Dr James Knapton
Information Compliance Officer
Akihiro Tanaka
By email
Reference: FOI-2017-453
11 October 2017
Dear Akihiro Tanaka,
Your request was received on 23 September 2017 and I am dealing with it under the terms of the
Freedom of Information Act 2000 (‘the Act’).
You asked:
May I please have the following data for the last 5 cycles (for Jesus College):
The percentage of applicants whose maths UMS average was:
1) 85-90 (exclusive)
2) 90-93 (exclusive)
3) 93-95 (exclusive)
4) 95-97 (exclusive)
5) 97+
(separately for all applicants and for successful applicants).
Moreover, I would like to know the percentage interviewed for maths averages of:
1) below 90
2) 90-95 (exclusive)
3) 95-97 (exclusive)
4) 97+
Information to answer your first set of questions is attached. Please note that the attached document
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Information to answer your second set of questions is not held; undergraduate interview processes are
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under the Act.
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Yours sincerely,
James Knapton
For 2013 - 2017 cycles, total number of applicants declaring UMS and total number of these applicants
who received an offer, broken down in to the fol owing Maths UMS ranges:
1) 85-90 (exclusive)
Data
2) 90-93 (exclusive)
3) 93-95 (exclusive)
Request
4) 95-97 (exclusive)
5) 97+
By
Akihiro Tanaka
On
Saturday, 23 September, 2017
Application
Figures are grouped by UCAS application year. The 2017 application year ran from applications opening
Year
in September 2016 to Confirmation in August 2017.
A Levels in England are currently undergoing a period of significant reform. Many applicants applying
Notes
from October 2016 onwards wil be fol owing linear, rather than modular, A level syl abuses meaning
UMS
that UMS is no longer available in a number of subjects. UMS and SUMS data provided in this request is
as supplied by the applicant at the point of entry, but may also include linear marks incorrectly
presented as such.
2013 Apply Year
2014 Apply Year
2015 Apply Year
2016 Apply Year
2017 Apply Year
College
Maths UMS
Average
Applications
Offers
Applications
Offers
Applications
Offers
Applications
Offers
Applications
Offers
Less than 85
74
4
74
9
58
6
58
4
75
6
85-90
81
15
104
6
70
8
71
5
63
10
90-93
77
15
71
10
71
10
78
19
81
26
Jesus
93-95
54
16
79
24
64
12
50
16
59
16
95-97
62
18
60
24
80
23
56
24
62
19
97 or More
59
31
66
33
95
40
75
43
57
33
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