2018 Competition Ratios - Foundation Applications

Foundation Programme Competition Ratios

UK Foundation Programme Competition Ratios 2018

The following table shows that in 2018 the following 9 Foundation Schools had competition ratios of more than 1:1 – North Central and East London, North West London, North West, Northern Ireland, Oxford, Scotland, Severn, South Thames and West Midlands Central.

Year	FSCode				CR
Year	FSCode	Foundation School	Places	1st Pref Apps	CR	Competition Ratio
2013	CW	Coventry and Warwick	91	79	0.86813186813187	0.87
2013	EA	East Anglia	286	162	0.56643356643357	0.57
2013	LNR	Leicestershire, Northamptonshire & Rutland (LNR)	140	88	0.62857142857143	0.63
2013	MRSY	Mersey	306	246	0.80392156862745	0.80
2013	NCT	North Central Thames	315	490	1.5555555555556	1.56
2013	NET	North East Thames	331	294	0.88821752265861	0.89
2013	NWT	North West Thames	263	1,115	4.2395437262357	4.24
2013	NW	North West	511	437	0.85518590998043	0.86
2013	NRTH	Northern	386	321	0.83160621761658	0.83
2013	NI	Northern Ireland	244	240	0.98360655737705	0.98
2013	OX	Oxford	223	331	1.4843049327354	1.48
2013	PEN	Peninsula	198	187	0.94444444444444	0.94
2013	SCO	Scotland	787	638	0.81067344345616	0.81
2013	SEV	Severn	273	442	1.6190476190476	1.62
2013	ST	South Thames	798	934	1.1704260651629	1.17
2013	STAFFS	Staffordshire	108	34	0.31481481481481	0.31
2013	TRNT	Trent	311	196	0.63022508038585	0.63
2013	WLS	Wales	361	238	0.65927977839335	0.66
2013	WSX	Wessex	296	222	0.75	0.75
2013	WMC	West Midlands Central	430	378	0.87906976744186	0.88
2013	YH	Yorkshire and Humber	584	465	0.79623287671233	0.80
2014	CW	Coventry and Warwick	85	88	1.0352941176471	1.04
2014	EA	East Anglia	275	180	0.65454545454545	0.65
2014	LNR	Leicestershire, Northamptonshire & Rutland (LNR)	150	116	0.77333333333333	0.77
2014	MRSY	Mersey	306	302	0.98692810457516	0.99
2014	NCT	North Central Thames	315	448	1.4222222222222	1.42
2014	NET	North East Thames	324	331	1.0216049382716	1.02
2014	NWT	North West Thames	261	912	3.4942528735632	3.49
2014	NW	North West	511	450	0.88062622309198	0.88
2014	NRTH	Northern	389	310	0.79691516709512	0.80
2014	NI	Northern Ireland	239	252	1.0543933054393	1.05
2014	OX	Oxford	217	325	1.4976958525346	1.50
2014	PEN	Peninsula	194	140	0.72164948453608	0.72
2014	SCO	Scotland	790	715	0.90506329113924	0.91
2014	SEV	Severn	265	440	1.6603773584906	1.66
2014	ST	South Thames	798	849	1.0639097744361	1.06
2014	STAFFS	Staffordshire	101	43	0.42574257425743	0.43
2014	TRNT	Trent	296	196	0.66216216216216	0.66
2014	WLS	Wales	318	232	0.72955974842767	0.73
2014	WSX	Wessex	295	242	0.82033898305085	0.82
2014	WMC	West Midlands Central	417	297	0.71223021582734	0.71
2014	YH	Yorkshire and Humber	568	481	0.84683098591549	0.85
2015	EA	East Anglia	276	192	0.69565217391304	0.70
2015	LNR	Leicestershire, Northamptonshire & Rutland (LNR)	153	107	0.69934640522876	0.70
2015	MRSY	Mersey	293	365	1.2457337883959	1.25
2015	NCT	North Central Thames	318	500	1.5723270440252	1.57
2015	NET	North East Thames	319	369	1.1567398119122	1.16
2015	NWT	North West Thames	259	790	3.0501930501931	3.05
2015	NW	North West	501	493	0.98403193612774	0.98
2015	NRTH	Northern	392	270	0.68877551020408	0.69
2015	NI	Northern Ireland	239	259	1.0836820083682	1.08
2015	OX	Oxford	213	310	1.4553990610329	1.46
2015	PEN	Peninsula	190	123	0.64736842105263	0.65
2015	SCO	Scotland	785	696	0.88662420382166	0.89
2015	SEV	Severn	262	474	1.8091603053435	1.81
2015	ST	South Thames	799	950	1.188986232791	1.19
2015	TRNT	Trent	304	184	0.60526315789474	0.61
2015	WLS	Wales	317	206	0.64984227129338	0.65
2015	WSX	Wessex	294	206	0.70068027210884	0.70
2015	WMC	West Midlands Central	183	261	1.4262295081967	1.43
2015	WMN	West Midlands North	258	75	0.2906976744186	0.29
2015	WMS	West Midlands South	159	100	0.62893081761006	0.63
2015	YH	Yorkshire and Humber	572	508	0.88811188811189	0.89
2016	EA	East Anglia	274	178	0.64963503649635	0.65
2016	LNR	Leicestershire, Northamptonshire & Rutland (LNR)	151	114	0.75496688741722	0.75
2016	NCT	North Central Thames	318	514	1.6163522012579	1.62
2016	NET	North East Thames	301	306	1.0166112956811	1.02
2016	NWT	North West Thames	256	831	3.24609375	3.25
2016	NW	North West	818	880	1.0757946210269	1.08
2016	NRTH	Northern	391	327	0.83631713554987	0.84
2016	NI	Northern Ireland	258	251	0.97286821705426	0.97
2016	OX	Oxford	219	324	1.4794520547945	1.48
2016	PEN	Peninsula	189	185	0.97883597883598	0.98
2016	SCO	Scotland	790	884	1.1189873417722	1.12
2016	SEV	Severn	263	405	1.5399239543726	1.54
2016	ST	South Thames	796	844	1.0603015075377	1.06
2016	TRNT	Trent	304	215	0.70723684210526	0.71
2016	WLS	Wales	319	296	0.92789968652038	0.93
2016	WSX	Wessex	295	297	1.0067796610169	1.01
2016	WMC	West Midlands Central	186	294	1.5806451612903	1.58
2016	WMN	West Midlands North	254	118	0.46456692913386	0.46
2016	WMS	West Midlands South	162	84	0.51851851851852	0.52
2016	YH	Yorkshire and Humber	568	511	0.89964788732394	0.90
2017	EA	East Anglia	257	121	0.47081712062257	0.47
2017	EBH	Essex, Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire (EBH)	304	75	0.24671052631579	0.25
2017	LNR	Leicestershire, Northamptonshire & Rutland (LNR)	153	82	0.5359477124183	0.54
2017	NCT	North Central Thames	160	556	3.475	3.48
2017	NET	North East Thames	178	292	1.6404494382022	1.64
2017	NWL	North West London	237	627	2.6455696202532	2.65
2017	NW	North West	786	778	0.98982188295165	0.99
2017	NRTH	Northern	381	293	0.76902887139108	0.77
2017	NI	Northern Ireland	240	239	0.99583333333333	1.00
2017	OX	Oxford	215	212	0.98604651162791	0.99
2017	PEN	Peninsula	189	145	0.76719576719577	0.77
2017	SCO	Scotland	792	785	0.99116161616162	0.99
2017	SEV	Severn	261	384	1.4712643678161	1.47
2017	ST	South Thames	781	742	0.95006402048656	0.95
2017	TRNT	Trent	294	220	0.74829931972789	0.75
2017	WLS	Wales	322	270	0.83850931677019	0.84
2017	WSX	Wessex	292	291	0.99657534246575	1.00
2017	WMC	West Midlands Central	176	230	1.3068181818182	1.31
2017	WMN	West Midlands North	250	81	0.324	0.32
2017	WMS	West Midlands South	159	86	0.54088050314465	0.54
2017	YH	Yorkshire and Humber	557	500	0.89766606822262	0.90
2018	EA	East Anglia	256	141	0.55078125	0.55
2018	EBH	Essex, Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire (EBH)	305	184	0.60327868852459	0.60
2018	LNR	Leicestershire, Northamptonshire & Rutland (LNR)	149	116	0.77852348993289	0.78
2018	NCEL	North Central and East London	334	725	2.1706586826347	2.17
2018	NWL	North West London	233	621	2.6652360515021	2.67
2018	NW	North West	787	901	1.1448538754765	1.14
2018	NRTH	Northern	377	341	0.90450928381963	0.90
2018	NI	Northern Ireland	243	252	1.037037037037	1.04
2018	OX	Oxford	214	282	1.3177570093458	1.32
2018	PEN	Peninsula	188	125	0.66489361702128	0.66
2018	SCO	Scotland	791	797	1.007585335019	1.01
2018	SEV	Severn	263	267	1.0152091254753	1.02
2018	ST	South Thames	774	797	1.0297157622739	1.03
2018	TRNT	Trent	285	160	0.56140350877193	0.56
2018	WLS	Wales	327	281	0.85932721712538	0.86
2018	WSX	Wessex	291	198	0.68041237113402	0.68
2018	WMC	West Midlands Central	178	274	1.5393258426966	1.54
2018	WMN	West Midlands North	248	126	0.50806451612903	0.51
2018	WMS	West Midlands South	159	84	0.52830188679245	0.53
2018	YH	Yorkshire and Humber	562	495	0.88078291814947	0.88
2019	EA	East Anglia	254	159	0.6259842519685	0.63
2019	EBH	Essex, Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire (EBH)	310	172	0.55483870967742	0.55
2019	LNR	Leicestershire, Northamptonshire & Rutland (LNR)	150	120	0.8	0.80
2019	NCEL	North Central and East London	335	704	2.1014925373134	2.10
2019	NWL	North West London	230	712	3.095652173913	3.10
2019	NW	North West	784	703	0.89668367346939	0.90
2019	NRTH	Northern	379	397	1.0474934036939	1.05
2019	NI	Northern Ireland	241	227	0.94190871369295	0.94
2019	OX	Oxford	209	123	0.58851674641148	0.59
2019	PEN	Peninsula	188	293	1.5585106382979	1.56
2019	SCO	Scotland	788	834	1.0583756345178	1.06
2019	SEV	Severn	264	454	1.719696969697	1.72
2019	ST	South Thames	778	716	0.92030848329049	0.92
2019	TRNT	Trent	288	193	0.67013888888889	0.67
2019	WLS	Wales	328	260	0.79268292682927	0.79
2019	WSX	Wessex	293	228	0.77815699658703	0.78
2019	WMC	West Midlands Central	180	267	1.4833333333333	1.48
2019	WMN	West Midlands North	250	181	0.724	0.72
2019	WMS	West Midlands South	164	80	0.48780487804878	0.49
2019	YH	Yorkshire and Humber	561	576	1.0267379679144	1.03
2020	EA	East Anglia	233	191	0.81974248927039	0.82
2020	EBH	Essex, Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire (EBH)	255	177	0.69411764705882	0.69
2020	LNR	Leicestershire, Northamptonshire & Rutland (LNR)	146	109	0.74657534246575	0.75
2020	NCEL	North Central and East London	332	876	2.6385542168675	2.64
2020	NWL	North West London	234	849	3.6282051282051	3.63
2020	NW	North West	790	909	1.1506329113924	1.15
2020	NRTH	Northern	294	382	1.2993197278912	1.30
2020	NI	Northern Ireland	236	206	0.8728813559322	0.87
2020	OX	Oxford	214	314	1.4672897196262	1.47
2020	PEN	Peninsula	185	158	0.85405405405405	0.85
2020	SCO	Scotland	753	823	1.0929614873838	1.09
2020	SEV	Severn	263	442	1.680608365019	1.68
2020	ST	South Thames	740	803	1.0851351351351	1.09
2020	TRNT	Trent	256	175	0.68359375	0.68
2020	WLS	Wales	347	262	0.75504322766571	0.76
2020	WSX	Wessex	286	208	0.72727272727273	0.73
2020	WMC	West Midlands Central	177	314	1.774011299435	1.77
2020	WMN	West Midlands North	240	153	0.6375	0.64
2020	WMS	West Midlands South	151	104	0.6887417218543	0.69
2020	YH	Yorkshire and Humber	560	507	0.90535714285714	0.91
2021	EA	East Anglia	251	121	0.48207171314741	0.48
2021	EBH	Essex, Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire (EBH)	260	148	0.56923076923077	0.57
2021	LNR	Leicestershire, Northamptonshire & Rutland (LNR)	158	87	0.55063291139241	0.55
2021	NL	North London	562	1,409	2.5071174377224	2.51
2021	NW	North West	786	810	1.030534351145	1.03
2021	NRTH	Northern	329	293	0.89057750759878	0.89
2021	NI	Northern Ireland	236	185	0.78389830508475	0.78
2021	OX	Oxford	215	310	1.4418604651163	1.44
2021	PEN	Peninsula	184	175	0.95108695652174	0.95
2021	SCO	Scotland	812	805	0.99137931034483	0.99
2021	SEV	Severn	261	310	1.1877394636015	1.19
2021	ST	South Thames	742	679	0.91509433962264	0.92
2021	TRNT	Trent	296	192	0.64864864864865	0.65
2021	WLS	Wales	358	214	0.59776536312849	0.60
2021	WSX	Wessex	290	216	0.7448275862069	0.74
2021	WMC	West Midlands Central	180	266	1.4777777777778	1.48
2021	WMN	West Midlands North	222	91	0.40990990990991	0.41
2021	WMS	West Midlands South	152	87	0.57236842105263	0.57
2021	YH	Yorkshire and Humber	550	431	0.78363636363636	0.78
2022	EA	East Anglia	276	148	0.53623188405797	0.54
2022	EBH	Essex, Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire (EBH)	278	166	0.59712230215827	0.60
2022	LNR	Leicestershire, Northamptonshire & Rutland (LNR)	177	100	0.56497175141243	0.56
2022	NL	North London	581	1,510	2.5989672977625	2.60
2022	NW	North West	826	966	1.1694915254237	1.17
2022	NRTH	Northern	331	261	0.78851963746224	0.79
2022	NI	Northern Ireland	238	202	0.84873949579832	0.85
2022	PEN	Peninsula	206	169	0.82038834951456	0.82
2022	SCO	Scotland	913	823	0.90142387732749	0.90
2022	SEV	Severn	277	364	1.3140794223827	1.31
2022	ST	South Thames	837	850	1.015531660693	1.02
2022	OX	Oxford	230	325	1.4130434782609	1.41
2022	TRNT	Trent	333	179	0.53753753753754	0.54
2022	WLS	Wales	405	210	0.51851851851852	0.52
2022	WSX	Wessex	316	226	0.71518987341772	0.72
2022	WMC	West Midlands Central	195	254	1.3025641025641	1.30
2022	WMN	West Midlands North	249	100	0.40160642570281	0.40
2022	WMS	West Midlands South	173	86	0.4971098265896	0.50
2022	YH	Yorkshire and Humber	564	466	0.82624113475177	0.83
2023	EA	East Anglia	335	134	0.4	0.40
2023	EBH	Essex, Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire (EBH)	369	210	0.56910569105691	0.57
2023	KSS	Kent, Surrey and Sussex (KSS)	581	290	0.49913941480207	0.50
2023	LNR	Leicestershire, Northamptonshire & Rutland (LNR)	238	155	0.65126050420168	0.65
2023	LNDN	London	989	2,387	2.4135490394338	2.41
2023	NW	North West	901	1,112	1.2341842397336	1.23
2023	NRTH	Northern	443	422	0.95259593679458	0.95
2023	NI	Northern Ireland	284	266	0.93661971830986	0.94
2023	PEN	Peninsula	253	162	0.6403162055336	0.64
2023	SCO	Scotland	879	831	0.94539249146758	0.95
2023	SEV	Severn	352	478	1.3579545454545	1.36
2023	OX	Oxford	286	357	1.2482517482517	1.25
2023	TRNT	Trent	397	211	0.53148614609572	0.53
2023	WLS	Wales	459	277	0.60348583877996	0.60
2023	WSX	Wessex	367	249	0.67847411444142	0.68
2023	WMC	West Midlands Central	224	307	1.3705357142857	1.37
2023	WMN	West Midlands North	366	130	0.3551912568306	0.36
2023	WMS	West Midlands South	232	119	0.51293103448276	0.51
2023	YH	Yorkshire and Humber	700	558	0.79714285714286	0.80
2024	EA	East of England	802	375	0.46758104738155	0.47
2024	KSS	Kent, Surrey and Sussex (KSS)	643	407	0.63297045101089	0.63
2024	LNR	Leicestershire, Northamptonshire & Rutland (LNR)	278	146	0.52517985611511	0.53
2024	LNDN	London	1,080	2,610	2.4166666666667	2.42
2024	NW	North West	1,001	1,354	1.3526473526474	1.35
2024	NRTH	Northern	493	402	0.81541582150101	0.82
2024	NI	Northern Ireland	340	223	0.65588235294118	0.66
2024	PEN	Peninsula	302	197	0.6523178807947	0.65
2024	SCO	Scotland	934	933	0.99892933618844	1.00
2024	SEV	Severn	397	667	1.6801007556675	1.68
2024	OX	Oxford	334	474	1.4191616766467	1.42
2024	TRNT	Trent	453	225	0.49668874172185	0.50
2024	WLS	Wales	485	277	0.57113402061856	0.57
2024	WSX	Wessex	413	209	0.50605326876513	0.51
2024	WMC	West Midlands Central	262	354	1.3511450381679	1.35
2024	WMN	West Midlands North	429	169	0.39393939393939	0.39
2024	WMS	West Midlands South	278	125	0.44964028776978	0.45
2024	YH	Yorkshire and Humber	778	555	0.7133676092545	0.71
2025	EA	East of England	898	580	0.64587973273942	0.65
2025	KSS	Kent, Surrey and Sussex (KSS)	696	665	0.95545977011494	0.96
2025	LNR	Leicestershire, Northamptonshire & Rutland (LNR)	317	227	0.71608832807571	0.72
2025	LNDN	London	1,238	2,200	1.7770597738288	1.78
2025	NW	North West	1,062	1,437	1.3531073446328	1.35
2025	NRTH	Northern	520	490	0.94230769230769	0.94
2025	NI	Northern Ireland	412	349	0.84708737864078	0.85
2025	PEN	Peninsula	313	271	0.86581469648562	0.87
2025	SCO	Scotland	1,109	1,117	1.0072137060415	1.01
2025	SEV	Severn	405	496	1.2246913580247	1.22
2025	OX	Oxford	364	596	1.6373626373626	1.64
2025	TRNT	Trent	505	237	0.46930693069307	0.47
2025	WLS	Wales	463	303	0.65442764578834	0.65
2025	WSX	Wessex	417	252	0.60431654676259	0.60
2025	WMC	West Midlands Central	297	330	1.1111111111111	1.11
2025	WMN	West Midlands North	446	171	0.38340807174888	0.38
2025	WMS	West Midlands South	294	159	0.54081632653061	0.54
2025	YH	Yorkshire and Humber	878	758	0.86332574031891	0.86
			∑ = 99,408	∑ = 102,948