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International Baccalaureate Qualification
Analysis: 2005 entry

 

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School type

 

School type relates to UK domiciled applicants only. The table below shows the number of IB applicants broken down by school type along with the number of applications made by each group.

Table 9.1a Applicants and Applications by School Type IB UK

Applicants

% Applicants

Applications

% Applications

Comprehensive School

53

4.5

305

4.5

Further/Higher Education

177

15.2

1,001

14.9

Grammar School

33

2.8

176

2.6

Independent School

357

30.6

2,054

30.6

Other

143

12.2

824

12.3

Other maintained

252

21.6

1,486

22.1

Sixth Form Centre

44

3.8

258

3.8

Sixth Form College

40

3.4

212

3.2

Unknown

69

5.9

394

5.9

Grand Total

1,168

100.0

6,710

100.0

                                                                   n=1,168                                    n=6,710

Almost a third (30.6%) of UK domiciled IB applicants applied from independent schools.  Applicants applying from Other maintained schools accounted for just over a fifth of UK domiciled IB applicants (21.6%), whilst those applying from Grammar schools generated just 2.8% of applications.

Table 9.1b Applicants and Applications by School Type Non IB UK

Applicants

% Applicants

Applications

% Applications

Comprehensive School

107,138

24.2

572,678

29.3

Further/Higher Education

102,528

23.1

413,724

21.2

Grammar School

21,570

4.9

121,529

6.2

Independent School

35,727

8.1

197,926

10.1

Other

5,742

1.3

30,185

1.5

Other maintained

21,828

4.9

121,308

6.2

Sixth Form Centre

3,084

0.7

16,588

0.8

Sixth Form College

43,742

9.9

234,767

12.0

Unknown

102,103

23.0

244,251

12.5

Grand Total

443,462

100.0

1,952,956

100.0

                                                            n=443,462                                    n=1,952,956

Almost half of UK domiciled non IB applicants applied from Comprehensive schools and Further/Higher Education establishments (24.2% and 23.1% separately respectively).  Whilst the proportion of IB applicants from Unknown centres was low (5.9%), for non IB applicants this rose to 23.0%.  This ties in with the relatively large proportion of mature applicants in the non IB population as mature applicants are less likely to have been attending school or college prior to applying to HE.

Tables 9.2a and b show the data by school type broken down further into whether applicants received offers.

Table 9.2a Whether Applications Received Offers by School Type IB UK

 

Received Offers

Unsuccessful

 

Applications

% Applications

Applications

% Applications

Comprehensive School

192

2.9

113

1.7

Further/Higher Education

714

10.6

287

4.3

Grammar School

117

1.7

59

0.9

Independent School

1,429

21.3

625

9.3

Other

557

8.3

267

4.0

Other maintained

1,102

16.4

384

5.7

Sixth Form Centre

181

2.7

77

1.1

Sixth Form College

153

2.3

59

0.9

Unknown

250

3.7

144

2.1

Grand Total

4,695

70.0

2,015

30.0

n=6,710

Table 9.2b Whether Applications Received Offers by School Type Non IB UK

 

Received Offers

Unsuccessful

 

Applications

% Applications

Applications

% Applications

Comprehensive School

419,286

21.5%

153,392

7.9%

Further/Higher Education

258,116

13.2%

155,608

8.0%

Grammar School

91,627

4.7%

29,902

1.5%

Independent School

138,265

7.1%

59,661

3.1%

Other

21,053

1.1%

9,132

0.5%

Other maintained

88,402

4.5%

32,906

1.7%

Sixth Form Centre

11,840

0.6%

4,748

0.2%

Sixth Form College

169,846

8.7%

64,921

3.3%

Unknown

115,886

5.9%

128,365

6.6%

Grand Total

1,314,321

67.3%

638,635

32.7%

n=1,952,956

Chart 9.1

chart9.1

 

Relative to IB applications receiving offers, IB applications were under represented in comprehensive schools, grammar schools, sixth form colleges and unknown.

Tables 9.3a and b look at accepted applicants by school type.

Table 9.3a Accepted Applicants by School Type IB UK

 

Accepted Applicants

% Applicants Accepted

% Accepted Applicants

Comprehensive School

41

3.5

4.1

Further/Higher Education

156

13.4

15.7

Grammar School

30

2.6

3.0

Independent School

302

25.9

30.4

Other

112

9.6

11.3

Other maintained

228

19.5

22.9

Sixth Form Centre

39

3.3

3.9

Sixth Form College

37

3.2

3.7

Unknown

50

4.3

5.0

Grand Total

995

85.2

100.0

                                                                                n=1,168                           n=995

For IB, mirroring the distribution of applicants, for those accepted almost a third applied from Independent schools. Those applying from Other maintained school accounted for just over a fifth of accepted applicants (22.9%).

Table 9.3b Accepted Applicants by School Type Non IB UK

 

Accepted Applicants

% Applicants Accepted

% Accepted Applicants

Comprehensive School

91,791

20.7

25.6

Further/Higher Education

79,366

17.9

22.1

Grammar School

19,227

4.3

5.4

Independent School

31,533

7.1

8.8

Other

4,475

1.0

1.2

Other maintained

19,145

4.3

5.3

Sixth Form Centre

2,677

0.6

0.7

Sixth Form College

38,289

8.6

10.7

Unknown

72,746

16.4

20.2

Grand Total

359,249

81.0

100.0

                                                                               n=443,462                       n=359,249

For non IB applicants, those applying from Comprehensive schools and Further/Higher Education establishments accounted for almost half of accepted applicants. Those applying from Unknown school types accounted for just over a fifth.


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