How many applications to/offers from your Cambridge college, to read Mathematics were from applicants from Eton College? How many of these applications resulted in an interview?
Dear Churchill College, Cambridge,
I would be grateful if you could respect the FOI maximum timelines for answering such requests as a meaningful answer is a dependency for deciding whether to apply on Oct 15 to this college.
Please confirm how many applications were received from and offers made to applicants
from Eton College to read any combination of Mathematics at undergraduate Level at your college?
A second question is, of the applications from Eton College to read any combination of
Mathematics at undergraduate level, how many resulted in an interview?
I would be grateful if you could provide the date for the last 3 admissions cycles as a minimum but ideally for the last 5 cycles if possible.
In addition, if you have these Eton college Maths apply/interview/offer figures for Cambridge university as a whole I would also be grateful for that.
Yours faithfully,
Yousaf Raza
Dear Yousaf
I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your second Freedom of Information request to Churchill College regarding applications from Eton to read Mathematics. Since the first FoI (also submitted via Whatdotheyknow.com) and this are so closely aligned, we will respond to both within the statutory response period of 20 working days from receipt of the first (i.e. 6 October). I believe your combined questions are:
1. How many applications and offers were made by Churchill College for applicants from Eton to read Mathematics in the last three admissions rounds?
2. Of those applicants, how many were entitled to receive free school meals in the last six years?
3. Of those applicants, how many had been on a full scholarship?
4. How many of the applications received from applicants from Eton resulted in an interview?
5. How many applications and offers were made by all Colleges across the University of Cambridge for applicants from Eton to read Mathematics in the last three admissions round?
You will appreciate that this is an exceptionally busy period for our Admissions team - we will revert to you once the data is available.
Best wishes,
Hannah
Hannah James (Mrs) (she/her)
College Data Protection Lead
Churchill College
Cambridge, CB3 0DS
E: [Churchill College, Cambridge request email]
T: 01223 336222
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Dear Yousaf,
I note that you have sent additional questions yesterday (18 September at
9.56pm) to our Admissions team directly. Please only use this email
address ([1][Churchill College, Cambridge request email]) to submit Freedom of Information
requests – any departments which receive FoIs will pass them straight back
to us anyway.
I note that you have included some new questions. We will respond to all
of your questions (see below) by the statutory deadline of the original
Freedom of Information request. I believe your questions are now:
1. How many applications and offers were made by Churchill College for
applicants from Eton to read Mathematics in the last five admissions
rounds?
2. Of those applicants, how many were entitled to receive free school
meals in the last six years?
3. Of those applicants, how many had been on a full scholarship?
4. How many of the applications received from applicants from Eton
resulted in an interview?
5. How many applications and offers were made by all Colleges across the
University of Cambridge for applicants from Eton to read Mathematics in
the last three admissions round?
6. Of the offers made to applicants from Eton College, how many were pool
offers made to applicants who had applied to other colleges and how many
were offers to direct applicants?
If this is incorrect, please advise immediately. The addition of any new
questions may result in a delay in our response to your request.
Yours sincerely,
Hannah
Hannah James (Mrs) (she/her)
College Data Protection Lead
Churchill College
Cambridge, CB3 0DS
E: [2][Churchill College, Cambridge request email]
T: 01223 336222
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Dear Yousaf,
I am now able to provide answers to your three Freedom of Information
requests to Churchill College, as previously summarised by my colleague in
her last email to you.
1. How many applications and offers were made by Churchill College for
applicants from Eton to read Mathematics in the last five admissions
rounds?
0-5 each year.
2. Of those applicants, how many were entitled to receive free school
meals in the last six years?
0-5 each year.
3. Of those applicants, how many had been on a full scholarship?
We do not hold this data
4. How many of the applications received from applicants from Eton
resulted in an interview?
0-5 each year.
5. How many applications and offers were made by all Colleges across the
University of Cambridge for applicants from Eton to read Mathematics
in the last three admissions round?
We do not hold this data.
6. Of the offers made to applicants from Eton College, how many were pool
offers made to applicants who had applied to other colleges and how
many were offers to direct applicants?
0-5 each year.
Your queries, where we hold the data, generate numbers between 0 and 5
(i.e. less than 5 individual students or zero, as the use of this band
cannot be taken to imply a non-zero answer) and we routinely suppress
these numbers in accordance with best practice around personal data. This
exemption is covered under Section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act
and is intended to stop individuals from becoming identifiable.
If you are not satisfied with the way in which this request has been
handled, please address your complaint to the Bursar, Churchill College.
If the College is unable to resolve your complaint to your satisfaction,
you have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner
([1]https://ico.org.uk/).
All best,
Lex
Dr Alexandra Atkins
Governance Manager
Churchill College
Tel: 01223 336221
Registered Charity: No 1137476
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From: Churchill Information <[Churchill College, Cambridge request email]>
Sent: 19 September 2023 11:21
To: [FOI #1025138 email]
Subject: Additional questions
Dear Yousaf,
I note that you have sent additional questions yesterday (18 September at
9.56pm) to our Admissions team directly. Please only use this email
address ([3][Churchill College, Cambridge request email]) to submit Freedom of Information
requests – any departments which receive FoIs will pass them straight back
to us anyway.
I note that you have included some new questions. We will respond to all
of your questions (see below) by the statutory deadline of the original
Freedom of Information request. I believe your questions are now:
1. How many applications and offers were made by Churchill College for
applicants from Eton to read Mathematics in the last five admissions
rounds?
2. Of those applicants, how many were entitled to receive free school
meals in the last six years?
3. Of those applicants, how many had been on a full scholarship?
4. How many of the applications received from applicants from Eton
resulted in an interview?
5. How many applications and offers were made by all Colleges across the
University of Cambridge for applicants from Eton to read Mathematics in
the last three admissions round?
6. Of the offers made to applicants from Eton College, how many were pool
offers made to applicants who had applied to other colleges and how many
were offers to direct applicants?
If this is incorrect, please advise immediately. The addition of any new
questions may result in a delay in our response to your request.
Yours sincerely,
Hannah
Hannah James (Mrs) (she/her)
College Data Protection Lead
Churchill College
Cambridge, CB3 0DS
E: [4][Churchill College, Cambridge request email]
T: 01223 336222
Churchill College takes its responsibilities to protect your data
seriously. The College’s data protection privacy statements are available
online at
[5]https://www.chu.cam.ac.uk/about/official...
This email (together with any files transmitted with it) is intended only
for the use of the individual(s) to whom it is addressed. It may contain
information which is confidential and/or legally privileged. If you have
received this email in error, please notify the sender by return email (or
telephone) and delete the original message.
References
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1. https://ico.org.uk/
2. https://www.chu.cam.ac.uk/about/official...
3. mailto:[Churchill College, Cambridge request email]
4. mailto:[Churchill College, Cambridge request email]
5. https://www.chu.cam.ac.uk/about/official...
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