Yup - exam results are not the be all and end all of what makes a good doctor.
Also - ranking tables are not a straightforward way to assess anything - there are many different ranking tables, produced by many different organisations. Each of these use different criteria and hence produce different results, there’s no definitive ranking list, it’s all too subjective.
I had the grades for Cambridge, my BMAT would have got me an interview. I chose not to apply because I didn’t feel the course structure would be right for me - particularly the late patient contact. Does that mean that I’m automatically going to be an inferior doctor? I’ve been consistently in the top decile for the first three years of the course I am doing…