Table 1

Relationship between trainees’ demographic variables, performance during the UK FP selection process and allocation results.

	Group total	UKFP application score						Allocation to foundation school
	Group total	EPM		SJT		(EPM+SJT+additional degrees+publications)		First choice		Second or third choice		Not in top three		P values
	n	Median (IQR)	P values	Median (IQR)	P values	Median (IQR)	P values	n	Row %	n	Row %	n	Row %	P values
Gender
Female	4815	39.0 (36.0–41.0)	<0.001	41.0 (38.7–43.1)	<0.001	82.2 (78.2–86.1)	<0.001	3533	73.4	689	14.3	593	12.3	<0.001
Male	3652	38.0 (36.0–40.0)	<0.001	40.0 (37.8–42.1)	<0.001	80.7 (76.8–84.6)	<0.001	2501	68.5	580	15.9	571	15.6	<0.001
Age category
School leaver (17–20)	7526	39.0 (36.0–41.0)	0.584	40.6 (38.6–42.7)	<0.001	81.6 (77.6–85.4)	0.302	5346	71	1151	15.3	1029	13.7	0.081
Mature (21+)	941	39.0 (36.0–41.0)	0.584	40.1 (37.7–42.5)	<0.001	81.8 (77.6–86.0)	0.302	688	73.1	118	12.5	135	14.3	0.081
Highest qualification on entry
Graduate	647	39.0 (36.0–41.0)	0.132	40.5 (38.2–42.8)	0.665	82.9 (78.8–87.0)	<0.001	491	75.9	75	11.6	81	12.5	0.016
Non-graduate	7820	39.0 (36.0–41.0)	0.132	40.6 (38.3–42.7)	0.665	81.5 (77.4–85.3)	<0.001	5543	70.9	1194	15.3	1083	13.8	0.016
Type of secondary school attended
State-funded school or college	5307	39.0 (36.0–41.0)	0.001	40.6 (38.3–42.7)	0.567	81.7 (77.6–85.5)	0.578	3920	73.9	738	13.9	649	12.2	<0.001
Fee-paying school	2398	38.0 (36.0–41.0)	0.001	40.6 (38.4–42.8)	0.567	81.7 (77.7–85.7)	0.578	1616	67.4	411	17.1	371	15.5	<0.001
Parental occupation
I-Managerial and professional occupations	6027	39.0 (36.0–41.0)	0.008	40.7 (38.4–42.8)	< 0.001	81.9 (77.8–85.7)	<0.001	4372	72.5	881	14.6	774	12.8	0.149
II–V occupations	677	38.0 (36.0–41.0)	0.008	40.1 (37.8–42.4)	< 0.001	80.4 (76.7–84.0)	<0.001	476	70.3	96	14.2	105	15.5	0.149
Free school meal
Yes	576	38.0 (36.0–40.0)	<0.001	40.0 (37.8–42.0)	< 0.001	80.2 (76.5–84.5)	<0.001	375	65.1	88	15.3	113	19.6	<0.001
No	6696	39.0 (36.0–41.0)	<0.001	40.7 (38.4–42.8)	< 0.001	81.9 (77.9–85.8)	<0.001	4888	73	986	14.7	823	12.3	<0.001
Income support
Yes	986	38.0 (36.0–41.0)	0.003	40.2 (37.9–42.3)	< 0.001	80.9 (76.7–84.8)	<0.001	689	69.9	144	14.6	153	15.5	0.027
No	5962	39.0 (36.0–41.0)	0.003	40.7 (38.6–42.9)	< 0.001	82.0 (78.0–85.9)	<0.001	4341	72.8	879	14.7	742	12.4	0.027
Parent education
University-educated parent	5388	39.0 (36.0–41.0)	0.004	40.7 (38.4–42.8)	< 0.001	82.0 (78.0–86.0)	<0.001	3883	72.1	817	15.2	688	12.8	0.402
No parent with a university degree	2135	39.0 (36.0–41.0)	0.004	40.4 (38.2–42.3)	< 0.001	81.1 (77.1–84.8)	<0.001	1556	72.9	298	14	281	13.2	0.402
Participation of local areas (POLAR 2&3)
Low participation neighbourhood (POLAR 2&3)	382	38.0 (36.0–41.0)	0.24	40.2 (37.8–42.7)	0.53	80.8 (76.5–84.6)	0.007	285	74.6	40	10.5	57	14.9	0.043
Other neighbourhood	7417	39.0 (36.0–41.0)	0.24	40.6 (38.4–42.7)	0.53	81.8 (77.7–85.7)	0.007	5325	71.8	1114	15	978	13.2	0.043
Ethnicity
Asian or Asian British	1941	37.0 (35.0–40.0)	<0.001	39.6 (37.2–41.8)	< 0.001	79.6 (75.7–83.5)	<0.001	1089	56.1	387	19.9	465	24	<0.001
Black or black British	218	36.0 (35.0–39.0)		38.7 (36.2–41.1)		78.2 (74.1–81.8)		103	47.2	49	22.5	66	30.3
Mixed	320	38.0 (36.0–40.0)		40.5 (38.0–42.6)		81.3 (77.7–85.1)		220	68.8	49	15.3	51	15.9
Other ethnic groups	272	37.0 (35.0–40.0)		39.6 (37.2–41.5)		80.0 (75.9–84.1)		140	51.5	64	23.5	68	25
White	5693	39.0 (37.0–41.0		41.0 (38.8–43.1)		82.5 (78.6–86.2)		4472	78.6	712	12.5	509	8.9
Domicile
England	6305	38.0 (36.0–41.0)	0.011	40.2 (37.8–42.4)	*0.43*	81.8 (77.8–85.7)	<0.001	4309	68.3	1046	16.6	950	15.1	<0.001
Northern Ireland	430	38.0 (36.0–40.0)		40.5 (38.2–42.8)		79.8 (75.8–83.7)		375	87.2	29	6.7	26	6
Scotland	776	39.0 (37.0–41.0)		40.7 (38.6–42.9)		82.0 (78.3–86.0)		701	90.3	45	5.8	30	3.9
Wales	313	39.0 (36.0–41.0)		40.7 (38.4–42.7)		80.9 (76.9–85.3)		244	78	37	11.8	32	10.2
Place of medical qualification
England	6796	38.0 (36.0–41.0)	0.543	40.1 (37.5–42.2)	< 0.001	81.7 (77.6–85.5)	<0.001	4585	67.5	1141	16.8	1070	15.7	<0.001
Northern Ireland	278	39.0 (37.0–41.0)		40.6 (38.4–42.8)		79.7 (75.0–83.7)		248	89.2	17	6.1	13	4.7
Scotland	1021	39.0 (36.0–41.0)		41.1 (38.5–43.3)		81.7 (77.8–85.6)		909	89	67	6.6	45	4.4
Wales	372	38.0 (36.0–41.0)		40.6 (38.3–42.7)		81.1 (77.4–86.0)		292	78.5	44	11.8	36	9.7
Programme type
5-year standard degree programme	8165	39.0 (36.0–41.0)	<0.001	40.6 (38.3–42.7)	< 0.001	81.7 (77.6–85.6)	<0.001	5838	71.5	1219	14.9	1108	13.6	0.104
4-year graduate entry route	60	36.0 (34.0–39.0)		39.2 (36.6–41.5)		79.5 (75.5–83.1)		40	66.7	9	15	11	18.3
6-year widening access route	242	38.0 (36.0–40.0)		39.3 (36.3–41.9)		78.5 (74.5–82.9)		156	64.5	41	16.9	45	18.6
UKFP application score
								6034	71.3	1269	15	1164	13.8	<0.001
Average score (raw)								82.85		80.18		75.23
Standardised score (SD)								0.254 (.93)		−0.214 (.77)		−1.083 (.65)

EPM, Educational Performance Measure; SJT, Situational Judgement Test; UKFP, UK Foundation Programme.