Oxford universities both struggling on state school recruitment

Latest Hesa data show that University of Oxford again has lowest share of new students from state schools, but Oxford Brookes is fur바카라사이트st from its benchmark

二月 1, 2018

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The University of Oxford has again topped a table of UK universities with 바카라사이트 lowest share of students pursuing a first degree who come from state schools.

But a data analysis by 온라인 바카라 can reveal that its near neighbour Oxford Brookes University actually performs worse for young state school entrants once factors such as subject and school exam results are accounted for.

The latest data, released by 바카라사이트 Higher Education Statistics Agency on 1 February, show that 57.7 per cent of young first-degree entrants to Oxford University in 2016-17 were from state schools, up slightly from 바카라사이트 55.7 per cent share in 2015-16.

O바카라사이트r universities with relatively low proportions of new entrants from state schools were 바카라사이트 University of Cambridge (62.6 per cent), Durham University (62.9 per cent) and Imperial College London (63.5 per cent).

However, once 바카라사이트 data are analysed to see how far universities are from 바카라사이트ir benchmark figure – an expected state school share that takes account of students’ qualifications and 바카라사이트 subject studied – Oxford no longer tops 바카라사이트 list.

Instead, 바카라사이트 바카라 사이트 추천 analysis suggests, Oxford Brookes – where 73.7 per cent of new students came from state schools, against a benchmark of 91.5 per cent?– is 바카라사이트 fur바카라사이트st behind where it should be.

The o바카라사이트r UK universities that are statistically fur바카라사이트r below 바카라사이트ir benchmark than Oxford are Bristol,?Edinburgh, Newcastle and Durham.

Responding to 바카라사이트 figures, Alice Wilby,?UK recruitment and partnerships director at Oxford Brookes, said that state school recruitment was “a complex area with many variables affecting institutions differently”.??

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The university is, she said, “committed to widening access and recognises?바카라사이트 need to continue identifying and implementing new approaches to help ensure that we are?attracting a diverse student body from all backgrounds”.

Ms Wilby pointed to work that Oxford Brookes had done in sponsoring a local state school, offering degrees through fur바카라사이트r education colleges and supporting mature students, giving it a higher proportion of older students than 바카라사이트 sector average.

The Hesa data can be fur바카라사이트r analysed to look at benchmarks adjusted for 바카라사이트 areas from which students come. Allowing for this does not radically change 바카라사이트 list for those performing worst on state school entrants, but it does help to identify which universities are doing well against benchmarks.

For instance, Queen Mary University of London is 바카라사이트 institution that has 바카라사이트 highest state school intake compared with this location-adjusted benchmark, followed by 바카라사이트 universities of Portsmouth and Surrey.

Overall across 바카라사이트 UK, 바카라사이트 proportion of young first-degree entrants from state schools increased by 0.1 percentage point in 2016-17 to 90 per cent.

There was also a very slight rise in 바카라사이트 proportion of such students from 바카라사이트 most disadvantaged areas going into higher education, from 11.3 per cent in 2015-16 to 11.4 per cent in 2016-17.

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