Progression Data

Progression to University of Derby from WP target schools in September 2023

484 students applied to the University from target schools, of which 126 went onto enrol.   

The conversion rate for applications to enrolments is 26%, significantly higher than the University as a whole (14%). This shows excellent engagement with the University from applicants at target schools. This is the pattern we expect to see due to their engagement in our comprehensive outreach programmes.  

Socio-economic and demographic breakdown of enrolling students from target schools 

Table 1:  September 2023 enrolments by gender  

September 2023 enrolments by gender Number of enrolments Percentage
Female 75 59%
Male 50 40%
Other 1 1%
Total 126 100%

Table 2: September 2023 enrolments by ethnicity  

September 2023 enrolments by ethnicity Number of enrolments Percentage
Arab 2 1%
Asian 31 25%
Black 6 5%
Chinese 1 1%
White 81 64%
Other 5

4%

Total 126

100%

Table 3: Progression of students from disadvantaged backgrounds (IMD)

Percentage of enrolments by IMD quintile Percentage
1 33%
2 21%
3 13%
4 9%
5 24%
Unknown 0%
Total 100%

Table 4: Comparison between target schools and colleges and whole University enrolments by IMD quintile

Progression of students by IMD quintile Percentage of target schools enrolments Percentage of whole University enrolments
1 33% 26%
2 21% 18%
3 13% 17%
4 9% 16%
5 24% 19%
Unknown 0% 4%
Total 100% 100%

Table 5: Progression of students from low progression neighbourhoods (TUNDRA)

Percentage of enrolments by TUNDRA quintile Percentage
1 36%
2 32%
3 13%
4 14%
5 5%
Unknown 0%
Total 100%

Table 6: Comparison between target schools and colleges and whole University enrolments by TUNDRA quintile

Progression of students by TUNDRA quintile Percentage of target schools enrolments Percentage of whole University enrolments
1 36% 28%
2 32% 23%
3 13% 19%
4 14% 16%
5 5% 11%
Unknown 0% 3%
Total 100% 100%

An analysis of the socio-economic background of enrolling learners from target schools shows:

Whilst this shows better than expected engagement and progression into the University from most under-represented learners in WA target schools, the analysis also highlights the need to sharpen our focus and build on access work with two key groups, as we can see:

lower than expected levels of engagement and progression from black students, which is also coupled with significant gaps in continuation, attainment and outcomes at HE level for black students in comparison to white students.

Progression to HE from those who have engaged in Widening Participation outreach

EMWPREP (East Midlands Widening Participation Research and Evaluation Partnership) is a partnership of higher education institutions which work together to contribute to a tracking database. The EMWPREP team work with HESA on behalf of the partnership to provide data on the long-term progression and graduate outcomes of those who have engaged in outreach activity. We are provided with an annual report from EMWPREP of the outcomes for those who have engaged specifically with University outreach activity.

From this we can see that:

Graduate outcomes for those who have engaged in Widening Participation outreach

730 learners who had engaged in UoD outreach and graduated from 2016/17 onwards completed the Graduate Outcomes survey. Of these: