Magdalen College School · GCSE/IGCSE · summer 2020
Magdalen College School, GCSE/IGCSE 2020: 60.3% of 987 entries at grade 9
60.3%
Checked against the original
MCS: Results 2020 with 2016–2020 series, Page 1 GCSE historical table, page 2 combined qualification historical table Open original: MCS: Results 2020 with 2016–2020 series
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Magdalen College School. GCSE/IGCSE entries at grade 9: 60.3% of 987 entries, summer 2020 exams. Status: Checked against the original. Source: MCS: Results 2020 with 2016–2020 series, Page 1 GCSE historical table, page 2 combined qualification historical table, https://www.mcsoxford.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Results-2020.pdf. Checked by The Schools Record on 6 September 2026. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/new:mcs-oxford:2020:gcse-combined-grades:published/
Checked against the original: 7 figures, including candidates, entries and grade 9.
What it counts
School-printed GCSE historical summary; old and new scales mapped by publisher.
The figures
As printed. Percentages are of subject entries, not pupils.
- Entries
- 987
- Candidates
- 99
- Grade 9
- 60.3
- Qualification
- GCSE combined grades
- Grades 9–4 or equivalent
- 100
- Grades 9–6 or equivalent
- 99.4
- Grades 9–7 or equivalent
- 96.6
- Grades 9–8 or equivalent
- 86.3
Notes and original wording (3)
- What it counts
- School-printed GCSE historical summary; old and new scales mapped by publisher.
- Note
- Numeric Grade 9 is not comparable to old A*. Early rows combine qualification scales; no conversion inferred.
- Year
- 2020
Awarded in 2020–21, when exams were cancelled and schools assessed grades, so kept out of comparisons with exam years.
Some figures here are measured differently from the comparison charts.
Where it was published
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MCS: Results 2020 with 2016–2020 series
Page 1 GCSE historical table, page 2 combined qualification historical table · Checked 6 Sep 2026
matches 7 figures, including candidates, entries and grades 9–8 or equivalent
Notes on this record
- Where it’s from
- Original publication
- Worth knowing
- Numeric Grade 9 is not comparable to old A*. Early rows combine qualification scales; no conversion inferred.
- How the source defines it
- School-printed GCSE historical summary; old and new scales mapped by publisher.
Can I compare it?
- grade 9: left out of comparisons: measured differently; 2020–21, when exams were cancelled and schools assessed grades.
Record details
Record ID new:mcs-oxford:2020:gcse-combined-grades:published. Quote it if you report a problem.
As recorded
The record’s own wording, where this page puts it in plainer words.
- Collection note
- Numeric Grade 9 is not comparable to old A*. Early rows combine qualification scales; no conversion inferred.
- Source note
- Primary
Source references
NEW_4756CA40E76F· MCS: Results 2020 with 2016–2020 series
Codes and identifiers
- Evidence
- P
- Record Id
- new:mcs-oxford:2020:gcse-combined-grades:published
Comparison codes
grade_9· incompatible definitions; assessment-regime exclusion · exact · 0 decimal places · origin Pgrade_9_8· incompatible definitions; assessment-regime exclusion; missing value · missing · As published; not an exact number · origin Pgrade_9_7· incompatible definitions; assessment-regime exclusion; missing value · missing · As published; not an exact number · origin Pa_star· incompatible definitions; assessment-regime exclusion; missing value · missing · As published; not an exact number · origin Pa_star_a· incompatible definitions; assessment-regime exclusion; missing value · missing · As published; not an exact number · origin Pa_star_b· incompatible definitions; assessment-regime exclusion; missing value · missing · As published; not an exact number · origin P
Check log
- 2026-09-06 ·
candidates· verified · MCS: Results 2020 with 2016–2020 series · Page 1 GCSE historical table; page 2 combined qualification historical table - 2026-09-06 ·
entries· verified · MCS: Results 2020 with 2016–2020 series · Page 1 GCSE historical table; page 2 combined qualification historical table - 2026-09-06 ·
grade_9_8_or_equivalent· verified · MCS: Results 2020 with 2016–2020 series · Page 1 GCSE historical table; page 2 combined qualification historical table - 2026-09-06 ·
grade_9_7_or_equivalent· verified · MCS: Results 2020 with 2016–2020 series · Page 1 GCSE historical table; page 2 combined qualification historical table - 2026-09-06 ·
grade_9_6_or_equivalent· verified · MCS: Results 2020 with 2016–2020 series · Page 1 GCSE historical table; page 2 combined qualification historical table - 2026-09-06 ·
grade_9_4_or_equivalent· verified · MCS: Results 2020 with 2016–2020 series · Page 1 GCSE historical table; page 2 combined qualification historical table - 2026-09-06 ·
grade_9· verified · MCS: Results 2020 with 2016–2020 series · Page 1 GCSE historical table; page 2 combined qualification historical table
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