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As a Catalyst for Change, Staffordshire University regularly reviews its performance in relation to access, continuation, completion, good degree attainment and graduate outcomes to ensure equality of opportunity.

Staffordshire University uses evidence-based approaches to support equality of opportunity. Our whole institution approach is supported by our cross-institutional access and participation steering board which ensures effective working.

Our priorities include:

  • increasing access to higher education for students from specific Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds
  • increasing access to higher education for care leavers
  • increasing access to higher education for students from low socio-economic backgrounds
  • reducing the awarding gap for students from low socio-economic and low participation backgrounds
  • reducing the awarding gap between Black and white students
  • reducing the awarding gap between mature and young students

A full list of our priorities, enabling actions and targeted interventions can be found in our access and participation plan.

Percentage of classified first degrees at grade 2:1 or above by characteristic for 2021-22 qualifiers

CharacteristicCharacteristic splitPercentage
EthnicityEthnic minorities  64%
White  80%
EIMD 2019 quintile1 and 2  71.2%
3 to 5 79.8% 
SexFemale  75.9%
Male  76.3%
Other  N

Detailed information on attainment for 2021-22 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

28%

 30%

 34%

 9%

 N

 N 
Black

 140

 19%

 36%

 28%

 17%

 N

 N
Mixed

80

 40%

 38%

 18%

 4%

 N

 N
Other

 N

 N

 N

N 

N 

 N

 N
White

1910

42% 

 35%

19% 

 4%

 N

 460
Unknown

70

13%

 24%

 21%

 41%

N 

 30
EIMD 2019 quintile1

 610

 31%

 36%

 24%

 9%

 N

 150
2

 470

 33%

 41%

 21%

 6%

 N

 120
3

 400

 38%

 33%

 22%

 7%

 N

 90
4

 460

 47%

 33%

 16%

 5%

 N

 90
5

 360

 49%

 32%

 16%

 3%

 N

 80
N/A

 80

 43%

 30%

 23%

 4%

 N

 N
Unknown

 N

 N

 N

N 

 N

 N

 N 
SexFemale

 1310

 40.7%

34.7% 

 19.6%

 5%

 N

 280
Male

 1040

 36.6%

 35%

 21%

 7.4%

 N

 260
Other

 N

 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

 30

 50%

 45%

 DP

DP

N 

 40
Black

 N

 N

 N

 N

N

N

 N
Mixed

 N

N 

 N

 N

N

N 

30
Other

N 

N

 N

 N

N

N

 N
White

 290

55%

35%

 5%

5%

N

550
Unknown

 N

N

N

 N

N

N

N
EIMD 2019 quintile1

 30

 30%

 40%

20% 

 15%

 N

110
2

 50

 65%

 30%

5% 

 DP

N

110
3

 80

 50%

 40%

5%

 5%

N

120
4

 80

 65%

 30%

5% 

 5%

N

140
5

 90

 55%

 35%

10%

 DP

N

130
N/A

 30

 60%

 35%

DP

 DP

N

30
Unknown

 N

 N

 N

N 

 N

N

N
SexFemale

 80

36%

42%

16% 

6%

N

250
Male

290

60%

33%

4% 

3%

N

400
Other

N

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

N/A

N
Black

N 

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

90

50%

35%

14%

DP

N/A

120
Unknown

N

N

N

N 

N

N/A

N
EIMD 2019 quintile1

N

N

N

N 

N

N/A

30
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

40
5

30

 55%

25%

15%

DP

N/A

N
N/A

N

N

N

N

N

N/A

N
Unknown

N

N

N 

N

N

N/A

N
GenderFemale

30

50%

40%

10%

DP

N/A

60
Male

70

50%

30%

20%

DP

N/A

80
Other

N 

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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