Wycombe Abbey: A-level 1990, Financial Times school survey, 1990, A-level, A–E

This figure hasn’t been fully checked against the original yet.

What it counts

A-level entries as reported to the Financial Times; General Studies scope unverified

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

Notes and original wording (6)

What it counts: A-level entries as reported to the Financial Times; General Studies scope unverified
Note: Financial Times telephone survey of school heads. Ranking is a separate reputational ranking: table order is not an A-grade ranking. Percentages are shares of examination grades, not pupil rates. General Studies inclusion is discussed as varying between schools; no per-school count or harmonised exclusion is supplied. The article explicitly discusses A-level examinations sat in 1990, calls St Paul's 1990 an unusually good examination year and compares Winchester/Eton 1990 examination grades. A* did not exist at A-level in1990; no A* value is recorded.
What it counts: Examination grade distribution
Who is counted: A-level entries as reported to the Financial Times; General Studies scope unverified
Publication status: Contemporary newspaper grade percentage verified; General Studies scope unresolved
Year: 1990

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 newspaper grade percentage verified; General Studies scope unresolved
Worth knowing: Financial Times telephone survey of school heads. Ranking is a separate reputational ranking: table order is not an A-grade ranking. Percentages are shares of examination grades, not pupil rates. General Studies inclusion is discussed as varying between schools; no per-school count or harmonised exclusion is supplied. The article explicitly discusses A-level examinations sat in 1990, calls St Paul's 1990 an unusually good examination year and compares Winchester/Eton 1990 examination grades. A* did not exist at A-level in1990; no A* value is recorded.
How the source defines it: A-level entries as reported to the Financial Times; General Studies scope unverified

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:wycombe:1990:six-school-ft-a-level. Quote it if you report a problem.

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

Collection note: Financial Times telephone survey of school heads. Ranking is a separate reputational ranking: table order is not an A-grade ranking. Percentages are shares of examination grades, not pupil rates. General Studies inclusion is discussed as varying between schools; no per-school count or harmonised exclusion is supplied. The article explicitly discusses A-level examinations sat in 1990, calls St Paul's 1990 an unusually good examination year and compares Winchester/Eton 1990 examination grades. A* did not exist at A-level in1990; no A* value is recorded.
Check note: Source excerpt: Percentage of A grades at A level; 5 Wycombe Abbey 44

SIX_AUDIT_EACAD9863F43B63B · Financial Times, The old order changes, 17–18 November 1990 · Exact publication checked for the named qualification, year and source population

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

2026-09-09 · * · verified · Financial Times, The old order changes, 17–18 November 1990 · PDF page 25 of 46; Section II, printed page I; lower-right TOP INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS table