Wycombe Abbey: 1991 Telegraph A-level survey reproduced in Portsmouth High School history, 1991, A-level, A–E

Checked against the original: A–B.

What it counts

Percentage of all A-level examinations awarded A or B, as described by the reproducing school-history page. Survey covered schools offering at least 40 candidates; General Studies was permitted. Wycombe entry denominator and its precise General Studies treatment are not supplied.

The figures

As printed.

A–B: 74.7
Qualification: A-level
Grade scale: A–E

Notes and original wording (6)

What it counts: Percentage of all A-level examinations awarded A or B, as described by the reproducing school-history page. Survey covered schools offering at least 40 candidates; General Studies was permitted. Wycombe entry denominator and its precise General Studies treatment are not supplied.
Note: Verified against the publicly readable reproduction, not against an original 1991 Telegraph scan. Retain this attribution and survey limitations; do not imply independent examination-board audit. A* did not apply to A-level in 1991. No denominator, A-only percentage or lower cumulative band inferred.
What it counts: Examination grade distribution
Who is counted: Percentage of all A-level examinations awarded A or B, as described by the reproducing school-history page. Survey covered schools offering at least 40 candidates; General Studies was permitted. Wycombe entry denominator and its precise General Studies treatment are not supplied.
Publication status: Source-specific grade percentages verified
Year: 1991

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 was published

Top of the league table

Opening paragraph establishes late summer 1991 and A/B entry-share metric, top-ten table Wycombe Abbey row, following paragraph describes General Studies permission. · Checked 9 Sep 2026

Open the original

matches A–B
Source excerpt: Wycombe Abbey 74.7%

Notes on this record

Where it’s from: Grade percentages checked against this source
Where it’s from: Grade percentages checked against this source
Worth knowing: Verified against the publicly readable reproduction, not against an original 1991 Telegraph scan. Retain this attribution and survey limitations; do not imply independent examination-board audit. A* did not apply to A-level in 1991. No denominator, A-only percentage or lower cumulative band inferred.
How the source defines it: Percentage of all A-level examinations awarded A or B, as described by the reproducing school-history page. Survey covered schools offering at least 40 candidates; General Studies was permitted. Wycombe entry denominator and its precise General Studies treatment are not supplied.

Can I compare it?

A–B: 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:1991:telegraph-phs-history:20260909. Quote it if you report a problem.

As recorded

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

Collection note: Verified against the publicly readable reproduction, not against an original 1991 Telegraph scan. Retain this attribution and survey limitations; do not imply independent examination-board audit. A* did not apply to A-level in 1991. No denominator, A-only percentage or lower cumulative band inferred.
Check note (A–B): Source excerpt: Wycombe Abbey 74.7%
Source note: Source-specific grade percentages verified

Source references

SIX_AUDIT_8701F2435687FC62 · Top of the league table · Exact publication checked for the named qualification, year and source population

Codes and identifiers

Evidence: P
Record Id: research:wycombe:1991:telegraph-phs-history:20260909

Comparison codes

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

Check log

2026-09-09 · grade_a_b · verified · Top of the league table · Opening paragraph establishes late summer 1991 and A/B entry-share metric; top-ten table Wycombe Abbey row; following paragraph describes General Studies permission.

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