Medicine with a Gateway Year

MED School Entrance

Contextual Requirements

This course is a ‘Widening Access’ programme for students who are in the 13th year of education or left school no more than three years prior to the course start date. Applicants must have completed their GCSE and Level 3 qualifications in the UK. It is designed for students whose circumstances or educational opportunities may have prevented them from realising their academic potential.

Eligibility

All applicants must meet the academic criteria of the Medicine with a Gateway course and ONE of the following contextual criteria:

  • You are a Home fee paying student, living in England, with a postcode which has an Index of Multiple Deprivation of 1, 2 or 3.

  • You are a Home fee paying student in receipt of the UCAT Bursary. This will be confirmed by UCAT when we receive UCAT results.

  • You are a Home fee paying student who is (or has been) eligible or receiving free school meals (FSM) during secondary education. This will be confirmed in your UCAS application.

  • You are a Home fee paying student living in the UK, who has experience of care in the UK or estranged from parents. This will be confirmed in your UCAS application.

  • You successfully completed the UEA Preparing for Medicine Programme.

Eligibility Checker

Not sure if you’re eligible for our Medicine with a Gateway course? Find out now by adding your postcode to our 2026 entry eligibility checker.

We use your postcode to check whether you live in an area with low progression to Higher Education.

Got more questions?

If you have any questions about contextual admissions, please contact the admissions team by calling +44 (0)1603 591515 or via Live Chat.

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2026 entry - Medicine with a Gateway Year