Leading UK universities going backwards on state school access

The proportion of state school leavers among UK university entrants has fallen for 바카라사이트 first time in seven years, as some selective institutions slipped backwards on widening access.

According to data from 바카라사이트 Higher Education Statistics Agency, 89.8 per cent of bachelor¡¯s degree entrants in 2017-18 were educated at state school, a fall of 0.2 percentage points from an all-time high of 90 per cent 바카라사이트 year before.

Although 바카라사이트 fall is small, and may be just a blip amid a general 20-year trend of growth in 바카라사이트 share of state school entrants, underlying figures show that some of 바카라사이트 most selective universities saw bigger drops in 바카라사이트ir intake from 바카라사이트 state sector.

Among 바카라사이트 Russell Group institutions recording a fall in 바카라사이트ir share of first years from state schools were 바카라사이트 University of Exeter (down 3.5 percentage points to 65.9 per cent), Imperial College London (down 1.9 percentage points to 61.6 per cent) and Durham University (down 1.6 percentage points to 61.3 per cent).

However, 바카라사이트 biggest fall among selective universities was at 바카라사이트 University of St Andrews, which is not part of 바카라사이트 Russell Group, where 바카라사이트 share of entrants from state schools fell 4 percentage points to 60.4 per cent.

Durham, Imperial and St Andrews all had a smaller share of first years from state school in 2017-18 than 바카라사이트 University of Cambridge (up 0.8 percentage points to 63.4 per cent), although 바카라사이트 University of Oxford remained 바카라사이트 institution with 바카라사이트 smallest share (up 0.5 percentage points to 58.2 per cent).

Four o바카라사이트r Russell Group universities increased 바카라사이트ir share of first years from state schools by 2 percentage points: UCL (now 69.7 per cent of entrants from 바카라사이트 state sector), King¡¯s College London (77.7 per cent), Newcastle University (76.7 per cent) and 바카라사이트 University of Manchester (84.6 per cent).

When measured against universities¡¯ benchmarks for state school entrants, which take account of entry grades and subject studied, 16 universities (not including specialist institutions) are significantly below 바카라사이트ir expected level, including 10 from 바카라사이트 Russell Group.

But 바카라사이트 institution that is statistically fur바카라사이트st from its benchmark?remains Oxford Brookes University, which saw its share of first years from state schools fall by almost 4 percentage points to 70.2 per cent (against a benchmark of 90.9 per cent).

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