Dr James Knapton
Information Compliance Officer
James Lawrence
By email
Reference: FOI-2017-490
6 November 2017
Dear Mr Lawrence,
Your request was received on 14 October 2017 and I am dealing with it under the terms of the
Freedom of Information Act 2000 (‘the Act’).
You asked:
Please provide:
1) Median and mean AS level Maths and AS level Further Maths UMS (or, if that is not
availavle, a median and mean UMS for AS/A level Maths and Further Maths combined) for
Mathematics applicants and separately for offer holders for 2017 entry
2) Median and mean AS level Maths and AS level Further Maths UMS (or, if that is not
availavle, a median and mean UMS for AS/A level Maths and Further Maths combined) for
Economics applicants and separately for offer holders for 2017 entry
3) Median and mean GCSE A* count for Mathematics applicants and separately for offer
holders for 2017 entry
4) Median and mean GCSE A* count for Economics applicants and separately for offer holders
for 2017 entry
The requested information is attached. Please note that the attached document should not be copied,
reproduced or used except in accordance with the law of copyright.
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Yours sincerely,
James Knapton
". .1) Median and mean AS level Maths and AS level Further Maths UMS (or, if that is not availavle, a
median and mean UMS for AS/A level Maths and Further Maths combined) for Mathematics applicants
and separately for offer holders for 2017 entry
2) Median and mean AS level Maths and AS level Further Maths UMS (or, if that is not availavle, a
median and mean UMS for AS/A level Maths and Further Maths combined) for Economics applicants
Data
and separately for offer holders for 2017 entry
Request
3) Median and mean GCSE A* count for Mathematics applicants and separately for offer holders for
2017 entry
4) Median and mean GCSE A* count for Economics applicants and separately for offer holders for 2017
entry..."
By
James Lawrence
On
Saturday, 14 October, 2017
Figures are grouped by entry year. The 2017 entry year includes standard entry applications from the
Entry Year
2017 application round and deferred entry applications from the 2015/2016 rounds.
GCSE
GCSE qualification information is supplied as declared by applicants through their UCAS application.
MUMS
MUMS data is comprised of Mathematics UMS only based on any number of Maths-related AS Levels
Notes
A Levels in England are currently undergoing a period of significant reform. Many applicants applying
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.
Applicants
Offer Holders
Entry
Course
MUMS
GCSE A* Count
MUMS
GCSE A* Count
Year
Median
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
Mean
Economics
92.5
91.1
8.0
7.3
96.6
95.7
10.0
9.0
2017
Mathematics
93.8
92.5
6.0
6.1
96.8
95.8
8.0
7.7
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