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Harrow School · GCSE/IGCSE · summer 2008

Harrow School, GCSE/IGCSE 2008: 46.1% of entries graded A*

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  • 46.1%

    81.62% A*–A · 96.35% A*–B

    GCSE/IGCSE entries graded A*

    GCSE/IGCSE entries (the total isn’t printed) · summer 2008 exams

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    ISC 2008 examination results — gcse school return Open original: ISC 2008 examination results — gcse school return

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    Harrow School. GCSE/IGCSE entries graded A*: 46.1% (GCSE/IGCSE entries (the total isn’t printed)), summer 2008 exams. Status: Checked against the original. Source: ISC 2008 examination results — gcse school return, https://www.isc.co.uk/media/2481/2008_examresults_year11_boysandgirls_isc.xls. Checked by The Schools Record on 6 September 2026. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/research:harrow:2008:isc:gcse-full-short/

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Checked against the original: 15 figures, including A* count, A* and A*–A.

What it counts

GCSE/IGCSE combined full and short courses. Fractional entries or grade counts are retained exactly as published; not converted into pupils or rounded to integers.

The figures

As printed.

Entries
1616.0
Candidates
154.0
A*
46.1
A*–A
81.62
A*–B
96.35
A*–C
99.63
A* count
745.0
A count
574.0
B count
238.0
C count
53.0
D count
6.0
E count
0.0
F count
0.0
G count
0.0
U count
0.0
Qualification
GCSE/IGCSE
Notes and original wording (4)
What it counts
GCSE/IGCSE combined full and short courses. Fractional entries or grade counts are retained exactly as published; not converted into pupils or rounded to integers.
Note
Published entry counts and any printed cumulative percentages are distinct measures; all are outside the pure qualification comparison pending basis/version reconciliation. ISC is the original publisher of this school-return table. It is a respondent survey, not an independent audit or a complete list of schools. This version is retained alongside school publications; no newer-version preference, denominator repair or reconciliation is assumed.
Who is counted
School-return candidates and qualification entries are separate published fields.
Year
2008

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

Where it was published

Notes on this record

Where it’s from
Original publication
Worth knowing
Published entry counts and any printed cumulative percentages are distinct measures; all are outside the pure qualification comparison pending basis/version reconciliation. ISC is the original publisher of this school-return table. It is a respondent survey, not an independent audit or a complete list of schools. This version is retained alongside school publications; no newer-version preference, denominator repair or reconciliation is assumed.
How the source defines it
GCSE/IGCSE combined full and short courses. Fractional entries or grade counts are retained exactly as published; not converted into pupils or rounded to integers.

Can I compare it?

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

Record ID research:harrow:2008:isc:gcse-full-short. Quote it if you report a problem.

As recorded

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

Collection note
Published entry counts and any printed cumulative percentages are distinct measures; all are outside the pure qualification comparison pending basis/version reconciliation. ISC is the original publisher of this school-return table. It is a respondent survey, not an independent audit or a complete list of schools. This version is retained alongside school publications; no newer-version preference, denominator repair or reconciliation is assumed.
Source note
Primary

Source references

Codes and identifiers

Evidence
P
Record Id
research:harrow:2008:isc:gcse-full-short

Comparison codes

  • 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 · exact · 0 decimal places · origin P
  • a_star_a · research observation outside matched schoolwide scope; incompatible definitions · exact · 0 decimal places · origin P
  • a_star_b · research observation outside matched schoolwide scope; incompatible definitions · exact · 0 decimal places · origin P

Check log

  1. 2026-09-06 · a_star_count · verified · ISC 2008 examination results — gcse school return · Worksheet 'GCSE Results 2008', row 150; school reference 81126. Cell BG150; Combined_Full_and_Short_Courses_Total_A_star
  2. 2026-09-06 · a_count · verified · ISC 2008 examination results — gcse school return · Worksheet 'GCSE Results 2008', row 150; school reference 81126. Cell BH150; Combined_Full_and_Short_Courses_Total_A
  3. 2026-09-06 · b_count · verified · ISC 2008 examination results — gcse school return · Worksheet 'GCSE Results 2008', row 150; school reference 81126. Cell BI150; Combined_Full_and_Short_Courses_Total_B
  4. 2026-09-06 · c_count · verified · ISC 2008 examination results — gcse school return · Worksheet 'GCSE Results 2008', row 150; school reference 81126. Cell BJ150; Combined_Full_and_Short_Courses_Total_C
  5. 2026-09-06 · d_count · verified · ISC 2008 examination results — gcse school return · Worksheet 'GCSE Results 2008', row 150; school reference 81126. Cell BK150; Combined_Full_and_Short_Courses_Total_D
  6. 2026-09-06 · e_count · verified · ISC 2008 examination results — gcse school return · Worksheet 'GCSE Results 2008', row 150; school reference 81126. Cell BL150; Combined_Full_and_Short_Courses_Total_E
  7. 2026-09-06 · f_count · verified · ISC 2008 examination results — gcse school return · Worksheet 'GCSE Results 2008', row 150; school reference 81126. Cell BM150; Combined_Full_and_Short_Courses_Total_F
  8. 2026-09-06 · g_count · verified · ISC 2008 examination results — gcse school return · Worksheet 'GCSE Results 2008', row 150; school reference 81126. Cell BN150; Combined_Full_and_Short_Courses_Total_G
  9. 2026-09-06 · u_count · verified · ISC 2008 examination results — gcse school return · Worksheet 'GCSE Results 2008', row 150; school reference 81126. Cell BO150; Combined_Full_and_Short_Courses_Total_U
  10. 2026-09-06 · entries · verified · ISC 2008 examination results — gcse school return · Worksheet 'GCSE Results 2008', row 150; school reference 81126. Cell BP150; Combined_Full_and_Short_Courses_Total_Entries
  11. 2026-09-06 · candidates · verified · ISC 2008 examination results — gcse school return · Worksheet 'GCSE Results 2008', row 150; school reference 81126. Cell BQ150; Combined_Full_and_Short_Courses_Total_Candidates
  12. 2026-09-06 · a_star · verified · ISC 2008 examination results — gcse school return · Worksheet 'GCSE Results 2008', row 150; school reference 81126. Cell BX150; Percentage_of_Subject_With_Results_at_Astar_Total
  13. 2026-09-06 · a_star_a · verified · ISC 2008 examination results — gcse school return · Worksheet 'GCSE Results 2008', row 150; school reference 81126. Cell BY150; Percentage_of_Subject_With_Results_at_A_or_Better_Total
  14. 2026-09-06 · a_star_b · verified · ISC 2008 examination results — gcse school return · Worksheet 'GCSE Results 2008', row 150; school reference 81126. Cell BZ150; Percentage_of_Subject_With_Results_at_B_or_Better_Total
  15. 2026-09-06 · a_star_c · verified · ISC 2008 examination results — gcse school return · Worksheet 'GCSE Results 2008', row 150; school reference 81126. Cell CA150; Percentage_of_Subject_With_Results_at_C_or_Better_Total

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