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Written question asked by John Hayes (Conservative) on Wednesday, 15 March 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 17 March 2006. It was answered by Bill Rammell (Labour) on Tuesday, 21 March 2006 on behalf of the Department for Education and Skills.

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Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills pursuant to the answer of 2 February 2006, Official Report, column 690W, on university students, which institution in 2003–04 had the highest percentage of young full-time first degree from National Statistics socio-economic classes 4–7 students that is not a former polytechnic.
Answer

Harper Adams university college was the institution with the highest proportion of students from NS-SEC categories 4–7, which was not a former polytechnic. The following table indicates which institutions in the top 10 were not former polytechnics.

Percentage of young full-time first degree entrants from National Statistics—socio-economic classes 4–7, English HE institutions, 2003/04
HE institution Number of young full-time first degree entrants Percentage with known data Percentage from NS-SEC 4–7
10 institutions with the highest percentage
Harper Adams University College 210 89.6 68.3
University of Bradford 1,185 71.4 49.2
Newman College of HE 255 73.5 48.7
University of Wolverhampton 2,160 70.5 48.5
University of Greenwich 1,595 71.5 45.8
University of Luton 600 62.3 44.8
Middlesex University 1,840 53.5 44.0
Bishop Grosseteste College 215 88.4 43.5
London Metropolitan University 1,890 48.9 43.0
University of Westminster 2,670 66.6 43.0
(20) Indicates institutions which were not former polytechnics.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
59869; 444 c225W;444 c225W
Session
2005-06
Related items
University Students
Thursday, 2 February 2006
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Admissions Higher education Social class
Link
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