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Mr Ben Park / Our ref / 13/0253
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07 March 2013
Dear Mr Park
Thank you for your email of 20 February 2013 where you requested the following information: -
“I would like to request a copy of the most recent list of the most selective HE institutions, which I understand to be a category used by BIS for the purposes of widening participation data”.
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 ('the Act'), you have the right to:
· know whether we hold the information you require
· be provided with that information (subject to any exemptions under the Act which may apply).
Most Selective HEI Group
Table 3 of the Widening Participation in Higher Education statistical publication gives information on progression to the most selective Higher Education. This is defined as the top third of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) when grouped by mean UCAS tariff score from the top three A level grades of entrants. This is a way of grouping HEIs for statistical purposes using available information. It does not cover all students and all qualifications and is not intended as a comprehensive measure of qualifications on entry to Higher Education. Users of this grouping should be aware that the Higher Education sector has a diverse mix of institutions and courses, so any grouping of HEIs has limitations as an indicator of quality.
The HEIs included in this group change every year; although 94% of HEIs remained in the top third for 4 consecutive years. The measure is restricted to the top 3 A level attainment; pupils who study other qualifications at Key Stage 5 will be excluded from the measure.
Further information is available in tables 3a and 3b and Annex B of the BIS Widening Participation in Higher Education publication
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/widening-participation-in-higher-education-august-2012
Most selective institutions by mean UCAS tariff score of A level entrants
Entry by age 19 in 2009/10
Aston University
Cardiff University
City University
Courtauld Institute of Art
Edinburgh College of Art
Glasgow School of Art
Goldsmiths College
Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Heythrop College
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
Kings College London
London School of Economics and Political Science
Loughborough University
Queen Mary and Westfield College
Queens University of Belfast
Royal Academy of Music
Royal College of Music
Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
Royal Northern College of Music
Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
Royal Veterinary College
School of Oriental and African Studies
School of Pharmacy
St Georges Hospital Medical School
University College London
University of Bath
University of Birmingham
University of Bristol
University of Cambridge
University of Dundee
University of Durham
University of East Anglia
University of Edinburgh
University of Exeter
University of Glasgow
University of Lancaster
University of Leeds
University of Leicester
University of Liverpool
University of Manchester
University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
University of Nottingham
University of Oxford
University of Reading
University of Sheffield
University of Southampton
University of St Andrews
University of Strathclyde
University of Surrey
University of Sussex
University of Warwick
University of York
If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the right to ask for an internal review. Internal review requests should be submitted within two months of the date of receipt of the response to your original letter and should be addressed to Security & Information Rights Unit ().
Security & Information Rights Unit
Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
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London, SW1H 0ET
Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.
If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF.
Yours sincerely
BIS / Higher Education Student Funding
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