The tables below show competitions ratios for the last four years based on the number of places available in each foundation school and the number of applicants who preferenced that foundation school first.
These figures are for the main foundation programme. They are taken from the number of Foundation Programme (FP) places at the time of the national allocation to foundation schools and the number of applicants remaining in the process at that point in time. SFP and FPP programmes, and the applicants who accepted SFP or FPP offers are not included. Applicants who withdrew prior to allocation, are also not included.
Competition ratios are shown both before and after pre-allocation had taken place. The competition ratio after pre-allocation excludes pre-allocated applicants and the programmes they were pre-allocated to.
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UKFP 2024
East of England
Number of Programmes: 802
First Choice Preference: 375
Competition Ratio: 0.47
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 0.44
KSS
Number of Programmes: 643
First Choice Preference: 407
Competition Ratio: 0.63
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 0.62
LNR
Number of Programmes: 278
First Choice Preference: 146
Competition Ratio: 0.53
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 0.51
London
Number of Programmes: 1080
First Choice Preference: 2610
Competition Ratio: 2.42
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 2.89
North West of England
Number of Programmes: 1001
First Choice Preference: 1354
Competition Ratio: 1.35
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 1.39
Northern Ireland
Number of Programmes: 340
First Choice Preference: 223
Competition Ratio: 0.66
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 0.65
Northern
Number of Programmes: 493
First Choice Preference: 402
Competition Ratio: 0.82
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 0.80
Oxford
Number of Programmes: 334
First Choice Preference: 474
Competition Ratio: 1.42
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 1.45
Peninsula
Number of Programmes: 302
First Choice Preference: 197
Competition Ratio: 0.65
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 0.64
Scotland
Number of Programmes: 934
First Choice Preference: 933
Competition Ratio: 1.00
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 1.00
Severn
Number of Programmes: 397
First Choice Preference: 667
Competition Ratio: 1.68
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 1.71
Trent
Number of Programmes: 453
First Choice Preference: 225
Competition Ratio: 0.50
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 0.47
Wales
Number of Programmes: 485
First Choice Preference: 277
Competition Ratio: 0.57
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 0.56
Wessex
Number of Programmes: 413
First Choice Preference: 209
Competition Ratio: 0.51
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 0.49
West Midlands Central
Number of Programmes: 262
First Choice Preference: 354
Competition Ratio: 1.35
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 1.47
West Midlands North
Number of Programmes: 429
First Choice Preference: 169
Competition Ratio: 0.39
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 0.37
West Midlands South
Number of Programmes: 278
First Choice Preference: 125
Competition Ratio: 0.45
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 0.44
Yorkshire and Humber
Number of Programmes: 778
First Choice Preference: 555
Competition Ratio: 0.71
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 0.68
UKFP 2023
East Anglia
Number of Programmes: 335
First Choice Preference: 134
Competition Ratio: 0.40
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 0.39
EBH
Number of Programmes: 369
First Choice Preference: 210
Competition Ratio: 0.57
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 0.55
KSS
Number of Programmes: 581
First Choice Preference: 290
Competition Ratio: 0.50
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 0.48
LNR
Number of Programmes: 238
First Choice Preference: 155
Competition Ratio: 0.65
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 0.63
London
Number of Programmes: 989
First Choice Preference: 2387
Competition Ratio: 2.41
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 2.74
North West of England
Number of Programmes: 901
First Choice Preference: 1112
Competition Ratio: 1.23
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 1.26
Northern Ireland
Number of Programmes: 284
First Choice Preference: 266
Competition Ratio: 0.94
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 0.94
Northern
Number of Programmes: 443
First Choice Preference: 422
Competition Ratio: 0.95
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 0.95
Oxford
Number of Programmes: 286
First Choice Preference: 357
Competition Ratio: 1.25
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 1.27
Peninsula
Number of Programmes: 253
First Choice Preference: 162
Competition Ratio: 0.64
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 0.63
Scotland
Number of Programmes: 879
First Choice Preference: 831
Competition Ratio: 0.95
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 0.94
Severn
Number of Programmes: 352
First Choice Preference: 478
Competition Ratio: 1.36
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 1.37
Trent
Number of Programmes: 397
First Choice Preference: 211
Competition Ratio: 0.53
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 0.52
Wales
Number of Programmes: 459
First Choice Preference: 277
Competition Ratio: 0.60
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 0.59
Wessex
Number of Programmes: 367
First Choice Preference: 249
Competition Ratio: 0.68
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 0.67
West Midlands Central
Number of Programmes: 224
First Choice Preference: 307
Competition Ratio: 1.37
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 1.47
West Midlands North
Number of Programmes: 366
First Choice Preference: 130
Competition Ratio: 0.36
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 0.33
West Midlands South
Number of Programmes: 232
First Choice Preference: 119
Competition Ratio: 0.51
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 0.49
Yorkshire and Humber
Number of Programmes: 700
First Choice Preference: 558
Competition Ratio: 0.80
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 0.78
UKFP 2022
East Anglia
Number of Programmes: 276
First Choice Preference: 148
Competition Ratio: 0.54
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 0.52
EBH
Number of Programmes: 278
First Choice Preference: 166
Competition Ratio: 0.60
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 0.59
LNR
Number of Programmes: 177
First Choice Preference: 100
Competition Ratio: 0.56
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 0.55
North London
Number of Programmes: 581
First Choice Preference: 1510
Competition Ratio: 2.60
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 3.02
North West of England
Number of Programmes: 826
First Choice Preference: 966
Competition Ratio: 1.17
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 1.18
Northern Ireland
Number of Programmes: 238
First Choice Preference: 202
Competition Ratio: 0.85
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 0.85
Northern
Number of Programmes: 331
First Choice Preference: 261
Competition Ratio: 0.79
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 0.78
Oxford
Number of Programmes: 230
First Choice Preference: 325
Competition Ratio: 1.41
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 1.43
Peninsula
Number of Programmes: 206
First Choice Preference: 169
Competition Ratio: 0.82
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 0.82
Scotland
Number of Programmes: 913
First Choice Preference: 823
Competition Ratio: 0.90
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 0.90
Severn
Number of Programmes: 277
First Choice Preference: 364
Competition Ratio: 1.31
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 1.32
South Thames
Number of Programmes: 837
First Choice Preference: 850
Competition Ratio: 1.02
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 1.02
Trent
Number of Programmes: 333
First Choice Preference: 179
Competition Ratio: 0.54
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 0.52
Wales
Number of Programmes: 405
First Choice Preference: 210
Competition Ratio: 0.52
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 0.50
Wessex
Number of Programmes: 316
First Choice Preference: 226
Competition Ratio: 0.72
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 0.71
West Midlands Central
Number of Programmes: 195
First Choice Preference: 254
Competition Ratio: 1.30
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 1.36
West Midlands North
Number of Programmes: 249
First Choice Preference: 100
Competition Ratio: 0.40
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 0.39
West Midlands South
Number of Programmes: 173
First Choice Preference: 86
Competition Ratio: 0.50
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 0.49
Yorkshire and Humber
Number of Programmes: 564
First Choice Preference: 466
Competition Ratio: 0.83
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 0.81
UKFP 2021
East Anglia
Number of Programmes: 251
First Choice Preference: 121
Competition Ratio: 0.48
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 0.48
EBH
Number of Programmes: 260
First Choice Preference: 148
Competition Ratio: 0.57
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 0.56
LNR
Number of Programmes: 158
First Choice Preference: 87
Competition Ratio: 0.55
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 0.54
North London
Number of Programmes: 562
First Choice Preference: 1409
Competition Ratio: 2.51
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 2.63
North West of England
Number of Programmes: 786
First Choice Preference: 810
Competition Ratio: 1.03
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 1.03
Northern Ireland
Number of Programmes: 236
First Choice Preference: 185
Competition Ratio: 0.78
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 0.78
Northern
Number of Programmes: 329
First Choice Preference: 293
Competition Ratio: 0.89
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 0.89
Oxford
Number of Programmes: 215
First Choice Preference: 310
Competition Ratio: 1.44
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 1.46
Peninsula
Number of Programmes: 184
First Choice Preference: 175
Competition Ratio: 0.95
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 0.95
Scotland
Number of Programmes: 812
First Choice Preference: 805
Competition Ratio: 0.99
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 0.99
Severn
Number of Programmes: 261
First Choice Preference: 310
Competition Ratio: 1.19
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 1.19
South Thames
Number of Programmes: 742
First Choice Preference: 679
Competition Ratio: 0.92
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 0.91
Trent
Number of Programmes: 296
First Choice Preference: 192
Competition Ratio: 0.65
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 0.65
Wales
Number of Programmes: 358
First Choice Preference: 214
Competition Ratio: 0.60
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 0.60
Wessex
Number of Programmes: 290
First Choice Preference: 216
Competition Ratio: 0.74
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 0.74
West Midlands Central
Number of Programmes: 180
First Choice Preference: 266
Competition Ratio: 1.48
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 1.49
West Midlands North
Number of Programmes: 222
First Choice Preference: 91
Competition Ratio: 0.41
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 0.41
West Midlands South
Number of Programmes: 152
First Choice Preference: 87
Competition Ratio: 0.57
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 0.57
Yorkshire and Humber
Number of Programmes: 550
First Choice Preference: 431
Competition Ratio: 0.78
Competition Ratio after pre-allocation: 0.78