Entry & outcomes at Academy of Live Technology

Who gets into Academy of Live Technology, who continues, who graduates, who earns a top degree class, and who moves into skilled work — broken down by background. Latest available year: 2023-24. Full-time undergraduates only.

Source: OfS Access and Participation dashboard · Numbers below 23 students are suppressed by OfS to protect privacy.

Who is admitted

Share of new students from each background.

By neighbourhood deprivation

Every English neighbourhood is ranked from most to least deprived. Q1 = students from the poorest 20% of neighbourhoods; Q5 = students from the richest 20%.

Most deprived 20%
20.8%
Q2
22.6%
Q3
13.2%
Q4
20.8%
Least deprived 20%
22.6%

By area participation in university

Areas are ranked by how often local 18-year-olds go to university. Q1 = areas where few young people go; Q5 = areas where most do.

Areas where fewest go to uni
21.7%
Q2
23.9%
Q3
15.2%
Q4
21.7%
Areas where most go to uni
17.4%

By ethnicity

Self-identified ethnicity at application.

Mixed
5.5%
White
92.7%

By sex

Reported sex.

Male
49.1%
Female
50.9%

By reported disability

Whether the student declared a disability at application — voluntary disclosure.

No declared disability
80.0%
Declared a disability
20.0%

By free school meals eligibility

Whether the student was recorded as eligible for free school meals during compulsory schooling — a marker for low household income.

Not eligible
90.5%
Eligible for free school meals
9.5%

Who continues to year 2

Share of students who progressed past their first year.

By ethnicity

Self-identified ethnicity at application.

White
93.8%

By sex

Reported sex.

Male
92.7%

By reported disability

Whether the student declared a disability at application — voluntary disclosure.

Declared a disability
87.1%

By free school meals eligibility

Whether the student was recorded as eligible for free school meals during compulsory schooling — a marker for low household income.

Not eligible
92.1%

Who graduates with a 1st or 2:1

Share of graduates awarded a first-class or upper-second degree.

By ethnicity

Self-identified ethnicity at application.

White
50.0%

By sex

Reported sex.

Male
30.0%

By reported disability

Whether the student declared a disability at application — voluntary disclosure.

No declared disability
57.1%

By free school meals eligibility

Whether the student was recorded as eligible for free school meals during compulsory schooling — a marker for low household income.

Not eligible
64.7%

Who moves into skilled work or further study

Share of graduates in highly-skilled jobs or further study 15 months on.

By ethnicity

Self-identified ethnicity at application.

White
65.6%

By sex

Reported sex.

Male
74.6%

By free school meals eligibility

Whether the student was recorded as eligible for free school meals during compulsory schooling — a marker for low household income.

Not eligible
76.9%