Winchester College: 1999 A-level, headmaster-attributed A-grade share, 1999, A-level, A–E

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What it counts

Contemporary rounded A-grade share attributed to Winchester's headmaster; examination-entry denominator is not published in the quotation.

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

Notes and original wording (6)

What it counts: Contemporary rounded A-grade share attributed to Winchester's headmaster; examination-entry denominator is not published in the quotation.
Note: The Independent reports James Sabben-Clare's statement that Winchester was then getting73% A grades. This is a rounded attributed claim, not a recovered grade-count table. The article's separately published34.1 points/candidate is kept in a different record.
What it counts: Examination grade distribution
Who is counted: A-level grade entries, count not stated
Publication status: Contemporary rounded headmaster-attributed claim
Year: 1999

It’s unclear which group this figure counts, so it isn’t compared.

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

Where it’s from: Contemporary rounded headmaster-attributed claim
Worth knowing: The Independent reports James Sabben-Clare's statement that Winchester was then getting73% A grades. This is a rounded attributed claim, not a recovered grade-count table. The article's separately published34.1 points/candidate is kept in a different record.
How the source defines it: Contemporary rounded A-grade share attributed to Winchester's headmaster; examination-entry denominator is not published in the quotation.

A: left out of comparisons: covers a different group from the school-wide series; measured differently; unclear which group it counts.

Record details

Record ID research:winchester:1999:a-level:headmaster-attributed-grade-a. Quote it if you report a problem.

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

Collection note: The Independent reports James Sabben-Clare's statement that Winchester was then getting73% A grades. This is a rounded attributed claim, not a recovered grade-count table. The article's separately published34.1 points/candidate is kept in a different record.
Check note: Contemporary rounded A-grade share attributed to Winchester's headmaster; examination-entry denominator is not published in the quotation.

WIN_VISIBLE_AL_1999_INDEPENDENT · The Independent · Eton failing exam test, 27 August 1999 · Contemporary newspaper; rounded attributed school claim and separately scoped annual points

a_star · research observation outside matched schoolwide scope; incompatible definitions; unknown population basis; missing value · missing · As published; not an exact number · origin P
grade_a · research observation outside matched schoolwide scope; incompatible definitions; unknown population basis · exact · 0 decimal places · origin P
grade_a_b · research observation outside matched schoolwide scope; incompatible definitions; unknown population basis; missing value · missing · As published; not an exact number · origin P

2026-09-30 · * · verified · The Independent · Eton failing exam test, 27 August 1999 · Winchester row discussion and headmaster James Sabben-Clare's attributed A-grade statement