Admissions facts and figures
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Applications Success Rate 2023-24
|
Applications |
Shortlisted |
Offers |
Success Rate |
Overall offers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
History (single honours) |
896 |
695 |
212 |
24% |
245 |
Ancient & Modern History |
100 |
80 |
26 |
26% |
26 |
History & Economics |
139 |
59 |
18 |
13% |
18 |
History & English |
104 |
58 |
19 |
18% |
19 |
History & Modern Languages |
97 |
76 |
25 |
26% |
25 |
History & Politics |
370 |
138 |
52 |
14% |
52 |
Total |
1706 |
1106 |
352 |
|
385 |
Overall offers includes candidates who applied for a Joint School, but were offered a place for History. The individual breakdown for joint school applications shortlisted and offered places in History is:
|
Applications |
Shortlisted for History |
Offers in History |
---|---|---|---|
History & Economics |
139 |
9 |
5 |
History & English |
104 |
2 |
4 |
History & Modern Languages |
97 |
5 |
5 |
History & Politics |
370 |
24 |
19 |
Total |
1706 |
40 |
33 |
Scoring and ranking during admissions
Candidates are given scores and ranks at two stages in the application process: at the shortlisting stage and after the interviews at the first college. Scores in admissions tests, GCSEs, written work, and interview are combined to provide a framework for assessing candidates, but tutors also take into account the individual circumstances and potential abilities of each candidate.
Contextualised GCSE 9/8/A* score (cGCSE)
The contextualised GCSE score provides information about how well and applicant has performed at GCSE compared to other applicants, given the performance of the school at which they took their GCSEs. It can be useful for identifying applicants from low performing schools who have achieved fewer top grades than other applicants, but more than would be expected for an average applicant from that school. Candidates without a cGCSE score will be included in the ranking using the information available.
The ranking calculations for each course are given below.
History (Single Honours)
Application Stage |
Contextualised GCSE score |
History Aptitude Test (HAT) |
History Written Work |
History Interview |
---|---|---|---|---|
Shortlisting |
50% | 50% |
|
|
Post-Interview |
30% | 30% | 10% | 30% |
Ancient and Modern History
Application Stage |
Contextualised GCSE score |
HAT |
History Written Work |
History Interview |
Classics Interview |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shortlisting |
50% | 50% |
|
|
|
Post-Interview |
30% | 30% | 10% | 15% | 15% |
History and Economics
Application Stage |
Contextualised GCSE score |
HAT |
TSA |
History Written Work |
History Interview |
Economics Interview |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shortlisting |
33% |
33% |
33% |
|
|
|
Post-Interview |
20% | 20% | 20% |
10% |
15% |
15% |
History and English
Application Stage |
Contextualised GCSE score |
HAT |
ELAT |
History Written Work |
English Written Work |
History Interview |
English Interview |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shortlisting |
33% |
33% |
33% |
|
|
|
|
Post-Interview |
18.3% | 18.3% | 18.3% |
7.5% |
7.5% |
15% |
15% |
*Owing to disruption to the ELAT, test scores were not used in 2023-24. Candidates were ranked as below.
Application: cGCSE 37.5%; HAT 47.5%; English written work 15%
Post-interview: cGCSE 21.4% HAT 21.4% History written work 10.5%; English written work 10.5%; History interview 18.1%; English interview 18.1%
History and Modern Languages
Application stage |
cGCSE |
HAT |
MLAT |
---|---|---|---|
Shortlisting |
33% |
33% |
33% |
HML candidates are given a guide score by the Modern Languages Faculty post-interview, and this is used to guide decisions on offers, in consultation with History tutors.
History and Politics
Application stage |
cGCSE |
HAT |
History written work |
History interview |
Politics interview |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shortlisting |
50% |
50% |
|
|
|
Post-interview |
30% |
30% |
10% |
15% |
15% |