Wycombe Abbey, GCSE 2014: 88.3% of 969 entries at top grades (A* or 9–8)

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88.3%

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

of 969 entries. GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 88.34% of 969 entries, as printed

Wycombe Abbey’s publications give different lettered GCSE figures for 2014. We show the figure but don’t compare it.

The school’s figure: 88.3%. The same figure: it is the school’s own.

The original grades

A*–G: A* 856 · A 100 · B 12 · C 1 · D 0. 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.	98.7% of 969 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 98.66% of 969
GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8)A* or 9–8 is a convention: grade 9 is rarer than A* was.	88.3% of 969 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 88.34% of 969
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% of 969 entries	The same: it is the school’s own figure	GCSE A–G: A–C 100% of 969
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 98.66% of 969 entries, as printed
Top grades: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 88.34% of 969 entries, as printed
C/4+: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A*–C 100% of 969 entries, as printed

The results used in the calculation

A*–G, 969 entries: Wycombe Abbey, GCSE/IGCSE 2014: 88.34% of 969 entries graded A*

Cite this figure

Wycombe Abbey, 2014, GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8): 88.3% (comparable figure, our calculation; GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 88.34% of 969 entries, as printed). Method harm-v1. Records: research:wycombe:2014:isc:gcse-full-short. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/harm:v1:wycombe:2014:gcse/

Record details

Record ID harm:v1:wycombe:2014: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 2014, 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 2014, 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: 0 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: 969 (printed entries)
Which exams were sat: evidence: A*-G: 3 school or ISC records (e.g. research:wycombe:2014:gcse-igcse:archive-20160828212831: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_ISC_5267E41AEE99 · ISC 2014 examination results — gcse school return

Method and version

Method: harm-v1 1.0.0
Inputs digest: sha256:2e92f3e20721c92d030fab1698f6a4e80cd5624c41c489cd88333e94df1d523c
Qualification mix: A*-G (by-definition)

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