Summary of performance at medical school
| Total | EPM 2012 | EPM 2013 | ||||||
| Total | Bottom 25% | Top 25% | p Value | Total | Bottom 20% | Top 20% | p Value | |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||||
| Overall sample distribution | 1682 | 761 (45.2) | 921 (54.8) | N/A | 3213 | 1427 (44.4) | 1786 (55.6) | N/A |
| Gender | ||||||||
| Male | 662 | 370 (55.9) | 292 (44.1) | <0.001 | 1443 | 757 (52.5) | 686 (47.5) | <0.001 |
| Female | 1020 | 391 (38.3) | 629 (61.7) | 1770 | 670 (37.9) | 1100 (62.1) | ||
| Age category | ||||||||
| School leaver (17-20) | 1054 | 552 (52.4) | 502 (47.6) | <0.001 | 2825 | 1224 (43.3) | 1601 (56.7) | 0.001 |
| Mature (21 above) | 628 | 209 (33.3) | 419 (66.7) | 388 | 203 (52.3) | 185 (47.7) | ||
| Highest qualification on entry | ||||||||
| Graduate | 532 | 167 (31.4) | 365 (68.6) | <0.001 | 266 | 130 (48.9) | 136 (51.1) | 0.072 |
| Non-Grad | 1150 | 594 (51.7) | 556 (48.3) | 2947 | 1297 (44.0) | 1650 (56.0) | ||
| Type of secondary school attended | ||||||||
| State-funded school or college | 1085 | 430 (39.6) | 655 (60.4) | <0.001 | 2175 | 933 (42.9) | 1242 (57.1) | 0.016 |
| Independent school | 311 | 191 (61.4) | 120 (38.6) | 944 | 445 (47.1) | 499 (52.9) | ||
| Parental NSSEC | ||||||||
| I-Managerial and professional occupations | 1012 | 438 (43.3) | 574 (56.7) | 0.108 | 2257 | 939 (41.6) | 1318 (58.4) | 0.017 |
| Other occupations (II–IV) | 93 | 47 (50.5) | 46 (49.5) | 272 | 132 (48.5) | 140 (51.5) | ||
| Free school meal | ||||||||
| Yes | 120 | 65 (54.2) | 55 (45.8) | 0.009 | 244 | 137 (56.1) | 107 (43.9) | <0.001 |
| No | 1261 | 536 (42.5) | 725 (57.5) | 2656 | 1107 (41.7) | 1549 (58.3) | ||
| Income support | ||||||||
| Yes | 204 | 100 (49.0) | 104 (51.0) | 0.053 | 419 | 210 (50.1) | 209 (49.9) | <0.001 |
| No | 1105 | 471 (42.6) | 634 (57.4) | 2331 | 962 (41.3) | 1369 (58.7) | ||
| Parent education | ||||||||
| University-educated parent | 925 | 408 (44.1) | 517 (55.9) | 0.309 | 2143 | 882 (41.2) | 1261 (58.8) | <0.001 |
| No parent with a university degree | 491 | 209 (42.6) | 282 (57.4) | 861 | 422 (49.0) | 439 (51.0) | ||
| POLAR (2 and 3) | ||||||||
| Low participation neighbourhood | 91 | 38 (41.8) | 53 (58.2) | 0.383 | 171 | 83 (48.5) | 88 (51.5) | 0.149 |
| Other neighbourhood | 1383 | 608 (44.0) | 775 (56.0) | 3034 | 1340 (44.2) | 1694 (55.8) | ||
| Ethnic group | ||||||||
| Asian or Asian British | 339 | 243 (71.7) | 96 (28.3) | <0.001 | 678 | 468 (69.0) | 210 (31.0) | <0.001 |
| Black or Black British | 40 | 34 (85.0) | 6 (15.0) | 99 | 76 (76.8) | 23 (23.2) | ||
| Mixed | 72 | 35 (48.6) | 37 (51.4) | 121 | 68 (56.2) | 53 (43.8) | ||
| Other ethnic groups | 38 | 30 (78.9) | 8 (21.1) | 77 | 47 (61.0) | 30 (39.0) | ||
| White | 1186 | 414 (34.9) | 772 (65.1) | 2227 | 761 (34.2) | 1466 (65.8) | ||
EPM, educational performance measure; NSSEC, National Statistics Socio-Economic Status Classification.