Wellington College: A-level (grade and population definition unresolved), 2010

Checked against the original: published percentage.

What it counts

Academic Life article states that by 2010, 93% of students at A-level achieved an A or a B.

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

Notes and original wording (3)

What it counts: Academic Life article states that by 2010, 93% of students at A-level achieved an A or a B.
Note: The narrative uses students and A/B; the 2010 ISC return has an A* category and entry counts. It is unclear whether this headline means pupils, grade entries, or shorthand including A*. Preserve the statement without turning it into a comparable A/B or A*–B rate.
Year: 2010

Where it’s from: Original publication
Worth knowing: The narrative uses students and A/B; the 2010 ISC return has an A* category and entry counts. It is unclear whether this headline means pupils, grade entries, or shorthand including A*. Preserve the statement without turning it into a comparable A/B or A*–B rate.
How the source defines it: Academic Life article states that by 2010, 93% of students at A-level achieved an A or a B.

Record details

Record ID new:wellington:2010:a-level-ambiguous-headline:yearbook-2011. Quote it if you report a problem.

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

Collection note: The narrative uses students and A/B; the 2010 ISC return has an A* category and entry counts. It is unclear whether this headline means pupils, grade entries, or shorthand including A*. Preserve the statement without turning it into a comparable A/B or A*–B rate.
Source note: Primary

a_star · research observation outside matched schoolwide scope; incompatible definitions; unknown population basis; missing value · missing · As published; not an exact number · origin P
a_star_a · research observation outside matched schoolwide scope; incompatible definitions; unknown population basis; missing value · missing · As published; not an exact number · origin P
a_star_b · research observation outside matched schoolwide scope; incompatible definitions; unknown population basis; missing value · missing · As published; not an exact number · origin P

2026-09-06 · published_pct · verified · Wellington College Year Book 2010/2011: Academic Life · Printed pages 14–15