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Thank you for your email. As you will appreciate, information requests
place additional demands on the School in terms of costs and staff time.
At present we are having to prioritise our finite resources in order to
meet the unprecedented challenges we are facing during the Coronavirus
(COVID-19) pandemic.  As such, we need to advise you that while we will
continue to process individual requests, you may experience some delay in
our response during the current pandemic.

Thank you for your email. As you will appreciate, information requests
place additional demands on the School in terms of costs and staff time.
At present we are having to prioritise our finite resources in order to
meet the unprecedented challenges we are facing during the Coronavirus
(COVID-19) pandemic.  As such, we need to advise you that while we will
continue to process individual requests, you may experience some delay in
our response during the current pandemic.

Dear Rose,

With reference to your request for information under the Freedom of
Information Act, please find below a partial response from the School. I
apologise for the delay in the response and hope this has not
inconvenienced you.

Without
With Further Further With Further
Total Offer Maths A Maths A Maths AS Without Further
Entry Year Holders Level Level Level Maths AS Level
2018/9 375 275 100 192 183
2017/8 350 259 91 208 142

We will provide the 2019/20 data as soon as it has been received from our
colleagues.

If you think that the information provided does not meet your request,
contact me on this email address or write to Louise Nadal, School
Secretary, London School of Economics and Political Science, Houghton
Street, London, WC2A 2AE. We will then review the response to your request
and get back to you within 20 working days. You can also contact the
Information Commissioner's Office http://www.ico.gov.uk/, though they
expect the internal review to be carried out before receiving a complaint
directly.

The provision of information by the LSE under the Freedom of Information
Act 2000 does not imply a right to copy, reproduce publish or otherwise
use such information.

Copying or reproducing such information in any way either in whole or in
part without prior written consent may be an infringement of copyright or
other intellectual property right belonging to the LSE or a third party.

Yours sincerely,

Rachael Maguire

Information and Records Manager

London School of Economics

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Dear Rose,

Further to your recent FoI request, the Schools response is provided in
the attached spreadsheet alongside the following clarifications below:

Your request “WIth AS or A-level" can be interpreted different ways using
the data we receive from UCAS.  As such, the attached spreadsheet contains
three tables which we believe capture all reasonable interpretations of
your request.
Each table shows a breakdown of applicants by year and offer status:

Table 1: Splits the applicants into the following groups:
i) AS-level Further Mathematics, already completed and grade awarded at
the time of application submission.
ii) AS-level Further Mathematics, not completed at the time of application
submission.
iii) A-level Further Mathematics, already completed and grade awarded at
the time of application submission
iv) A-level Further Mathematics, not completed at the time of application
submission.

Table 2: Splits the applicants into the following groups:
i) AS-Level Further Mathematics, completed or incomplete
ii) A-Level Further Mathematics, completed or incomplete

Table 3: Splits the applicants into the following groups:
i) AS-Level or A-Level Further Mathematics, completed or incomplete.

Please be aware that there is a natural inconsistency to how students and
schools will list and report on qualification data, especially with
regards to ongoing qualifications.  As such, some students may have both
AS-level and A-level records, whereas some may not.  

Could I ask you to think about the underlying question that is prompting
your data request. If you are attempting to find out what are your chances
of getting a place, remember that this cannot be answered by reference to
data. Applications are considered on their individual merits, based on a
holistic view of your supporting documents in the context of the current
cohort. Figures from previous years will not offer any insight on your
application. Your best way to find the answer is to apply.

If you think that the information provided does not meet your request,
contact Rachael Maguire on 020 7849 4622 or write to Louise Nadal, School
Secretary, London School of Economics and Political Science, Houghton
Street, London, WC2A 2AE. We will then review the response to your request
and get back to you within 20 working days. You can also contact the
Information Commissioner's Office [1]http://www.ico.gov.uk/, though they
expect the internal review to be carried out before receiving a complaint
directly.

The provision of information by the LSE under the Freedom of Information
Act 2000 does not imply a right to copy, reproduce publish or otherwise
use such information.  Copying or reproducing such information in any way
either in whole or in part without prior written consent may be an
infringement of copyright or other intellectual property right belonging
to the LSE or a third party.

Best Wishes,

Paul

Dr Paul R. Duller

Data Protection Officer (Interim)

The London School of Economics and Political Science

Houghton Street | London | WC2A 2AE

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