Miss Zoe Allwood
FOI Manager
Bradley Stewart
By email
Reference: FOI-2020-255
27 March 2020
Dear Mr Stewart,
Your request was received on 15 March 2020 and I am dealing with it under the terms of the Freedom
of Information Act 2000 (‘the Act’).
You asked:
Could you please provide me with information regarding BA English (Q300) applicants for 2019
entry or deferred entry in 2020 for the following:
1. The total number of applications
2. The percentage of total number of applicants shortlisted for interview 3. The number of
GCSEs of each applicant 4. The GCSE grades of each applicant 5. The predicted A Level
grades of each applicant 6. The GCSE School type of each applicant 7. The A Level School
type of each applicant 8. Indicate whether each applicant had extenuating circumstances or not
9. Indicate whether the applicant was a Home, EU or international applicant 10. Interview
Scores of each applicant 11. The college applied to by each applicant 12. Indicate whether an
applicant received an offer 13. The college assigned after reallocation to each applicant where
applicable 14. The percentage of number of applicants shortlisted for interview who received
offers 15. The mean, minimum and maximum interview score of successful applicants
This information is attached insofar as it is held. We do not hold interview or extenuating circumstances
information as these are only held by the Colleges, each of which is a separate legal entity and public
authority under the Act.
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accordance with the law of copyright.
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Yours sincerely,
Zoe Allwood