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King’s College School, Wimbledon · GCSE/IGCSE · summer 1997

King’s College School, Wimbledon, GCSE/IGCSE 1997: 30.2% of 1,584 entries graded A*

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  • 30.2%

    GCSE/IGCSE entries graded A*

    of 1,584 entries · summer 1997 exams

    Checked against the original

    Old King’s Club Newsletter 91, November 1997, PDF page 5, printed page 7 Open original: Old King’s Club Newsletter 91, November 1997

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    King’s College School, Wimbledon. GCSE/IGCSE entries graded A*: 30.2% of 1,584 entries, summer 1997 exams. Status: Checked against the original. Source: Old King’s Club Newsletter 91, November 1997, PDF page 5, printed page 7, https://www.oldkingsclub.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/okc-newsletter-91-web.pdf. Checked by The Schools Record on 6 September 2026. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/research:kcs:1997:gcse-igcse:okc-ffe175df9d9e/

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Checked against the original: A*, A* count, candidates and entries.

What it counts

1997 Upper Fifth cohort results, explicitly including examinations taken in 1997 and earlier years.

The figures

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

Entries
1584
Candidates
153
A*
30.2
A* count
479
Qualification
GCSE/IGCSE
Notes and original wording (4)
What it counts
1997 Upper Fifth cohort results, explicitly including examinations taken in 1997 and earlier years.
Note
This is a cohort summary including early entries, not a 1997-only examination series. It is excluded from automatic annual comparisons. All 153 candidates gained at least five A–C subjects; this statement is not an entry grade percentage.
Publication status
school alumni publication
Year
1997

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

Where it was published

Notes on this record

Where it’s from
school alumni publication
Worth knowing
This is a cohort summary including early entries, not a 1997-only examination series. It is excluded from automatic annual comparisons. All 153 candidates gained at least five A–C subjects; this statement is not an entry grade percentage.
How the source defines it
1997 Upper Fifth cohort results, explicitly including examinations taken in 1997 and earlier years.

Can I compare it?

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

Record ID research:kcs:1997:gcse-igcse:okc-ffe175df9d9e. Quote it if you report a problem.

As recorded

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

Collection note
This is a cohort summary including early entries, not a 1997-only examination series. It is excluded from automatic annual comparisons. All 153 candidates gained at least five A–C subjects; this statement is not an entry grade percentage.

Source references

Codes and identifiers

Evidence
P
Record Id
research:kcs:1997:gcse-igcse:okc-ffe175df9d9e

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; 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

Check log

  1. 2026-09-06 · candidates · verified · Old King’s Club Newsletter 91, November 1997 · PDF page 5, printed page 7; School Examination Results
  2. 2026-09-06 · entries · verified · Old King’s Club Newsletter 91, November 1997 · PDF page 5, printed page 7; School Examination Results
  3. 2026-09-06 · a_star_count · verified · Old King’s Club Newsletter 91, November 1997 · PDF page 5, printed page 7; School Examination Results
  4. 2026-09-06 · a_star · verified · Old King’s Club Newsletter 91, November 1997 · PDF page 5, printed page 7; School Examination Results

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