Summary data for pre-entry performance
Adjusted UCAS tariff points | UKCAT | GAMSAT | Mean (SD) | p Value | |||||
n | Mean (SD) | p Value | n | Mean (SD) | p Value | n | |||
Gender | |||||||||
Male | 3049 | 531.11 (102.85) | 0.77 | 5195 | 2528.03 (222.42) | <0.001 | 345 | 63.27 (6.9) | |
Female | 3972 | 529.50 (102.10) | 6919 | 2498.44 (222.42) | 407 | 60.07 (6.8) | |||
Age category | |||||||||
School leaver (17–20) | 6152 | 538.81 (97.92) | <0.001 | 9806 | 2514.25 (214.17) | 0.001 | 3 | 63.33 (10.69) | 0.659 |
Mature (21 above) | 869 | 469.22 (116.14) | 2308 | 2497.85 (256.30) | 749 | 61.53 (7.05) | |||
Highest qualification on entry | |||||||||
Graduate | 643 | 486.97 (113.08) | <0.001 | 1851 | 2516.72 (248.41) | 0.241 | 702 | 61.64 (7.07) | 0.126 |
Non-Grad | 6378 | 534.56 (100.84) | 10 263 | 2510.12 (217.97) | 50 | 60.06 (6.87) | |||
Type of secondary school attended | |||||||||
State-funded school or college | 4727 | 508.30 (104.22) | <0.001 | 7786 | 2506.14 (223.96) | <0.001 | 531 | 60.82 (7.08) | <0.001 |
Independent school | 2292 | 575.29 (83.82) | 3082 | 2535.07 (209.62) | 87 | 63.93 (6.99) | |||
Parental occupation | |||||||||
I—Managerial and professional occupations | 4906 | 538.19 (99.51) | <0.001 | 9074 | 2511.16 (218.97) | <0.001 | 316 | 61.58 (6.81) | 0.001 |
II—Intermediate occupations | 707 | 517.85 (101.85) | 228 | 2519.69 (203.65) | 8 | 58.00 (7.98) | |||
III—Small employers and own account workers | 314 | 525.08 (112.46) | 558 | 2445.47 (225.92) | 19 | 54.84 (7.74) | |||
IV—Lower supervisory and technical occupations | 141 | 507.92 (99.74) | 91 | 2430.44 (209.78) | 4 | 65.50 (4.12) | |||
V—Semi-routine and routine occupations | 646 | 504.53 (111.28) | 117 | 2437.01 (232.86) | 10 | 60.40 (8.68) | |||
Free school meal | |||||||||
Yes | 534 | 496.99 (113.01) | <0.001 | 822 | 2441.22 (223.16) | <0.001 | 63 | 58.70 (6.72) | 0.001 |
No | 5909 | 534.07 (99.79) | 9534 | 2521.27 (217.70) | 566 | 61.84 (7.02) | |||
Income support | |||||||||
Yes | 913 | 502.06 (108.18) | <0.001 | 1421 | 2473.17 (222.13) | <0.001 | 99 | 61.18 (7.5) | 0.449 |
No | 5249 | 536.81 (99.97) | 8453 | 2523.51 (216.92) | 512 | 61.76 (6.8) | |||
Parent education | |||||||||
University-educated parent | 4670 | 541.02 (98.71) | <0.001 | 7396 | 2531.71 (216.11) | <0.001 | 399 | 62.38 (7.02) | 0.001 |
No parent with a university degree | 1997 | 506.35 (104.92) | 3268 | 2476.09 (221.15) | 263 | 60.33 (6.86) | |||
Participation of local areas (POLAR 2 and 3) | |||||||||
Low participation neighbourhood (POLAR 2 and 3) | 331 | 495.18 (117.94) | <0.001 | 583 | 2485.76 (240.97) | 0.001 | 42 | 61.45 (6.66) | 0.911 |
Other neighbourhood | 6675 | 531.92 (101.87) | 10 573 | 2516.07 (220.18) | 699 | 61.58 (7.08) | |||
Ethnicity | |||||||||
Asian or Asian British | 1657 | 547.36 (109.83) | <0.001 | 2654 | 2478.43 (230.38) | <0.001 | 89 | 57.39 (7.18) | <0.001 |
Black or Black British | 183 | 506.95 (111.26) | 281 | 2365.37 (241.15) | 23 | 56.87 (4.52) | |||
Mixed | 302 | 302 (530.92) | 466 | 2524.51 (217.47) | 27 | 63.93 (7.25) | |||
Other ethnic groups | 185 | 536.27 (109.27) | 340 | 2440.44 (249.70) | 12 | 56.83 (5.61) | |||
White | 4678 | 524.81 (99.00) | 8343 | 2528.55 (215.43) | 600 | 62.32 (6.83) | |||
Domicile | – | <0.001 | 0.001 | ||||||
England | – | – | 8966 | 2523.51 (222.64) | 667 | 61.84 (7.08) | |||
Northern Ireland | – | – | 642 | 2458.19 (208.37) | 6 | 62.17 (7.39) | |||
Scotland | – | – | 1119 | 2502.44 (207.59) | 19 | 62.11 (7.85) | |||
Wales | – | – | 456 | 2446.71 (221.71) | 51 | 57.84 (5.10) | |||
Programme type | |||||||||
5-year standard degree programme | 6481 | 534.11 (101.30) | <0.001 | 11 011 | 2509.36 (218.99) | <0.001 | 173 | 58.75 (7.15) | <0.001 |
4-year Graduate Entry Route | 388 | 491.45 (114.25) | 874 | 2570.56 (243.68) | 574 | 62.40 (6.83) | |||
6-year Widening Access Route | 152 | 462.31 (97.79) | 229 | 2369.43 (250.06) | 5 | 59.00 (4.18) |
GAMSAT, Graduate Medical School Admissions Test; UCAS, Universities and Colleges Admissions Service; UKCAT, UK Clinical Aptitude Test.