Wycombe Abbey: 1992 government-published GCSE and A/AS (mixed) measures, 1992, GCSE and A/AS (mixed)

Checked against the original: 8 figures, including pupils achieving 1+ A-C GCSEs, pupils achieving 1+ A-G GCSEs and pupils achieving 5+ A-C GCSEs.

What it counts

Government school-level performance-table population and qualifications, with exact printed definitions.

As printed.

Notes and original wording (4)

What it counts: Government school-level performance-table population and qualifications, with exact printed definitions.
Note: Original column descriptions are retained as measure names. GCE A/AS and later Level 3-equivalent point scores use changing government rules and scales; they are not A-level-only grade distributions. Pupil thresholds are not entry-grade shares. Blanks and suppression symbols remain unresolved, never zero. Identity: {'LEA number': 904, 'ESTAB number in 1992': 6022}.
Who is counted: source-defined pupils/candidates; not an inferred whole-school denominator
Year: 1992

Where it’s from: Original publication
Worth knowing: Original column descriptions are retained as measure names. GCE A/AS and later Level 3-equivalent point scores use changing government rules and scales; they are not A-level-only grade distributions. Pupil thresholds are not entry-grade shares. Blanks and suppression symbols remain unresolved, never zero. Identity: {'LEA number': 904, 'ESTAB number in 1992': 6022}.
How the source defines it: Government school-level performance-table population and qualifications, with exact printed definitions.

Record details

Record ID research:wycombe:1992:dfe:annual-accountability-snapshot. Quote it if you report a problem.

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

Source note: Primary
Note: Original column descriptions are retained as measure names. GCE A/AS and later Level3-equivalent point scores use changing government rules and scales; they are not A-level-only grade distributions. Pupil thresholds are not entry-grade shares. Blanks and suppression symbols remain unresolved, never zero. Identity: {'LEA number': 904, 'ESTAB number in 1992': 6022}.
Collection note: Original column descriptions are retained as measure names. GCE A/AS and later Level3-equivalent point scores use changing government rules and scales; they are not A-level-only grade distributions. Pupil thresholds are not entry-grade shares. Blanks and suppression symbols remain unresolved, never zero. Identity: {'LEA number': 904, 'ESTAB number in 1992': 6022}.

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2026-09-06 · Number of 15 year old pupils · verified · Department for Education performance tables1992: original data archive · 1991-1992/england_ks5.xlsx; 1992- Institution, row1961
2026-09-06 · % 5+ A-C · verified · Department for Education performance tables1992: original data archive · 1991-1992/england_ks5.xlsx; 1992- Institution, row1961
2026-09-06 · % 5+ A-G · verified · Department for Education performance tables1992: original data archive · 1991-1992/england_ks5.xlsx; 1992- Institution, row1961
2026-09-06 · % 1+ A-C · verified · Department for Education performance tables1992: original data archive · 1991-1992/england_ks5.xlsx; 1992- Institution, row1961
2026-09-06 · % 1+ A-G · verified · Department for Education performance tables1992: original data archive · 1991-1992/england_ks5.xlsx; 1992- Institution, row1961
2026-09-06 · Number of 17 year old pupils · verified · Department for Education performance tables1992: original data archive · 1991-1992/england_ks5.xlsx; 1992- Institution, row1961
2026-09-06 · % entered for 1+ A/AS · verified · Department for Education performance tables1992: original data archive · 1991-1992/england_ks5.xlsx; 1992- Institution, row1961
2026-09-06 · Average point score per candidate · verified · Department for Education performance tables1992: original data archive · 1991-1992/england_ks5.xlsx; 1992- Institution, row1961