: GCSE 9–1 was first awarded in 2017, so every entry was graded A*–G.

Source references

REV_UI_ISC_EFD35C948B75 · ISC 2012 examination results — gcse school return

Method and version

Method: harm-v1 1.0.0
Inputs digest: sha256:a989f6ee6507167baf15b4a65e8ecc81664c7e7b65c0cabfb7fa1e1a4925ac48
Qualification mix: A*-G (by-definition)

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