Entry & outcomes at Shrewsbury Colleges Group

Who gets into Shrewsbury Colleges Group, who continues, who graduates, who earns a top degree class, and who moves into skilled work — broken down by background. Latest available year: 2022-23. 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%
11.9%
Q2
16.7%
Q3
26.2%
Q4
21.4%
Least deprived 20%
23.8%

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
12.8%
Q3
23.1%
Q4
48.7%
Areas where most go to uni
12.8%

By ethnicity

Self-identified ethnicity at application.

White
93.2%

By sex

Reported sex.

Male
56.5%
Female
43.5%

By reported disability

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

No declared disability
82.6%
Declared a disability
17.4%

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
82.4%
Eligible for free school meals
17.6%

Who continues to year 2

Share of students who progressed past their first year.

By ethnicity

Self-identified ethnicity at application.

White
78.3%

By sex

Reported sex.

Male
69.0%

By reported disability

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

No declared disability
75.0%

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
74.1%

Who completes their degree

Share of students who graduated within the expected window.

By ethnicity

Self-identified ethnicity at application.

White
78.6%

By sex

Reported sex.

Female
85.2%

By reported disability

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

No declared disability
70.4%