Admissions facts and figures

Applications Success Rate 2024-25

 

Applications

Shortlisted

Offers

Success Rate

Overall offers

History (single honours)

801

650

227

28%

252

Ancient & Modern History

111

71

31

28%

33

History & Economics

141

62

18

13%

25

History & English

99

66

10

10%

14

History & Modern Languages

81

63

19

23%

22

History & Politics

396

183

56

14%

66

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

Ancient & Modern History 111   2

History & Economics

141   7

History & English

99   3

History & Modern Languages

81   3

History & Politics

396   10

Total

828   25

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.

 

Ranking calculations for each course for 2025-26

There will be no HAT in 2025-26.

History (Single Honours)

Application Stage

Contextualised GCSE score

History Aptitude Test (HAT)

History Written Work

History Interview

Shortlisting

100%  

 

 

Post-Interview

TBC   TBC TBC

 

Ancient and Modern History

Application Stage

Contextualised GCSE score

HAT

History Written Work

History Interview

Classics Interview

Shortlisting

100%  

 

 

 

Post-Interview

TBC   TBC TBC TBC

 

History and Economics

Application Stage

Contextualised GCSE score

HAT

TSA

History Written Work

History Interview

Economics Interview

Shortlisting

TBC

  TBC

 

 

 

Post-Interview

TBC   TBC TBC TBC TBC

 

History and English

Application Stage

Contextualised GCSE score

HAT

ELAT

History Written Work

English Written Work

History Interview

English Interview

Shortlisting

100%

   

 

 

 

 

Post-Interview

TBC     TBC TBC TBC TBC

 

 History and Modern Languages

Application stage

cGCSE

HAT

MLAT

Shortlisting

TBC   TBC

 

History and Politics

Application stage

cGCSE

HAT

History written work

History interview

Politics

interview

Shortlisting

100%  

 

 

 

Post-interview

TBC

  TBC TBC TBC