FOI_26-133 A100 applicant and admissions data 2023-25

Date of response: 21 July 2026

We have now considered your request of 27 June 2026 for the following information:

I am writing to you to request clarification on certain admissions statistics to your A100 Medicine course.

Could you please provide me with the following statistics for all three application cycles 2023-2025, and, where possible, the data for the 2025/26 cycle too:

Question 1 – The total number of home applications to the A100 course received that year

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Question 2 – The total number of interviews given to home applicants for the A100 course that year

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Question 3 – The lowest UCAT score of a home, non-contextual/non-WP candidate that achieved an interview invite that year

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Question 4 - The lowest UCAT score of a home, contextual/WP candidate that achieved an interview invite that year

Our response:

For all three requested years, this is not applicable.

Question 5 – The average UCAT score of all home candidates that were invited to interview that year

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Question 6 – The number of home offers made post-interview that year

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Question 7 – The average number of places available on the course for home students each year

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Question 8 - Do you assess personal statements as part of the admissions process

Our response:

No, personal statements are not assessed as part of the admissions process. They are read, but are not assessed or scored in any way.

Question 9 - Do you assess SJT banding in any degree during the application process, and, if so, are there certain bands that are automatically rejected

Our response:

It forms part of the interview see https://www.uea.ac.uk/course/undergraduate/mbbs-medicine

Question 10 - Do you have a “weighting” system when assessing GCSE grades, UCAT score and predicted A levels, and if so what is it?

Our response:

No .

Question 11 - Do you consider EPQ in a candidate's application at all?

Our response:

No.