Wycombe Abbey: comparable sixth form figures, 2021

Qualification only

No figure

A* or equivalent, all sixth-form exams · Comparable figure · our calculation

Grades were set by teachers. We haven’t yet established which qualifications pupils took, so we cannot combine their results.

The original grades

A level: 63. Subjects and grades

Pre-U: no full grade table in this record

This year’s exams: A levels and Pre-U.

We know because the records disagree, and we have not yet resolved which qualifications they cover. Grades in 2020 and 2021 were assessed by schools and teachers, so these figures are left out of comparisons unless you ask for them.

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
A*–A or equivalent, all sixth-form exams	No figureThe sources disagree about which qualifications pupils took this year. We need to resolve that before combining the results. Grades in 2020 and 2021 were assessed by schools and teachers.	No combined figure from the school	A level: A*–A
A* or equivalent, all sixth-form exams	No figureThe sources disagree about which qualifications pupils took this year. We need to resolve that before combining the results. Grades in 2020 and 2021 were assessed by schools and teachers.	No combined figure from the school	A level: A* 63%
A*–B or equivalent, all sixth-form exams	No figureThe sources disagree about which qualifications pupils took this year. We need to resolve that before combining the results. Grades in 2020 and 2021 were assessed by schools and teachers.	No combined figure from the school	A level: A*–B 99%

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.

The results used in the calculation

A level: Wycombe Abbey, A level 2021: 63% of entries graded A*
Pre-U: no usable figures this year. Record details says why.

Record details

Record ID harm:v1:wycombe:2021:sixth-form. Quote it if you report a problem.

As recorded

The record’s own wording, where this page puts it in plainer words.

A*–A or equiv.: reason: The school’s own records show A level only, but DfE’s 2020/21 sixth-form entries list French (8 entries) and German (1) at the school as “Other academic”, not as A level: the subjects it sat as Pre-U in the years either side. So 2021 was not A level only; but DfE does not name the qualification and no 2021 Pre-U results are held. The owner is asked to confirm the year as A level and Pre-U.
A*–A or equiv.: reason codes: awaiting owner ruling; assessment-regime exclusion
A* or equiv.: reason: The school’s own records show A level only, but DfE’s 2020/21 sixth-form entries list French (8 entries) and German (1) at the school as “Other academic”, not as A level: the subjects it sat as Pre-U in the years either side. So 2021 was not A level only; but DfE does not name the qualification and no 2021 Pre-U results are held. The owner is asked to confirm the year as A level and Pre-U.
A* or equiv.: reason codes: awaiting owner ruling; assessment-regime exclusion
A*–B or equiv.: reason: The school’s own records show A level only, but DfE’s 2020/21 sixth-form entries list French (8 entries) and German (1) at the school as “Other academic”, not as A level: the subjects it sat as Pre-U in the years either side. So 2021 was not A level only; but DfE does not name the qualification and no 2021 Pre-U results are held. The owner is asked to confirm the year as A level and Pre-U.
A*–B or equiv.: reason codes: awaiting owner ruling; assessment-regime exclusion
A level: entries: unknown (no entry count printed)
Pre-U: why no figure: no whole-school Pre-U figure is held
Which exams were sat: evidence: A level: 2 school or ISC records (e.g. research:wycombe:2021:a-level:results-destinations-leaflet); 21 DfE rows (e.g. research:wycombe:2021:dfe:renamed-ks5-a-level-art-and-design-)
Which exams were sat: evidence: Pre-U (inferred): DfE 2020/21 KS5 entries, “Other academic”: French (8 entries) and German (1) (https://content.explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/api/releases/020798ea-672f-4cbf-844e-735fc8eb0bfd/files/33fca0ca-687b-4cf7-877b-fa44cfcd9cde)

Source references

REV_UI_5849377E8BCF · A Level Exam Results 2021

Method and version

Method: harm-v1 1.0.0
Inputs digest: sha256:ef2b5aef461a694db3977141de3f69d4119f0b0d931fe66956639457b8bf414c
Qualification mix: A level, Pre-U (pending-ruling)

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