Dr James Knapton
Information Compliance Officer

Hudson Lam

By email

Reference: FOI-2017-299
25 July 2017

Dear Hudson Lam,

Your request was received on 28 June 2017 and I am dealing with it under the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 (‘the Act’).

You asked:

I would like to request the following: The mean and median UMS top 3 average and UMS top 4
average scores of the candidates who applied for, and those who received offers to read Law in
2017
It would be appreciated if the data can be presented in a way which shows the average UMS
score for each respective college.

The requested information, insofar as it is held, is attached.

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James Knapton

". .The mean and median UMS top 3 average and UMS top 4 average scores of the candidates who
Data
applied for, and those who received offers to read Law in 2017. .for each respective college.. "
Request
By
Hudson Lam
On
Wednesday, 28 June, 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.

Mean Best 3 UMS Average
Median Best 3 UMS Average
Apply
Col ege
Year
Applicant
Offer Holder
Applicant
Offer Holder
Christ's
85.6
85.3
Churchil
88.6
88.6
Clare
87.1
89.0
88.4
89.0
Corpus Christi
81.6
87.0
83.6
87.0
Downing
83.8
92.2
88.7
92.6
Emmanuel
89.3
94.5
90.3
94.5
Fitzwil iam
85.7
84.7
Girton
85.1
88.7
83.2
90.5
Gonvil e and Caius
84.7
91.4
87.2
91.3
Homerton
87.0
88.6
86.4
89.2
Hughes Hal
88.8
89.1
90.2
89.0
Jesus
84.4
87.9
King's
85.6
95.2
83.8
95.2
Lucy Cavendish
90.7
91.4
90.7
91.4
2017
Magdalene
87.1
90.0
Murray Edwards
84.8
93.7
85.1
93.7
Newnham
90.0
90.0
Pembroke
87.0
90.5
87.0
90.5
Peterhouse
Queens'
85.2
91.4
87.3
92.4
Robinson
85.6
86.3
88.0
89.3
Selwyn
86.3
85.2
85.7
85.2
Sidney Sussex
88.1
91.2
89.1
91.2
St Catharine's
86.8
94.8
86.8
94.8
St Edmund's
78.7
78.7
St John's
83.5
83.8
83.8
83.8
Trinity
91.5
94.1
90.3
94.1
Trinity Hal
92.1
94.4
94.4
94.4
Wolfson
79.8
80.3
79.8
80.3

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