Magdalen College School, GCSE/IGCSE 2017: 84.3% of entries graded A*

Checked against the original: A* and A*–A.

What it counts

Published Fifth Form GCSE/IGCSE grade bands

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

Notes and original wording (3)

What it counts: Published Fifth Form GCSE/IGCSE grade bands
Note: Grade shares from the school summary, not pupil percentages. Original letter and numerical grade scales are retained. Older/newer GCSE grading populations and printed equivalence labels are not silently normalised. The original narrative labels84.3% as A* and96.7% as A*–A but does not establish a letter-only denominator. Separate original2017 returns include both letter and numeric grades; these narrative labels therefore do not support a pure old-grade comparison. Values are retained literally and remain analysis-ineligible.
Year: 2017

This figure covers a different group from the school-wide series.

Where it’s from: Original publication
Worth knowing: Grade shares from the school summary, not pupil percentages. Original letter and numerical grade scales are retained. Older/newer GCSE grading populations and printed equivalence labels are not silently normalised. The original account calls 84.3% A* and 96.7% A*–A, but does not say whether the percentages cover letter-grade entries alone. Separate original2017 returns include both letter and numeric grades; these narrative labels therefore do not support a pure old-grade comparison. Values are retained literally and remain analysis-ineligible.
How the source defines it: Published Fifth Form GCSE/IGCSE grade bands

A* and A*–A: left out of comparisons: covers a different group from the school-wide series; measured differently.

Record details

Record ID new:mcs-oxford:2017:gcse-grade-bands:governors-2017. Quote it if you report a problem.

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

Source note: Primary
Note: Grade shares from the school summary, not pupil percentages. Original letter and numerical grade scales are retained. Older/newer GCSE grading populations and printed equivalence labels are not silently normalised. The original narrative labels84.3% as A* and96.7% as A*–A but does not establish a letter-only denominator. Separate original2017 returns include both letter and numeric grades; these narrative labels therefore do not support a pure old-grade comparison. Values are retained literally and remain analysis-ineligible.
Collection note: Grade shares from the school summary, not pupil percentages. Original letter and numerical grade scales are retained. Older/newer GCSE grading populations and printed equivalence labels are not silently normalised. The original narrative labels84.3% as A* and96.7% as A*–A but does not establish a letter-only denominator. Separate original2017 returns include both letter and numeric grades; these narrative labels therefore do not support a pure old-grade comparison. Values are retained literally and remain analysis-ineligible.

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2026-09-06 · a_star · verified · Magdalen College School Oxford: governors/directors report for year ended 31 July 2017 · PDF page 14; Published Fifth Form GCSE/IGCSE grade bands
2026-09-06 · a_star_a · verified · Magdalen College School Oxford: governors/directors report for year ended 31 July 2017 · PDF page 14; Published Fifth Form GCSE/IGCSE grade bands