The information published on these pages shows the number of students who attained a particular degree or other academic award, or a particular level of such an award, on completion of their course with us. These numbers are referenced by:

  • Gender
  • Ethnicity
  • Socio-economic background.

In this information, socio-economic background is measured by English Index of Multiple Deprivation (EIMD) quintile. Quintile 1 represents lowest and quintile 5 represents highest socio-economic status. Further information on EIMD can be found on the gov.uk website.

Our Access and Participation Plan (pdf 600kb) sets out the measures we are taking to support equality of opportunity for underrepresented groups. This includes our strategic aims relating to attainment. View a summary of the 2020-21 to 2024-25 access and participation plan (pdf 162kb).