Entry & outcomes at Leeds Conservatoire

Who gets into Leeds Conservatoire, 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%

11.6%

Q2

13.1%

Q3

20.5%

Q4

27.5%

Least deprived 20%

27.3%

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

10.4%

Q2

18.7%

Q3

19.2%

Q4

18.7%

Areas where most go to uni

33.1%

By ethnicity

Self-identified ethnicity at application.

Asian

1.9%

Black

2.2%

Mixed

7.9%

White

87.7%

By sex

Reported sex.

Male

56.0%

Female

44.0%

By reported disability

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

No declared disability

58.2%

Declared a disability

41.8%

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

91.2%

Eligible for free school meals

8.8%

Who continues to year 2

Share of students who progressed past their first year.

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%

83.8%

Q2

88.5%

Q3

93.4%

Q4

91.6%

Least deprived 20%

93.1%

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

83.3%

Q2

90.0%

Q3

89.6%

Q4

94.0%

Areas where most go to uni

93.7%

By ethnicity

Self-identified ethnicity at application.

Mixed

82.6%

White

90.4%

By sex

Reported sex.

Male

86.0%

Female

96.7%

By reported disability

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

No declared disability

89.3%

Declared a disability

92.1%

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

90.2%

Eligible for free school meals

79.2%

Who completes their degree

Share of students who graduated within the expected window.

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%

85.0%

Q2

84.7%

Q3

85.1%

Q4

90.5%

Least deprived 20%

81.3%

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

91.8%

Q2

78.4%

Q3

95.5%

Q4

88.6%

Areas where most go to uni

83.9%

By ethnicity

Self-identified ethnicity at application.

Mixed

64.5%

White

87.6%

By sex

Reported sex.

Male

81.9%

Female

92.5%

By reported disability

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

No declared disability

87.3%

Declared a disability

81.0%

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

88.3%

Who graduates with a 1st or 2:1

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

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%

76.5%

Q2

72.1%

Q3

87.3%

Q4

82.1%

Least deprived 20%

85.9%

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

75.0%

Q2

77.8%

Q3

82.7%

Q4

84.5%

Areas where most go to uni

82.1%

By ethnicity

Self-identified ethnicity at application.

White

81.7%

By sex

Reported sex.

Male

76.1%

Female

90.0%

By reported disability

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

No declared disability

83.2%

Declared a disability

78.0%

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

81.2%

Who moves into skilled work or further study

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

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%.

Q2

66.2%

Q3

66.9%

Q4

73.2%

Least deprived 20%

73.5%

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

65.7%

Q2

83.0%

Q3

63.9%

Q4

67.2%

Areas where most go to uni

74.6%

By ethnicity

Self-identified ethnicity at application.

White

71.0%

By sex

Reported sex.

Male

71.1%

Female

71.2%

By reported disability

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

No declared disability

69.0%

Declared a disability

74.9%

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

68.6%