A smaller FSM attainment gap than the sector: 15.5 points against the sector's 18.0.
Attainment value add 2.5 points · completion value add -2.3 points. Positive means a smaller gap than the sector’s. Value add and the index are worked out from unrounded rates, so they can differ by 0.1 from arithmetic on the rounded figures shown here.
Entrants: 2,360 non-FSM, 330 FSM (12% FSM). Full-time undergraduate entrants, 2022-23 continuation population, rounded to the nearest 10.
| Stage (% of entrants) | Non-FSM | FSM | Gap (pp) | Sector gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continuation | 91.5 | 82.9 | 8.6 | 5.6 |
| Completion (cumulative) | 84.0 | 70.2 | 13.8 | 11.5 |
| Attainment (cumulative) | 62.8 | 47.3 | 15.5 | 18.0 |
Cumulative rates count non-continuers as non-completers and non-completers as non-attainers, so they read as a share of the students who started, not of those who reached each stage.
Source: Office for Students, Access and participation data dashboard: data resources (2025 release), sector and provider-level data. Population: full-time undergraduate entrants, split by FSM eligibility, 2022-23 continuation population. Continuation, completion and attainment rates as published by the OfS. Figures for entrants are rounded to the nearest 10 by the OfS.
Index constructed by Professor Antony C. Moss, London South Bank University. Published by The Post-18 Project as Policy Signal 04, Happily HEVA After. Gaps are in percentage points. [low] = fewer than 23 students, suppressed by the OfS; [dp] = suppressed for data protection; [none] = the OfS records no students in that group.
Full data set and methodology: download the workbook (Excel, with a data dictionary and notes) or the CSV.