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

It shows these numbers by reference to:

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

By publishing this information we meet the conditions of registration with the Office for Students, as laid out in section F1 of their regulatory framework.

Goldsmiths Context

Along with the sector as a whole, Goldsmiths is working to address issues around racial and social inequality and justice; in particular, we are seeking to understand better and reduce the difference in academic performance between BME and White students.

Our Access and Participation Plan 2020-25 (PDF) also lays out in detail our strategy and targets for widening access, student success and progression.

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

Characteristic	Characteristic split	Percentage
Ethnicity	Ethnic minorities	81%
	White	94%
EIMD* quintile	1 and 2	82%
	3 to 5	91%
Gender	Female	88%
	Male	84%
	Other	N

 

Key

N/A - Not applicable as no qualifiers at this mode and level
N - 24 or fewer students in this population

*Socio-economic background

This is represented by applicant/student Index of Multiple Deprivation derived from their postcode. Commonly known as the EIMD, this is the official measure of relative deprivation for small areas in England.

The index ranks every small area of England based on the area’s weighted performance in seven key areas – income, employment, education, health, crime, housing and environment. Each area is then assigned a quintile based on the combined weighted scores, where 1 is the most deprived and 5 is the least deprived.