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MCS Oxford
MCS Oxford: exam results
Latest published: summer 2026 exams · . Last checked 15 Oct 2026
Start with the latest results, then look at how they have changed. Choose a grade band below to follow it through the years. Where different qualifications are combined, each contributes according to its number of subject entries. The school’s own figures and subject tables follow.
Sixth form
A* or equivalent · summer 2025 exams · number of entries not published
43%
Compared
MCS Oxford: between 43% and 53.6% A* or equivalent in the 2 years we can compare.
Magdalen College School. A-level entries graded A*: 43% (A-level entries (the total isn’t printed)), summer 2025 exams. Status: Checked against the original. Source: Magdalen College School: 2025 examination results, Pages 1–2: individually labelled subject/qualification tables, https://www.mcsoxford.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/MCS-Results-Destinations-2025v7.pdf. Checked by The Schools Record on 6 September 2026. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/new:mcs-oxford:2025:a-level:dated-pdf-headline/
A* / 9–8 · summer 2024 exams · number of entries not published
78.8%
Shown, not compared
MCS Oxford’s publications give different numbered GCSE figures for 2024. We show the figure but don’t compare it. The latest year we compare is 2010: 78.1%.
Our latest figure is for 2024. MCS Oxford’s 2025 numbered GCSE table doesn’t give 9–8 on its own. MCS Oxford: between 54.7% and 78.1% A* or 9–8 grades in the 3 years we can compare.
Magdalen College School. GCSE/IGCSE entries at grades 9–8: 78.8% (GCSE/IGCSE entries (the total isn’t printed)), summer 2024 exams. Status: Checked against the original. Source: Magdalen College School Oxford: governors/directors report for year ended 31 July 2024, PDF page 15, https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02106661/filing-history/MzQ0ODU0MjA5MWFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0. Checked by The Schools Record on 6 September 2026. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/new:mcs-oxford:2024:gcse-grade-bands:governors-2024/
We have found published results by qualification for 1 year. There are too few combined annual figures to draw a line. You can read the available results and the reasons for the gaps in the table below.
Magdalen College School
Grading as before
GCSE · A* / 9–8
2023–25
Grading returns to its pre-pandemic standard.
A* (letter grades) or 9–8 (number grades), as a share of all entries.
GCSEs move to grades 9 to 1, English and maths first, in 2017. Ofqual aligned the bottom of grade 4 with the bottom of the old C. At these schools it sits close to 100%, so it is not offered first in comparisons.
A*–C / 9–4: A*–C on lettered GCSEs and 9 to 4 on numbered ones, as a share of all entries.
We have found published results by qualification for 1 year. There are too few combined annual figures to draw a line. You can read the available results and the reasons for the gaps in the table below.
Magdalen College School
Grading as before
GCSE · Grade 9
2023–25
Grading returns to its pre-pandemic standard. Grade 9 counts only entries graded 9–1; lettered GCSE entries are outside this figure.
Grade 9, as a share of entries graded 9–1 only. Lettered GCSE entries are excluded.
The 17 years covered here, newest first. Missing figures are explained alongside the results we have found. A* or equivalent: A-level A* and Pre-U D1 and D2, as a share of all entries.
Magdalen College School: Sixth form · A* or equivalent, 2025 and 2026
Year
Grades compared across qualifications
Entries
MCS Oxford’s own figure
Status
Note
Sources
2026 · This summer · 2026 results, as each school publishes them.
MCS Oxford’s first 2026 A-level table counts 260 A* grades; its 18 September update counts 263 after changes to History and Physics. The figures we have entered are from the earlier version, so no A* figure is plotted until we can explain the differences between the versions.
A-level 43.9% at A*Results for individual qualifications; no combined annual figure
Published by qualification: 43.9% at A* (A-level). No whole-year figure is established.
Qualification only
MCS Oxford printed percentages without the number of grades, so we cannot combine its different qualifications. We don’t have MCS Oxford’s whole-school Pre-U figure for 2024.
The 17 years covered here, newest first. Missing figures are explained alongside the results we have found. A*–A or equivalent: A-level A*–A and Pre-U D1 to D3, as a share of all entries.
Magdalen College School: Sixth form · A*–A or equivalent, 2025 and 2026
Year
Grades compared across qualifications
Entries
MCS Oxford’s own figure
Status
Note
Sources
2026 · This summer · 2026 results, as each school publishes them.
A-level 82.4% at A*–AResults for individual qualifications; no combined annual figure
Published by qualification: 82.4% at A*–A (A-level). No whole-year figure is established.
Qualification only
MCS Oxford printed percentages without the number of grades, so we cannot combine its different qualifications. We don’t have MCS Oxford’s whole-school Pre-U figure for 2024.
The 17 years covered here, newest first. Missing figures are explained alongside the results we have found. A*–B or equivalent: A-level A*–B and Pre-U D1 to M2, as a share of all entries.
Magdalen College School: Sixth form · A*–B or equivalent, 2022 to 2026
Year
Grades compared across qualifications
Entries
MCS Oxford’s own figure
Status
Note
Sources
2026 · This summer · 2026 results, as each school publishes them.
A-level 94.9% at A*–BResults for individual qualifications; no combined annual figure
Published by qualification: 94.9% at A*–B (A-level). No whole-year figure is established.
Qualification only
MCS Oxford printed percentages without the number of grades, so we cannot combine its different qualifications. We don’t have MCS Oxford’s whole-school Pre-U figure for 2024.
The 24 years covered here, newest first. Missing figures are explained alongside the results we have found. A* (letter grades) or 9–8 (number grades), as a share of all entries.
Magdalen College School: GCSE · A* / 9–8, 2024 to 2026
Year
Grades compared across qualifications
Entries
MCS Oxford’s own figure
Status
Note
Sources
2026 · This summer · 2026 results, as each school publishes them.
Two versions of MCS Oxford’s 2026 GCSE table count 554 and 569 grade 9s out of 956 entries. The ISC return matches the earlier version, so no top-grades figure is plotted until we can explain the differences between the versions.
MCS Oxford’s publications give different numbered GCSE figures for 2022. We show the figure but don’t compare it. Grades in 2022 were set at a midpoint between summer 2019 and 2021, on Ofqual’s account. Ofqual ↗
Grades were set by teachers. We don’t have MCS Oxford’s whole-school lettered GCSE or numbered GCSE figures for 2020, so we cannot give a combined annual figure.
numbered GCSE 84% at 9 or 8Results for individual qualifications; no combined annual figure
MCS Oxford printed 81.6%, not compared. Published by qualification: 84% at 9 or 8 (numbered GCSE). No whole-year figure is established.
Qualification only
MCS Oxford printed percentages without the number of grades, so we cannot combine its different qualifications. We don’t have MCS Oxford’s whole-school lettered GCSE figure for 2019.
lettered GCSE 87.64% at A* · numbered GCSE 70.71% at 9 or 8Results for individual qualifications; no combined annual figure
MCS Oxford printed 84.5%, not compared. Published by qualification: 87.64% at A* (lettered GCSE) and 70.71% at 9 or 8 (numbered GCSE). No whole-year figure is established.
Qualification only
MCS Oxford printed percentages without the number of grades, so we cannot combine its different qualifications.
The 24 years covered here, newest first. Missing figures are explained alongside the results we have found. A*–A / 9–7: A*–A on lettered GCSEs and 9 to 7 on numbered ones, as a share of all entries.
Magdalen College School: GCSE · A*–A / 9–7, 2024 to 2026
Year
Grades compared across qualifications
Entries
MCS Oxford’s own figure
Status
Note
Sources
2026 · This summer · 2026 results, as each school publishes them.
MCS Oxford’s publications give different numbered GCSE figures for 2022. We show the figure but don’t compare it. Grades in 2022 were set at a midpoint between summer 2019 and 2021, on Ofqual’s account. Ofqual ↗
Grades were set by teachers. We don’t have MCS Oxford’s whole-school lettered GCSE or numbered GCSE figures for 2020, so we cannot give a combined annual figure.
lettered GCSE 98.36% at A*–A · numbered GCSE 89.9% at 9–7Results for individual qualifications; no combined annual figure
MCS Oxford printed 96.8%, not compared. Published by qualification: 98.36% at A*–A (lettered GCSE) and 89.9% at 9–7 (numbered GCSE). No whole-year figure is established.
Qualification only
MCS Oxford printed percentages without the number of grades, so we cannot combine its different qualifications.
The 24 years covered here, newest first. Missing figures are explained alongside the results we have found. A*–C / 9–4: A*–C on lettered GCSEs and 9 to 4 on numbered ones, as a share of all entries.
Magdalen College School: GCSE · A*–C / 9–4, 2017 to 2026
Year
Grades compared across qualifications
Entries
MCS Oxford’s own figure
Status
Note
Sources
2026 · This summer · 2026 results, as each school publishes them.
MCS Oxford’s 2022 numbered GCSE table doesn’t give 9–4 on its own. Grades in 2022 were set at a midpoint between summer 2019 and 2021, on Ofqual’s account. Ofqual ↗
Grades were set by teachers. We don’t have MCS Oxford’s whole-school lettered GCSE or numbered GCSE figures for 2020, so we cannot give a combined annual figure.
lettered GCSE 100% at A*–C · numbered GCSE 100% at 9–4Results for individual qualifications; no combined annual figure
MCS Oxford printed 100%, not compared. Published by qualification: 100% at A*–C (lettered GCSE) and 100% at 9–4 (numbered GCSE). No whole-year figure is established.
Qualification only
MCS Oxford printed percentages without the number of grades, so we cannot combine its different qualifications.
The 10 years covered here, newest first. Missing figures are explained alongside the results we have found. Grade 9, as a share of entries graded 9–1 only. Lettered GCSE entries are excluded.
Magdalen College School: GCSE · Grade 9, 2025 and 2026
Year
Grade 9
Entries graded 9–1
MCS Oxford’s own figure
Status
Note
Sources
2026 · This summer · 2026 results, as each school publishes them.
MCS Oxford’s publications give different numbered GCSE figures for 2022. We show the figure but don’t compare it. Grades in 2022 were set at a midpoint between summer 2019 and 2021, on Ofqual’s account. Ofqual ↗
Grades were set by teachers. We don’t have MCS Oxford’s whole-school lettered GCSE or numbered GCSE figures for 2020, so we cannot give a combined annual figure.
Start with the summary, or open a qualification and year below to look at individual subjects. Government tables and other qualifications have their own pages too.
124 records in 25 tables.
These tables keep the school’s original A-level, Pre-U, IB and GCSE results separate. A combined figure appears only where the school published one. Our own comparisons bring qualifications together according to their subject-entry counts, rather than simply averaging percentages (how comparable figures work). A dash means no figure, not zero. 2020–21 grades were teacher-assessed (exams cancelled).
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Published sources differ. Read the source notes before using these figures. It’s unclear which group this figure counts, so it isn’t compared. This figure covers a different group from the school-wide series. What it counts: A-level grades as described by the school Where it’s from: Publications differ. We show each version. Worth knowing: Current school webpage checked on 15 October 2026. This is an additional source version, not an automatic replacement. Earlier retained hub percentages are 45%, 83%, 97%; the earlier results article gives 43%, 82%, 97%. The 6 October PDF has no printed whole-school total and has an internally inconsistent English Literature row. No cause or final status is assumed. How the source defines it: School-printed A-level grade percentages in the current 2026 summary. Source disagreement · versions retained
A level · summary
The publication doesn’t say what these percentages are of.
MCS Oxford · A level · Examination results, 2002–2026
Also printed: A* 45% · A*–A 83% · A*–B 97%. Published sources differ. Read the source notes before using these figures. 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: Publications differ. We show each version. Worth knowing: Hub and dated results article disagree; detailed PDF retained as a third version. No assumption that URL recency proves revised status. How the source defines it: School-published A-level grade percentages. Source disagreement · versions retained
Also printed: A* 43% · A*–A 82% · A*–B 97%. Published sources differ. Read the source notes before using these figures. 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: Publications differ. We show each version. Worth knowing: Hub and dated results article disagree; detailed PDF retained as a third version. No assumption that URL recency proves revised status. How the source defines it: School-published A-level grade percentages. Source disagreement · versions retained
Also printed: A* 42.5% · A*–A 80.7% · A*–B 93.2%. 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: Original publication Worth knowing: School labels these A-level results. No grade-entry denominator is supplied in this summary. How the source defines it: Published Upper Sixth grade bands
Also printed: Pupils three or more A* count 42. Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Pupil count is distinct from grade entries. School labels these A-level results. No grade-entry denominator is supplied in this summary. How the source defines it: Pupils with three or more A* grades as printed
Also printed: A* 43.9% · A*–A 82.4% · A*–B 94.9%. 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: Original publication Worth knowing: School labels these A-level results. No grade-entry denominator is supplied in this summary. How the source defines it: Published Upper Sixth grade bands
Also printed: Pupils three or more A* count 48. Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Pupil count is distinct from grade entries. School labels these A-level results. No grade-entry denominator is supplied in this summary. How the source defines it: Pupils with three or more A* grades as printed
Also printed: Pupils with at least three A* or A grades 72% · Pupils with at least three A* grades 31%. Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Overlapping thresholds are not summed; grade-entry totals are not inferred from pupil achievements. How the source defines it: School-published pupil achievement thresholds
Also printed: A 86.84 · A–B grades 97.7%. Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Grade-entry bands retained; no pupil denominator is manufactured. How the source defines it: Published A2/A-level result bands and stated failures
Also printed: Pupils with at least three A grades 74.7%. Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Overlapping thresholds are not summed; grade-entry totals are not inferred from pupil achievements. How the source defines it: School-published pupil achievement thresholds
Also printed: A–B grades 99.6%. Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Version differences and printed grade labels retained; no correction is inferred. This 2009 observation is explicitly printed retrospectively in the 2010 report. How the source defines it: Explicit previous-year result bands
Also printed: A 81 · A–B grades 99.6%. Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Grade-entry bands retained; no pupil denominator is manufactured. How the source defines it: Published A2/A-level result bands and stated failures
Also printed: Pupils with at least five A grades 16% · Pupils with at least four A grades 30% · Pupils with at least three A grades 63%. Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Overlapping thresholds are not summed; grade-entry totals are not inferred from pupil achievements. How the source defines it: School-published pupil achievement thresholds
Also printed: A 72.5 · A–B grades 96.2%. Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Grade-entry bands retained; no pupil denominator is manufactured. How the source defines it: Published A2/A-level result bands and stated failures
Also printed: Pupils with at least five A grades 9 · Pupils with at least four A grades 26 · Pupils with seven A grades 1 · Pupils with at least three A grades 56%. Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Overlapping thresholds are not summed; grade-entry totals are not inferred from pupil achievements. How the source defines it: School-published pupil achievement thresholds
Also printed: A 78 · A–B grades 96.2%. Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Grade-entry bands retained; no pupil denominator is manufactured. How the source defines it: Published A2/A-level result bands and stated failures
Also printed: Pupils with eight A grades 1 · Pupils with at least five A grades 10 · Pupils with at least four A grades 29 · Pupils with at least three A grades · approximately, nearly stated threshold 63%. Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Overlapping thresholds are not summed. Nearly 63% is approximate, not exactly 63%. Distinctions mentioned alongside A-level grades are not converted. How the source defines it: School-published pupil achievement thresholds
Also printed: A 81 · A–B grades 95.25% · Grade entries below C 1 · Failed subject entries 0. Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Grade-entry bands retained; no pupil denominator is manufactured. How the source defines it: Published A2/A-level result bands and stated failures
Also printed: Pupils with seven A grades 1. Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Overlapping thresholds are not summed; grade-entry totals are not inferred from pupil achievements. How the source defines it: School-published pupil achievement thresholds
Also printed: A–B grades 93.3% · A–C grades 99% · Failed subject entries 0. Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Grade-entry bands retained; no pupil denominator is manufactured. How the source defines it: Published A2/A-level result bands and stated failures
Also printed: Pupils with six A grades 1. Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Overlapping thresholds are not summed; grade-entry totals are not inferred from pupil achievements. How the source defines it: School-published pupil achievement thresholds
Also printed: A 67. Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Version differences and printed grade labels retained; no correction is inferred. This 2004 observation is explicitly printed retrospectively in the 2005 report. How the source defines it: Explicit previous-year result bands
Also printed: A–B grades · strictly greater than 92% · A–C grades 99% · Failed subject entries 0. Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Over 92% is strictly greater than 92%, not equal. Counts of failed entries are only zero where explicitly stated. How the source defines it: Published A2/A-level result bands and stated failures
Also printed: candidates awarded A/B · source wording 86%. Where it’s from: Unclear what this counts Worth knowing: Wording about pupils does not give us a percentage of subject grades or a threshold met in every subject. How the source defines it: Report says 86% of Sixth Formers gained A and B grades Pupil-oriented wording does not establish a subject-grade percentage or an all-subject threshold.
GCSE · summary
Combined full and short GCSE courses, 9-1 scale only · 9-1
Every row: This figure covers a different group from the school-wide series. What it counts: Numbered grade entries Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: ISC published school return. Candidate populations are separate from subject entries; overlapping group totals are not added. A missing school return, or an optional qualification section filled with zeros, does not tell us whether the school offered the qualification. The other GCSE grading scale is a separate group. Candidate count spans both scales and is kept in a separate school-return population record. Fractional totals are retained as weighted full/short-course totals; pure full-course comparisons are excluded. How the source defines it: Combined full and short GCSE courses, 9-1 scale only ISC published school return. Candidate populations are separate from subject entries; overlapping group totals are not added. A missing school return or an optional zero-filled qualification block does not establish non-provision. The other GCSE grading scale is a separate group. Candidate count spans both scales and is kept in a separate school-return population record. Fractional totals are retained as weighted full/short-course totals; pure full-course comparisons are excluded.
Also printed: Grade 5 weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 12 · Grade 6 weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 53 · Grade 7 weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 94 · Grade 8 weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 242 · grades 9–4 100% · grades 9–5 99.9% · grades 9–6 98.64% · Grade 9 weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 554 · U weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0.
Also printed: Grade 5 weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 1 · Grade 6 weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 19 · Grade 7 weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 38 · Grade 8 weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 76 · grades 9–4 100% · grades 9–5 100% · grades 9–6 99.49% · Grade 9 weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 64 · U weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0.
Every row: What it counts: Whole school GCSE return across separately published A*–G and 9–1 scales Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: ISC published school return. Candidate populations are separate from subject entries; overlapping group totals are not added. A missing school return, or an optional qualification section filled with zeros, does not tell us whether the school offered the qualification. Combined-scale pupil/percentage fields retain their original stated bands; they are not treated as pure 9–1 measures. How the source defines it: Whole school GCSE return across separately published A*–G and 9–1 scales ISC published school return. Candidate populations are separate from subject entries; overlapping group totals are not added. A missing school return or an optional zero-filled qualification block does not establish non-provision. Combined-scale pupil/percentage fields retain their original stated bands; they are not treated as pure 9–1 measures.
What it counts: A-level subject entries Where it’s from: As of 23 September 2025; subject to remarking Worth knowing: Grade shares and count of pupils with three or more A*s are separate measures. Source states results remain subject to change following remarking. How the source defines it: A Level results headline, published version dated 23 September 2025
A-level (scope unresolved) · summary
The publication doesn’t say what these percentages are of.
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: Unclear what this counts Worth knowing: A2 level as printed. Pre-U inclusion in this narrative has not been reconciled; no pure A-level eligibility is inferred. How the source defines it: Published Upper Sixth grade bands
Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Pupil count is distinct from grade entries. A2 level as printed. Pre-U inclusion in this narrative has not been reconciled; no pure A-level eligibility is inferred. How the source defines it: Pupils with three or more A* grades as printed
Also printed: “A or B” as printed · band definition unresolved 99.69% · A* 38%. 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: Unclear what this counts Worth knowing: Printed band definition is unresolved in the first A* year; do not relabel it as A*–B. How the source defines it: Report gives A* separately and labels 99.69% “A and B”
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: Original publication Worth knowing: Version differences and printed grade labels retained; no correction is inferred. This 2010 observation is explicitly printed retrospectively in the 2011 report. How the source defines it: Explicit previous-year result bands
A level · summary
GCE Alevel excl General Studies Total
MCS Oxford · A level · Examination results, 2007–2009
Every row: What it counts: GCE Alevel excl General Studies Total Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: ISC published school return. Candidate populations are separate from subject entries; overlapping group totals are not added. A missing school return, or an optional qualification section filled with zeros, does not tell us whether the school offered the qualification. The exact source header defines qualification scope; Applied/International qualifications are not silently excluded. General Studies and AS groups remain separate. No A* grade is invented for AS or pre-2010 GCE A-level. How the source defines it: GCE Alevel excl General Studies Total ISC published school return. Candidate populations are separate from subject entries; overlapping group totals are not added. A missing school return or an optional zero-filled qualification block does not establish non-provision. The exact source header defines qualification scope; Applied/International qualifications are not silently excluded. General Studies and AS groups remain separate. No A* grade is invented for AS or pre-2010 GCE A-level.
What it counts: GCE A-level excluding General Studies Subject entries: 287 Candidates: 80 Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Published numeric cells are retained. School candidate counts are separate from subject entries. No zero-filled optional qualification column is treated as proof of historical non-provision. General Studies and AS results are kept separate; A* was not a GCE A-level grade in 2006 and is not filled with zero. How the source defines it: GCE A-level excluding General Studies
This figure covers a different group from the school-wide series. Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Grade shares from the school summary, not pupil percentages. Original letter and numerical grade scales are retained. How the source defines it: Published Fifth Form GCSE/IGCSE grade bands
Also printed: Pupils ten grade 9 8 count 46. Where it’s from: As of 23 September 2025; subject to remarking Worth knowing: Pupil count refers to ten or more 9–8 grades; it is not a subject-entry denominator. FSMQ table is separate. How the source defines it: I/GCSE results headline, published version dated 23 September 2025
Awarded in 2020–21, when exams were cancelled and schools assessed grades, so kept out of comparisons with exam years. This figure covers a different group from the school-wide series. Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Grade shares from the school summary, not pupil percentages. Original letter and numerical grade scales are retained. Teacher/school-assessed grades. How the source defines it: Published Fifth Form GCSE/IGCSE grade bands
Awarded in 2020–21, when exams were cancelled and schools assessed grades, so kept out of comparisons with exam years. This figure covers a different group from the school-wide series. Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Grade shares from the school summary, not pupil percentages. Original letter and numerical grade scales are retained. Centre-assessed grades. How the source defines it: Published Fifth Form GCSE/IGCSE grade bands
Also printed: Old A Star A Or 9 7 94.3. This figure covers a different group from the school-wide series. Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Grade shares from the school summary, not pupil percentages. Original letter and numerical grade scales are retained. Older/newer GCSE grading populations and printed equivalence labels are not silently normalised. How the source defines it: Published Fifth Form GCSE/IGCSE grade bands
GCSE/IGCSE · summary
The publication doesn’t say what these percentages are of.
Also printed: Old A Star A Or 9 7 95.7 · Old A Star Or 9 8 83.5. Worth knowing: Grade shares from the school summary, not pupil percentages. Original letter and numerical grade scales are retained. Older/newer GCSE grading populations and printed equivalence labels are not silently normalised. How the source defines it: Published Fifth Form GCSE/IGCSE grade bands
Also printed: Pupils ten A* count 20. Worth knowing: Pupil achievement, not grade entries. Threshold groups may overlap. How the source defines it: School-published pupil achievement thresholds
Worth knowing: Pupil achievement, not grade entries. Threshold groups may overlap. How the source defines it: School-published pupil achievement thresholds
Also printed: Pupils with at least ten A* or A grades 43 · Pupils with at least ten A* or A grades 55%. Worth knowing: Pupil achievement, not grade entries. Threshold groups may overlap. How the source defines it: School-published pupil achievement thresholds
Also printed: Pupils with at least ten A* or A grades · strictly greater than percentage 40%. Worth knowing: “Over 40%” means more than that percentage; it is not an exact rate. Overlapping pupil groups are not added. How the source defines it: School-published pupil achievement thresholds Strictly over 40% retains the strict lower bound. Overlapping pupil groups are not added.
GCSE · summary
Combined full and short GCSE courses, A*-G scale only · A*-G
MCS Oxford · GCSE · Examination results, 2017
Year
A*
A*–A
A*–B grades
A*–C grades
A* weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils
A weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils
B weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils
C weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils
Also printed: D weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · E weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · Entries weighted · weighted course entries, not pupils 793 · F weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · G weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · U weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0. This figure covers a different group from the school-wide series. What it counts: Legacy grade entries Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: ISC published school return. Candidate populations are separate from subject entries; overlapping group totals are not added. A missing school return, or an optional qualification section filled with zeros, does not tell us whether the school offered the qualification. The other GCSE grading scale is a separate group. Candidate count spans both scales and is kept in a separate school-return population record. Fractional totals are retained as weighted full/short-course totals; pure full-course comparisons are excluded. How the source defines it: Combined full and short GCSE courses, A*-G scale only ISC published school return. Candidate populations are separate from subject entries; overlapping group totals are not added. A missing school return or an optional zero-filled qualification block does not establish non-provision. The other GCSE grading scale is a separate group. Candidate count spans both scales and is kept in a separate school-return population record. Fractional totals are retained as weighted full/short-course totals; pure full-course comparisons are excluded.
This figure covers a different group from the school-wide series. What it counts: Legacy grade entries Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Grade shares from the school summary, not pupil percentages. Original letter and numerical grade scales are retained. Older/newer GCSE grading populations and printed equivalence labels are not silently normalised. The original account calls 84.3% A* and 96.7% A*–A, but does not say whether the percentages cover letter-grade entries alone. Separate original2017 returns include both letter and numeric grades; these narrative labels therefore do not support a pure old-grade comparison. Values are retained literally and remain analysis-ineligible. How the source defines it: Published Fifth Form GCSE/IGCSE grade bands Grade shares from the school summary, not pupil percentages. Original letter and numerical grade scales are retained. Older/newer GCSE grading populations and printed equivalence labels are not silently normalised. The original narrative labels84.3% as A* and96.7% as A*–A but does not establish a letter-only denominator. Separate original2017 returns include both letter and numeric grades; these narrative labels therefore do not support a pure old-grade comparison. Values are retained literally and remain analysis-ineligible.
GCSE · summary
Combined full and short GCSE courses, A*–G scale · A*-G
Every row: This figure covers a different group from the school-wide series. What it counts: Legacy grade entries Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: ISC published school return. Candidate populations are separate from subject entries; overlapping group totals are not added. A missing school return, or an optional qualification section filled with zeros, does not tell us whether the school offered the qualification. Fractional totals are retained as weighted full/short-course totals, not whole entries or pupils. Pure full-course comparisons are excluded. How the source defines it: Combined full and short GCSE courses, A*–G scale ISC published school return. Candidate populations are separate from subject entries; overlapping group totals are not added. A missing school return or an optional zero-filled qualification block does not establish non-provision. Fractional totals are retained as weighted full/short-course totals, not whole entries or pupils. Pure full-course comparisons are excluded.
Also printed: C weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 5 · D weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · E weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · Entries weighted · weighted course entries, not pupils 990 · F weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · G weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · Pupils five or more A* c count 99 · Pupils five or more A* c 100% · U weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0. Candidates: 99
Also printed: C weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 7 · D weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 1 · E weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · Entries weighted · weighted course entries, not pupils 964 · F weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · G weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · Pupils five or more A* c count 96 · Pupils five or more A* c 100% · U weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0. Candidates: 96
Also printed: C weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 12 · D weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 1 · E weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · Entries weighted · weighted course entries, not pupils 1178 · F weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · G weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · Pupils five or more A* c count 117 · Pupils five or more A* c 100% · U weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0. Candidates: 117
Also printed: C weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 7 · D weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 1 · E weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · Entries weighted · weighted course entries, not pupils 923 · F weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · G weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · Pupils five or more A* c count 92 · Pupils five or more A* c 100% · U weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0. Candidates: 92
Also printed: C weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 6 · D weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · E weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · Entries weighted · weighted course entries, not pupils 1057 · F weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · G weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · Pupils five or more A* c count 105 · Pupils five or more A* c 100% · U weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0. Candidates: 105
Also printed: C weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · D weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · E weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · Entries weighted · weighted course entries, not pupils 838 · F weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · G weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · Pupils five or more A* c count 83 · Pupils five or more A* c 100% · U weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0. Candidates: 83
Also printed: C weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 6 · D weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · E weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · Entries weighted · weighted course entries, not pupils 1038 · F weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · G weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · Pupils five or more A* c count 104 · Pupils five or more A* c 100% · U weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0. Candidates: 104
Also printed: C weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 3 · D weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · E weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · Entries weighted · weighted course entries, not pupils 885 · F weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · G weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · Pupils five or more A* c count 88 · Pupils five or more A* c 100% · U weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0. Candidates: 88
Also printed: C weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 2 · D weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · E weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · Entries weighted · weighted course entries, not pupils 923 · F weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · G weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · Pupils five or more A* c 100% · U weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0. Candidates: 92
Also printed: C weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 14 · D weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 2 · E weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · Entries weighted · weighted course entries, not pupils 904 · F weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · G weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · Pupils five or more A* c 100% · U weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0. Candidates: 91
Every row: This figure covers a different group from the school-wide series. What it counts: Legacy grade entries Where it’s from: Original publication
Worth knowing: Grade shares from the school summary, not pupil percentages. Original letter and numerical grade scales are retained. How the source defines it: Published Fifth Form GCSE/IGCSE grade bands
Worth knowing: Later annual report differs from the contemporary report; no unexplained replacement. This 2015 observation is explicitly printed retrospectively in the 2016 report. How the source defines it: Historical A*–A grade band
Worth knowing: Later annual report differs from the contemporary report; no unexplained replacement. This 2014 observation is explicitly printed retrospectively in the 2016 report. How the source defines it: Historical A*–A grade band
Worth knowing: Version differences and printed grade labels retained; no correction is inferred. This 2012 observation is explicitly printed retrospectively in the 2013 report. How the source defines it: Explicit previous-year result bands
Also printed: A* 78.13%. Worth knowing: Grade shares from the school summary, not pupil percentages. Original letter and numerical grade scales are retained. How the source defines it: Published Fifth Form GCSE/IGCSE grade bands
Also printed: A* 74.24%. Worth knowing: Version differences and printed grade labels retained; no correction is inferred. This 2009 observation is explicitly printed retrospectively in the 2010 report. How the source defines it: Explicit previous-year result bands
Also printed: A* 54.7%. Worth knowing: Grade shares from the school summary, not pupil percentages. Original letter and numerical grade scales are retained. How the source defines it: Published Fifth Form GCSE/IGCSE grade bands
GCSE · summary
Combined full and short GCSE courses, as defined in the ISC source · A*-G
MCS Oxford · GCSE · Examination results, 2006
Year
Candidates
A*
A*–A
A*–B grades
A*–C grades
A* weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils
A weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils
B weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils
Also printed: C weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 6 · D weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 2 · E weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · Entries weighted · weighted course entries, not pupils 736 · F weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · G weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0 · Pupils five or more A* c count 73 · Pupils five or more A* c 100% · U weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils 0. This figure covers a different group from the school-wide series. What it counts: Legacy grade entries Candidates: 73 Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Published numeric cells are retained. School candidate counts are separate from subject entries. No zero-filled optional qualification column is treated as proof of historical non-provision. The source combines full and short courses; fractional grade totals and entries are retained as weighted totals, not pupil or whole-examination counts. This scope is excluded from pure full-course comparisons. How the source defines it: Combined full and short GCSE courses, as defined in the ISC source
What it counts: Number of 15 year old pupils Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Source definition: Number of 15 year old pupils. Published pupil-based GCSE accountability measure; not a share of subject grades, and not a modern GCSE 9–1 measure.
GCSE · summary
% 5+ A-C
MCS Oxford · GCSE · Examination results, 1992
Year
Published pupil percentage · stated threshold and population
What it counts: % 5+ A-C Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Source definition: % 5+ A-C. Published pupil-based GCSE accountability measure; not a share of subject grades, and not a modern GCSE 9–1 measure.
GCSE · summary
% 5+ A-G
MCS Oxford · GCSE · Examination results, 1992
Year
Published pupil percentage · stated threshold and population
What it counts: % 5+ A-G Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Source definition: % 5+ A-G. Published pupil-based GCSE accountability measure; not a share of subject grades, and not a modern GCSE 9–1 measure.
GCSE · summary
% 1+ A-C
MCS Oxford · GCSE · Examination results, 1992
Year
Published pupil percentage · stated threshold and population
What it counts: % 1+ A-C Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Source definition: % 1+ A-C. Published pupil-based GCSE accountability measure; not a share of subject grades, and not a modern GCSE 9–1 measure.
GCSE · summary
% 1+ A-G
MCS Oxford · GCSE · Examination results, 1992
Year
Published pupil percentage · stated threshold and population
What it counts: % 1+ A-G Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Source definition: % 1+ A-G. Published pupil-based GCSE accountability measure; not a share of subject grades, and not a modern GCSE 9–1 measure.
Combined qualifications: 5 more tables, 2014 to 2023
Worth knowing: The report expressly converts Pre-U to A-level grades; these are not pure A-level percentages. How the source defines it: Published Upper Sixth grade bands
Worth knowing: Pupil count is distinct from grade entries. The report expressly converts Pre-U to A-level grades; these are not pure A-level percentages. How the source defines it: Pupils with three or more A* grades as printed
Worth knowing: Teacher/school-assessed grades explicitly described. Conversion does not make Pre-U a pure A-level result. How the source defines it: Published converted A-level/Pre-U A*–B band
Worth knowing: The report expressly converts Pre-U to A-level grades; these are not pure A-level percentages. Centre-assessed grades, explicitly described by the school. How the source defines it: Published Upper Sixth grade bands
Worth knowing: Pupil count is distinct from grade entries. The report expressly converts Pre-U to A-level grades; these are not pure A-level percentages. Centre-assessed grades, explicitly described by the school. How the source defines it: Pupils with three or more A* grades as printed
Worth knowing: The annual report calls these A Level/A2 results; later reports explicitly include Pre-U conversion for this historical period. No pure A-level eligibility is inferred. How the source defines it: Published Upper Sixth grade bands
Worth knowing: Pupil count is distinct from grade entries. The annual report calls these A Level/A2 results; later reports explicitly include Pre-U conversion for this historical period. No pure A-level eligibility is inferred. How the source defines it: Pupils with three or more A* grades as printed
Worth knowing: Retrospective and contemporary values differ in some years; no version has been selected without an explanation. This 2018 observation is explicitly printed retrospectively in the 2020 report. How the source defines it: Explicit historical converted A-level/Pre-U bands
Worth knowing: Retrospective and contemporary values differ in some years; no version has been selected without an explanation. This 2016 observation is explicitly printed retrospectively in the 2020 report. How the source defines it: Explicit historical converted A-level/Pre-U bands
Worth knowing: Retrospective and contemporary values differ in some years; no version has been selected without an explanation. This 2015 observation is explicitly printed retrospectively in the 2020 report. How the source defines it: Explicit historical converted A-level/Pre-U bands
Worth knowing: Retrospective and contemporary values differ in some years; no version has been selected without an explanation. This 2014 observation is explicitly printed retrospectively in the 2020 report. How the source defines it: Explicit historical converted A-level/Pre-U bands
Every row: Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Footnote explicitly converts starred Pre-U subjects. These are not pure A-level percentages. How the source defines it: Publisher A-level-equivalent summary including converted Pre-U grades.
Every row: Some figures here are measured differently from the comparison charts. What it counts: Numbered grade entries Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Numeric Grade 9 is not comparable to old A*. Early rows combine qualification scales; no conversion inferred. How the source defines it: School-printed GCSE historical summary; old and new scales mapped by publisher.
Awarded in 2020–21, when exams were cancelled and schools assessed grades, so kept out of comparisons with exam years. Subject entries: 987 Candidates: 99
Subject entries: 990 Candidates: 99 Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Numeric Grade 9 is not comparable to old A*. Early rows combine qualification scales; no conversion inferred. How the source defines it: School-printed GCSE historical summary; old and new scales mapped by publisher.
Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: A* is not an official AS grade; reformed-subject internal exams and unreformed AS exams are combined. This cannot enter public-examination grade comparisons. How the source defines it: Lower Sixth internal and AS results using a school notional A* threshold above 90%
Subject results and other tables
Each qualification and year has its own page, with every subject the school or the government tables list.
A level
No page for 2008–2011: summary result only. No page for 2020: no subject tables in the record.
GCSE and IGCSE
No page for 2017 and 2020: summary result only.
Pre-U
Other qualifications and government tables
No page for 2020: no tables for this year in the record.