Wycombe Abbey · GCSE · summer 2026
Wycombe Abbey, GCSE 2026: 84.0% of 1,021 entries at top grades (A* or 9–8)
Compared
84.0%
GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8) · Comparable figure · 9–1 GCSEs only this year; the school’s own figure is used
of 1,021 entries. GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–8 858 of 1,021 entries
The school’s figure: 84.0%. The same figure: it is the school’s own.
The original grades
9–1: 9 601 · 8 257 · 7 104 · 6 43 · 5 14 · 4 2. Subjects and grades
This year’s exams: 9–1 GCSEs only.
We know because the school says so.
| 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. | 94% of 1,021 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 9–1: 9–7 94% of 1,021 |
| GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8)A* or 9–8 is a convention: grade 9 is rarer than A* was. | 84.0% of 1,021 entries | The same: it is the school’s own figure | GCSE 9–1: 9–8 of 1,021 |
| 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 1,021 entries | The same: it is the school’s own figure | GCSE 9–1: 9–4 of 1,021 |
| GCSE grade 9 (9–1 entries only) | 59% of 1,021 entriesLeft out of comparisons: The publications disagree about one of the figures used in this calculation. (of the 1,021 entries graded 9–1) | The same: it is the school’s own figure | GCSE 9–1: 9 59% of 1,021 |
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 9–1 9–7 94% of 1,021 entries, as printed
- Top grades: GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–8 858 of 1,021 entries
- C/4+: GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–4 1,021 of 1,021 entries
- Grade 9: GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9 59% of 1,021 entries, as printed
The results used in the calculation
Cite this figure
Wycombe Abbey, 2026, GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8): 84.0% (comparable figure, our calculation; GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 9–8 858 of 1,021 entries). Method harm-v1. Records: fig:wycombe_exam_anchors:8, research:wycombe:2026:isc:gcse-full-short. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/harm:v1:wycombe:2026:gcse/
Record details
Record ID harm:v1:wycombe:2026: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 9–1 only this year, so this is the school’s own figure
- High grades: note
- GCSE/IGCSE 9–1: the school’s publications give different 9–7 figures for 2026, and the difference is not settled.
- High grades: reason codes
- source disagreement
- High grades: precision
- 0 decimal places, as printed
- Top grades: basis
- GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 only this year; from the grade counts in the school’s ISC return
- Top grades: precision
- Exact, from printed counts
- C/4+: basis
- GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 only this year; from the grade counts in the school’s ISC return
- C/4+: precision
- Exact, from printed counts
- Grade 9: basis
- GCSE/IGCSE 9–1 only this year, so this is the school’s own figure
- Grade 9: note
- GCSE/IGCSE 9–1: the school’s publications give different grade 9 figures for 2026, and the difference is not settled.
- Grade 9: reason codes
- source disagreement
- Grade 9: precision
- 0 decimal places, as printed
- 9–1: entries
- 1021 (entries from research:wycombe:2026:isc:gcse-full-short (its counts reproduce every printed percentage))
- Which exams were sat: evidence
- 9-1: 3 school or ISC records (e.g. fig:wycombe_exam_anchors:8)
- Which exams were sat: evidence
- School statement: “94% of all examinations were awarded grades 7-9” (https://www.wycombeabbey.com/gcse-results-2026/)
- Which exams were sat: note
- “94% of all examinations were awarded grades 7-9”
Source references
public-source-1652bcc7309e88f0· Wycombe Abbey · GCSE Results 2026. We haven’t found this announcement online again. · official partial grade-entry ladder; pass threshold and numerical denominator not disclosedREV_UI_ISC_64679F011858· ISC 2026 examination results — gcse school return
Method and version
- Method
harm-v1 1.0.0- Inputs digest
sha256:57503dfa2dcc93e7d00788e7c8dc4d2a5d25878c1ea1b2126da77140b4e8e891- Qualification mix
9-1 (school-statement)