FOI_26-196 Degree classifications

Date of response: 15 September 2026

We have now considered your request of 26 August 2026 for the following information:

I would like to request, for each of the academic years that graduated in 2024, 2025, 2026:

Question 1. The total proportion of degrees awarded at (i) First Class, (ii) 2:1, (iii) other classification.

Our response:

Please see accompanying document, our ref: FOI_26-196 Appendix A. - 'Classification tab'. Please note other classifications are limited to II(2) and III.

Question 2. The proportion of degrees awarded at (i) First Class, (ii) 2:1, (iii) other classification for:

a. UK domiciled students who attended a state school.

b. UK domiciled students who attended an independent school.

c. International students.

Our response:

Please see accompanying document, our ref: FOI_26-196 Appendix A.

a. Has been defined by the data we have as: Academies, Free schools, Public Funded Schools - See 'School type' tab

b. As Independent Schools - See 'School type' tab

c. See 'International' tab.

Question 3. For UK domiciled students only, the proportion of degrees awarded at (i) First Class, (ii) 2:1, (iii) other classification for:

a. Students admitted via a contextual offer.

b. Students admitted not via a contextual offer.

Our response:

Please see accompanying document, our ref: FOI_26-196 Appendix A. - See 'Contextual or non contextual' tab.

On this occasion it is not possible to provide all of the requested information. In line with your rights under section 1(1)(a) of the Act to be informed whether information is held, we confirm that the University does not hold any recorded information for reportable contextual figures prior to 2025-26.

Question 4. For UK domiciled students only, the proportion of degrees awarded at (i) First Class, (ii) 2:1, (iii) other classification, split by POLAR Quintile.

Our response:

Please see accompanying document, our ref: FOI_26-196 Appendix A. - See 'POLAR' tab.

Question 5. For UK domiciled students only, the proportion of degrees awarded at (i) First Class, (ii) 2:1, (iii) other classification for:

a. White students

b. Black students

c. Asian students

d. Mixed race, ‘other’ and unknown ethnicity students.

If information is not available in precisely these categories, please provide me with the closest that is available.

Our response:

Please see accompanying document, our ref: FOI_26-196 Appendix A - See 'Ethnicity' tab.