Admissions facts and figures

Applications Success Rate 2023-24

 

Applications

Shortlisted

Offers

Success Rate

Overall offers

History (single honours)

896

695

212

24%

245

Ancient & Modern History

100

80

26

26%

26

History & Economics

139

59

18

13%

18

History & English

104

58

19

18%

19

History & Modern Languages

97

76

25

26%

25

History & Politics

370

138

52

14%

52

Total

1706

1106

352

 

385

 

Overall offers includes candidates who applied for a Joint School, but were offered a place for History. The individual breakdown for joint school applications shortlisted and offered places in History is:

 

Applications

Shortlisted for History

Offers in History

History & Economics

139

9

5

History & English

104

2

4

History & Modern Languages

97

5

5

History & Politics

370

24

19

Total

1706

40

33

Scoring and ranking during admissions

Candidates are given scores and ranks at two stages in the application process: at the shortlisting stage and after the interviews at the first college. Scores in admissions tests, GCSEs, written work, and interview are combined to provide a framework for assessing candidates, but tutors also take into account the individual circumstances and potential abilities of each candidate.

Contextualised GCSE 9/8/A* score (cGCSE)

The contextualised GCSE score provides information about how well and applicant has performed at GCSE compared to other applicants, given the performance of the school at which they took their GCSEs. It can be useful for identifying applicants from low performing schools who have achieved fewer top grades than other applicants, but more than would be expected for an average applicant from that school. Candidates without a cGCSE score will be included in the ranking using the information available.

 

The ranking calculations for each course are given below.

History (Single Honours)

Application Stage

Contextualised GCSE score

History Aptitude Test (HAT)

History Written Work

History Interview

Shortlisting

50% 50%

 

 

Post-Interview

30% 30% 10% 30%

 

Ancient and Modern History

Application Stage

Contextualised GCSE score

HAT

History Written Work

History Interview

Classics Interview

Shortlisting

50% 50%

 

 

 

Post-Interview

30% 30% 10% 15% 15%

 

History and Economics

Application Stage

Contextualised GCSE score

HAT

TSA

History Written Work

History Interview

Economics Interview

Shortlisting

33%

33%

33%

 

 

 

Post-Interview

20% 20% 20%

10%

15%

15%

 

History and English

Application Stage

Contextualised GCSE score

HAT

ELAT

History Written Work

English Written Work

History Interview

English Interview

Shortlisting

33%

33%

33%

 

 

 

 

Post-Interview

18.3% 18.3% 18.3%

7.5%

7.5%

15%

15%

 

*Owing to disruption to the ELAT, test scores were not used in 2023-24. Candidates were ranked as below.

Application: cGCSE 37.5%; HAT 47.5%; English written work 15%

Post-interview: cGCSE 21.4% HAT 21.4% History written work 10.5%; English written work 10.5%; History interview 18.1%; English interview 18.1%

 

 History and Modern Languages

Application stage

cGCSE

HAT

MLAT

Shortlisting

33%

33%

33%

 

HML candidates are given a guide score by the Modern Languages Faculty post-interview, and this is used to guide decisions on offers, in consultation with History tutors.

 

History and Politics

Application stage

cGCSE

HAT

History written work

History interview

Politics

interview

Shortlisting

50%

50%

 

 

 

Post-interview

30%

30%

10%

15%

15%