Downe House: GCSE/IGCSE (mixed grading scales), 2017

Checked against the original: grades 9–4 or equivalent, grades 9–7 or equivalent and grades 9–8 or equivalent.

What it counts

School-published annual results/outcome narrative; the source population and band wording are retained.

As printed. Percentages are of subject entries, not pupils.

Notes and original wording (3)

What it counts: School-published annual results/outcome narrative; the source population and band wording are retained.
Note: The report calls these GCSE passes at the stated grade bands. Entries and candidate denominator are not printed here; do not calculate pupil counts or combine with other result populations. The original equates A*–C with grades 4–9, A*–A with 7–9 and A* with 8–9. Preserve the reported combined equivalence; this is neither a pure old-letter nor pure numeric-grade result.
Year: 2017

Where it’s from: Original publication
Worth knowing: The report calls these GCSE passes at the stated grade bands. Entries and candidate denominator are not printed here; do not calculate pupil counts or combine with other result populations. The original equates A*–C with grades 4–9, A*–A with 7–9 and A* with 8–9. Preserve the reported combined equivalence; this is neither a pure old-letter nor pure numeric-grade result.
How the source defines it: School-published annual results/outcome narrative; the source population and band wording are retained.

Record details

Record ID new:downe-house:2017:annual-accounts:gcse-bands:2017. Quote it if you report a problem.

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

Collection note: The report calls these GCSE passes at the stated grade bands. Entries and candidate denominator are not printed here; do not calculate pupil counts or combine with other result populations. The original equates A*–C with grades 4–9, A*–A with 7–9 and A* with 8–9. Preserve the reported combined equivalence; this is neither a pure old-letter nor pure numeric-grade result.
Source note: Primary

grade_9 · research observation outside matched schoolwide scope; incompatible definitions; missing value · missing · As published; not an exact number · origin P
grade_9_8 · research observation outside matched schoolwide scope; incompatible definitions; missing value · missing · As published; not an exact number · origin P
grade_9_7 · research observation outside matched schoolwide scope; incompatible definitions; missing value · missing · As published; not an exact number · origin P
a_star · research observation outside matched schoolwide scope; incompatible definitions; missing value · missing · As published; not an exact number · origin P
a_star_a · research observation outside matched schoolwide scope; incompatible definitions; missing value · missing · As published; not an exact number · origin P
a_star_b · research observation outside matched schoolwide scope; incompatible definitions; missing value · missing · As published; not an exact number · origin P

2026-09-06 · grade_9_4_or_equivalent · verified · Downe House School, Report of the Trustees and annual accounts, year ended 31 August 2017 · PDF page 10, annual achievements/results review
2026-09-06 · grade_9_7_or_equivalent · verified · Downe House School, Report of the Trustees and annual accounts, year ended 31 August 2017 · PDF page 10, annual achievements/results review
2026-09-06 · grade_9_8_or_equivalent · verified · Downe House School, Report of the Trustees and annual accounts, year ended 31 August 2017 · PDF page 10, annual achievements/results review