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Dear Oswald,

Thank you for your request for information made under the Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA) 2000. I apologise for the delay in the provision of
this response.

We confirm that we hold information of the description specified in your
request; please see our response below and the attached document.

Your request

I would like to ask you about the latest academic statistics of The
Bartlett for the year 24/25 regarding students of Chinese nationality,
including the number of applicants and the number of offers made for each
programme.

I would like to enquire about the number of students taking module and
their marks for the academic years 2022-23, and 2023-2024 for following
modules:

BGLP0007
POLS0109
BGLP0008
BPLN0100
BPLN0019
BPLN0029
IFTE0018
BCPM0096
BCPM0099
BENV0149

and the breakdown of marks from:
• 0.00-49.99
• 50.00-59.99
• 60.00-69.99
• 70.00+

Our response

Please see the tables in the attached document that show the number of
applications made by, and offers given to, Chinese applicants for the
Bartlett School of Architecture for September 2024 entry, and the number
of students who took the requested modules, and how many achieved specific
mark ranges (0.00-49.99, 50.00-59.99, 60.00-69.99, and 70.00+) in the
2022/23, and 2023/24 academic years.

As you can see, we are unable to disclose the exact number of students or
applicants where 5 or fewer applied to, or were given an offer for, a
specific course, or achieved a specific mark range.

This is because to provide the exact numbers may inadvertently lead to the
identification of these individuals. Whilst there are no personally
identifiable details within the data being withheld, that data, when
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As this data would be likely to become personal data, this information is
exempt from disclosure and has been withheld under section 40(2) of the
FOIA by virtue of s40(3A)(a). Section 40(2) of the FOIA allows a public
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Data Protection Office

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