Transparency return

The information published on this page shows the number of students who attained a particular degree or other academic award, or a particular level of such an award, on completion of their course with us.

It also shows these numbers by reference to:

  • The gender of the individuals to which they relate
  • Their ethnicity
  • Their socio-economic background.

The latest data released by OfS within this transparency return shows Staffordshire University still has some way to go to reduce awarding gaps for students with protected characteristics. However more recent internal data suggests that we have made progress in 2019/20 and we would expect these gaps to reduce over the coming years.

Though we still have a gap in the measures relating to our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic students, we have a university wide programme of activity to effect cultural change linked to detailed plans and analysis within each metric to understand what we need to do to reduce these gaps. It should also be noted that, as an organisation, we are moving away from the term BAME to a more individualised approach. 

We have a University Access and Participation group that reports directly to our Student 100 board and our senior management team, which is moving to deep dive reporting to clarify, focus and evaluate activities, impact and outcomes. General awareness raising has taken place across all schools and services enabling conversations, highlighting activity and securing ownership.

We understand that a wide number of students come under multiple protected characteristics and therefore we are having a specific focus on intersectionality through projects such as GAME. This looks at success of digital interventions and the personalisation of support for students. We are focusing our evaluation activities through 3 new PhD studentships which are currently being recruited and will be located within the Staffordshire Centre of Learning and Pedagogic Practice.

Percentage of classified first degrees at grade 2:1 or above by characteristic for 2020-21 qualifiers

CharacteristicCharacteristic splitPercentage
EthnicityBAME  61%
White  82%
EIMD 2019 quintile1 and 2  70.7%
3 to 5 83.5% 
SexFemale  78.3%
Male  77.6%
Other  N

Detailed information on attainment for 2020-21 qualifiers

 

Full-time

 

Headcount of classified First Degrees awardedPercentage of classified First Degrees awarded as first classPercentage of classified First Degrees awarded as upper second classPercentage of classified First Degrees awarded as lower second classPercentage of classified First Degrees awarded as third class / passHeadcount of unclassified First Degrees awardedHeadcount of other undergraduate awards
EthnicityAsian

140

25%

 35%

 25%

 10%

 N

 N 

Black

 110

 10%

 35%

 35%

 20%

 N

 N

Mixed

60

 30%

 40%

 20%

 10%

 N

 N

Other

 N

 N

 N

 N

 N

White

1690

45% 

 35%

15% 

 5%

 N

 320

Unknown

40

25%

 35%

 30%

 15%

 N

EIMD 2019 quintile1

 580

 33%

 34%

 25%

 7%

 N

 100

2

 380

 37%

 37%

 22%

 5%

 N

 80

3

 370

 46%

 33%

 15%

 5%

 N

 60

4

 360

 43%

 38%

 13%

 6%

 N

 70

5

 330

 50%

 37%

 11%

 3%

 N

 70

N/A

 60

 42%

 38%

 17%

 DP

 N

 N

Unknown

 N

 N

 N

 N

 N

 N 

GenderFemale

 1130

 42%

36% 

 17%

 5%

 N

 170

Male

 930

 40%

 35%

 19%

 6%

 N

 220

Other

 N

 N

 N

 N

 N

 N

Part-time

 

Headcount of classified First Degrees awardedPercentage of classified First Degrees awarded as first classPercentage of classified First Degrees awarded as upper second classPercentage of classified First Degrees awarded as lower second classPercentage of classified First Degrees awarded as third class / passHeadcount of unclassified First Degrees awardedHeadcount of other undergraduate awards
EthnicityAsian

 N

 N

 N

 N

N

 30

Black

 N

 N

 N

 N

N

N

 N

Mixed

 N

 N

 N

N

 N

Other

N

 N

 N

N

N

 N

White

 280

57%

31%

 9%

3%

N

420

Unknown

 N

N

N

 N

N

N

30

EIMD 2019 quintile1

 30

 35%

 35%

15% 

 15%

 N

80

2

 50

 40%

 40%

20% 

 DP

N

90

3

 70

 55%

 30%

10%

 5%

N

100

4

 70

 55%

 30%

10% 

 5%

N

100

5

 70

 55%

 35%

5%

 5%

N

100

N/A

 40

 65%

 25%

10%

 DP

N

30

Unknown

 N

 N

 N

 N

N

N

GenderFemale

 90

39%

40%

16% 

4%

N

270

Male

240

57%

30%

9% 

5%

N

230

Other

N

N

N

N

N

N

Apprenticeships

 

Headcount of classified First Degrees awardedPercentage of classified First Degrees awarded as first classPercentage of classified First Degrees awarded as upper second classPercentage of classified First Degrees awarded as lower second classPercentage of classified First Degrees awarded as third class / passHeadcount of unclassified First Degrees awardedHeadcount of other undergraduate awards
EthnicityAsian

N

N

 N

N

N/A

N

Black

N

N

 N

N

N/A

N

Mixed

N

N

N

N

N

N/A

N

Other

N

N

N

N

N

N/A

N

White

30

80%

20%

DP

DP

N/A

110

Unknown

N

N

N

N

N/A

N

EIMD 2019 quintile1

N

N

N

N

N/A

N

2

N

N

N

N

N

N/A

30

3

N

N

N

N

N

N/A

30

4

N

N

N

N

N

N/A

N

5

N

N

N

N

N

N/A

N

N/A

N

N

N

N

N

N/A

N

Unknown

N

N

N

N

N/A

N

GenderFemale

N

N

N

N

N

N/A

90

Male

30

80%

20%

DP

DP

N/A

40

Other

N

N

N

N

N/A

N

Key

N – 20 or fewer students in this population
DP – indicates suppression for data protection reasons
N/A – there is no provision for this mode or level

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