Wycombe Abbey, GCSE/IGCSE 1997: 44.7% of entries graded A*

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

What it counts

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

As printed.

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’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.

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

Record details

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

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*; Wycombe Abbey Sch High Wycombe, Bucks Girls 79 44.7 85.4

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a_star_b · research observation outside matched schoolwide scope; incompatible definitions; missing value · missing · As published; not an exact number · origin P

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