Wycombe Abbey · sixth form · summer 2025

2023–25 · Grading as before

Wycombe Abbey, sixth form 2025: 42% of 333 entries at A* or equivalent

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42%

A* or equivalent, all sixth-form exams · Comparable figure · A levels only this year; the school’s own figure is used

of 333 entries

Wycombe Abbey’s 2025 A-level subject grid gives 42% at A* across 333 entries. We show that figure, but another school publication disagrees. Until the difference is explained, it stays out of comparisons.

The school’s figure: 42%. The same figure: it is the school’s own.

The original grades

A level: 42. Subjects and grades

This year’s exams: A levels only.

We know because the government’s tables confirm it.

The comparison, the school’s headline and the original grades
Grade bandComparable figure (our calculation)The school’s figure (as the school published it)Original grades
A*–A or equivalent, all sixth-form exams 77.5% of 333 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 A level: A*–A 77.5% of 333
A* or equivalent, all sixth-form exams 42% of 333 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 A level: A* 42% of 333
A*–B or equivalent, all sixth-form exams 92.5% of 333 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 A level: A*–B 92.5% of 333

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.

  • A*–A or equiv.: A level A*–A 77.5% of 333 entries, as printed
  • A* or equiv.: A level A* 42% of 333 entries, as printed
  • A*–B or equiv.: A level A*–B 92.5% of 333 entries, as printed

The results used in the calculation

Cite this figure

Wycombe Abbey, 2025, A* or equivalent, all sixth-form exams: 42% (comparable figure, our calculation; A level A* 42% of 333 entries, as printed). Method harm-v1. Records: fig:wycombe_exam_anchors:3. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/harm:v1:wycombe:2025:sixth-form/

Record details

Record ID harm:v1:wycombe:2025: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.: basis
A level only this year, so this is the school’s own figure
A*–A or equiv.: note
A level: the school’s publications give different A-level A*–A figures for 2025, and the difference is not settled.
A*–A or equiv.: reason codes
source disagreement
A*–A or equiv.: precision
1 decimal place, as printed
A* or equiv.: basis
A level only this year, so this is the school’s own figure
A* or equiv.: note
A level: the school’s publications give different A-level A* figures for 2025, and the difference is not settled.
A* or equiv.: reason codes
source disagreement
A* or equiv.: precision
0 decimal places, as printed
A*–B or equiv.: basis
A level only this year, so this is the school’s own figure
A*–B or equiv.: note
A level: the school’s publications give different A-level A*–B figures for 2025, and the difference is not settled.
A*–B or equiv.: reason codes
source disagreement
A*–B or equiv.: precision
1 decimal place, as printed
A level: entries
333 (printed entries)
Which exams were sat: evidence
A level: 29 school or ISC records (e.g. fig:wycombe_exam_anchors:3); 27 DfE rows (e.g. research:wycombe:2025:dfe:later-ks5-qualification-aggregate-institution-aggregated-results-a-level-gce-a-level-all-subjects)

Source references

  • FB13 · Our research file (not public). A compilation we made of the schools’ and universities’ full tables, for our own research. (as recorded: “controlling full-table base”)
  • FB146 · Our research file (not public). A companion file we made for seven schools, with our list of archived copies of their web pages. (as recorded: “latest seven-school companion and Wayback/destination lock”)

Method and version

Method
harm-v1 1.0.0
Inputs digest
sha256:671dc23b4a77424a3d7b583acb616a390ca2ce3ff57515f257754b4c9cc05be6
Qualification mix
A level (government-table)

Wycombe Abbey: exam results · How comparable figures work

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