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St Paul’s School · GCSE/IGCSE · summer 1997

St Paul’s School, GCSE/IGCSE 1997: 44.4% of entries graded A*

  • 44.4%

    83.2% A*–A

    GCSE/IGCSE entries graded A*

    GCSE/IGCSE entries (the total isn’t printed) · summer 1997 exams

    Checked against the original

    The Times GCSE School League Tables, Printed page 8, PDF page 8 · published 30 Aug 1997 Open original: The Times GCSE School League Tables

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    Cite

    St Paul’s School. GCSE/IGCSE entries graded A*: 44.4% (GCSE/IGCSE entries (the total isn’t printed)), summer 1997 exams. Status: Checked against the original. Source: The Times GCSE School League Tables, published 30 Aug 1997, Printed page 8, PDF page 8, https://archive.org/download/NewsUK1997UKEnglish/Aug%2030%201997%2C%20The%20Times%2C%20%2365982%2C%20UK%20%28en%29.pdf. Checked by The Schools Record on 9 September 2026. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/research:st-pauls:1997:six-school-times-gcse/

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What it counts

GCSE grades as reported to The Times. Pupil count is not an entry denominator. Full IGCSE inclusion is unverified.

The figures

As printed.

Candidates
161
A*
44.4
A*–A
83.2
Qualification
GCSE
Grade scale
A*–G
Notes and original wording (6)
What it counts
GCSE grades as reported to The Times. Pupil count is not an entry denominator. Full IGCSE inclusion is unverified.
Note
The printed table headings and school row were visually checked against the newspaper scan. Grade percentages are copied as published, not calculated using the pupil count. Other source versions remain separate.
What it counts
Examination grade distribution
Who is counted
GCSE grades as reported to The Times. Pupil count is not an entry denominator. Full IGCSE inclusion is unverified.
Publication status
Contemporary newspaper grade percentages verified; complete qualification scope unresolved
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
Contemporary newspaper grade percentages verified; complete qualification scope unresolved
Worth knowing
The printed table headings and school row were visually checked against the newspaper scan. Grade percentages are copied as published, not calculated using the pupil count. Other source versions remain separate.
How the source defines it
GCSE grades as reported to The Times. Pupil count is not an entry denominator. Full IGCSE inclusion is unverified.

Can I compare it?

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

Record ID research:st-pauls:1997:six-school-times-gcse. Quote it if you report a problem.

As recorded

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

Collection note
The printed table headings and school row were visually checked against the newspaper scan. Grade percentages are copied as published, not calculated using the pupil count. Other source versions remain separate.
Check note
Source excerpt: No of pupils | % A* | % A + A*; St Paul's Sch London, Lond SW Boys 161 44.4 83.2

Source references

Codes and identifiers

Evidence
P
Record Id
research:st-pauls:1997:six-school-times-gcse

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; missing value · missing · As published; not an exact number · origin P

Check log

  1. 2026-09-09 · * · verified · The Times GCSE School League Tables · Printed page 8; PDF page 8, first table column

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