MCS Oxford · where leavers went
MCS Oxford: named universities and courses, 2017
Applications, offers, acceptances and actual destinations are different things, so each keeps its own table. Each row links to its record and source.
10 records in 8 tables.
We don’t add tables together: publications can overlap. A university named without a count may mean one pupil or many. A dash means no figure.
University acceptances · named destinations
UCAS applying school 12528; Magdalen College School, Oxford; 2017 Cambridge admissions round applicants, not the school leaver cohort · acceptances
| University or destination | Count |
|---|---|
| University of Cambridge1 | 15 |
Notes on this table (1)
- What it counts: UCAS apply-centre 12528; Magdalen College School, Oxford; 2017 Cambridge cycle applicants, not the school leaver cohort Where it’s from: Checked against the text of the university’s original PDF; the live web copy couldn’t be reopened at the time. Worth knowing: Original printed token: 15. Cells printed <3 are retained as fewer than 3; no midpoint or pupil allocation. Original PDF text layer and table headings checked. Direct public retrieval failed; held-file materialisation returned HTTP 502, so no fresh rendered-page visual check is claimed. How the source defines it: University-published acceptances by named apply centre and cycle. The table is not a destination register or an admissions probability. University original PDF text checked; live public retrieval unavailable in this environment
University acceptances · named destinations
UCAS school 12528; Magdalen College School, Oxford; 2017 Oxford undergraduate admissions round acceptances, not the school leaver cohort · acceptances
| University or destination | Count |
|---|---|
| University of Oxford1 | 18 |
Notes on this table (1)
- What it counts: UCAS school 12528; Magdalen College School, Oxford; 2017 Oxford undergraduate cycle acceptances, not the school leaver cohort Where it’s from: Checked against the university’s Freedom of Information spreadsheet. The 2024 and 2025 admissions rounds haven’t yet been checked against an original. Worth knowing: Original printed token: 18. Most recent school name for the UCAS school ID is shown, not necessarily the name used in the source year (Guide row41). Identity checked by UCAS school ID, school name, country, postcode and independent-school group. How the source defines it: University-published acceptances by UCAS school and cycle from the FOI workbook. UCAS cycle named for entry in that year or deferred entry in the following year (Guide rows17–34). Undergraduate UCAS applications; Astrophoria Foundation Year and Graduate Entry Medicine excluded. Applications lacking UCAS school ID excluded (Guide rows37–42). Meeting offer conditions and firmly accepting a place to begin study; small numbers may not enrol because of late withdrawal or deferral. This is not an enrolment or school destination count (Guide row40). The table is not a destination register or an admissions probability. FOI original workbook checked; 2024 and 2025 cycles not verified from an original
University applications · named destinations
UCAS applying school 12528; Magdalen College School, Oxford; 2017 Cambridge admissions round applicants, not the school leaver cohort · applications
| University or destination | Count |
|---|---|
| University of Cambridge1 | 36 |
Notes on this table (1)
- What it counts: UCAS apply-centre 12528; Magdalen College School, Oxford; 2017 Cambridge cycle applicants, not the school leaver cohort Where it’s from: Checked against the text of the university’s original PDF; the live web copy couldn’t be reopened at the time. Worth knowing: Original printed token: 36. Cells printed <3 are retained as fewer than 3; no midpoint or pupil allocation. Original PDF text layer and table headings checked. Direct public retrieval failed; held-file materialisation returned HTTP 502, so no fresh rendered-page visual check is claimed. How the source defines it: University-published applications by named apply centre and cycle. The table is not a destination register or an admissions probability. University original PDF text checked; live public retrieval unavailable in this environment
University applications · named destinations
UCAS school 12528; Magdalen College School, Oxford; 2017 Oxford undergraduate admissions round applications, not the school leaver cohort · applications
| University or destination | Count |
|---|---|
| University of Oxford1 | 66 |
Notes on this table (1)
- What it counts: UCAS school 12528; Magdalen College School, Oxford; 2017 Oxford undergraduate cycle applications, not the school leaver cohort Where it’s from: Checked against the university’s Freedom of Information spreadsheet. The 2024 and 2025 admissions rounds haven’t yet been checked against an original. Worth knowing: Original printed token: 66. Most recent school name for the UCAS school ID is shown, not necessarily the name used in the source year (Guide row41). Identity checked by UCAS school ID, school name, country, postcode and independent-school group. How the source defines it: University-published applications by UCAS school and cycle from the FOI workbook. UCAS cycle named for entry in that year or deferred entry in the following year (Guide rows17–34). Undergraduate UCAS applications; Astrophoria Foundation Year and Graduate Entry Medicine excluded. Applications lacking UCAS school ID excluded (Guide rows37–42). The table is not a destination register or an admissions probability. FOI original workbook checked; 2024 and 2025 cycles not verified from an original
University destinations · named destinations
The publication doesn’t say what these percentages are of. · destinations
| University or destination | Places deferred to the next year | Places starting in the same year | Pupils in the stated year group | taking up first-choice place | Russell Group places |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education1 | 30 | 117 | 147 | — | — |
| First-choice university2 | — | — | — | 82 | — |
| Russell Group universities3 | — | — | — | — | 142 |
Notes on this table (3)
Every row: Where it’s from: Original publication
- Worth knowing: The report separately states starts and next-year deferred places. Do not infer missing categories or force these figures to exhaust the year group. How the source defines it: Upper Sixth cohort, same-autumn starts and following-year deferrals
- Worth knowing: Application-entry-year population may include previous leavers; no denominator is inferred from current Upper Sixth starters. How the source defines it: Share of pupils applying for autumn 2017 entry who gained first-choice university places
- Worth knowing: Population is not expressly confined to same-year Upper Sixth starters. Some totals exceed that subgroup; no rate is derived. How the source defines it: Total final places at Russell Group universities as printed
University offers · named destinations
The publication doesn’t say what these percentages are of. · offers
| University or destination | Oxbridge offer holders |
|---|---|
| Oxford and Cambridge1 | 36 |
Notes on this table (1)
- Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Combined institutions; no allocation to either university or final-destination inference. How the source defines it: Pupils offered places at Oxford or Cambridge
University offers · named destinations
UCAS applying school 12528; Magdalen College School, Oxford; 2017 Cambridge admissions round applicants, not the school leaver cohort · offers
| University or destination | Count |
|---|---|
| University of Cambridge1 | 17 |
Notes on this table (1)
- What it counts: UCAS apply-centre 12528; Magdalen College School, Oxford; 2017 Cambridge cycle applicants, not the school leaver cohort Where it’s from: Checked against the text of the university’s original PDF; the live web copy couldn’t be reopened at the time. Worth knowing: Original printed token: 17. Cells printed <3 are retained as fewer than 3; no midpoint or pupil allocation. Original PDF text layer and table headings checked. Direct public retrieval failed; held-file materialisation returned HTTP 502, so no fresh rendered-page visual check is claimed. How the source defines it: University-published offers by named apply centre and cycle. The table is not a destination register or an admissions probability. University original PDF text checked; live public retrieval unavailable in this environment
University offers · named destinations
UCAS school 12528; Magdalen College School, Oxford; 2017 Oxford undergraduate admissions round offers, not the school leaver cohort · offers
| University or destination | Count |
|---|---|
| University of Oxford1 | 19 |
Notes on this table (1)
- What it counts: UCAS school 12528; Magdalen College School, Oxford; 2017 Oxford undergraduate cycle offers, not the school leaver cohort Where it’s from: Checked against the university’s Freedom of Information spreadsheet. The 2024 and 2025 admissions rounds haven’t yet been checked against an original. Worth knowing: Original printed token: 19. Most recent school name for the UCAS school ID is shown, not necessarily the name used in the source year (Guide row41). Identity checked by UCAS school ID, school name, country, postcode and independent-school group. How the source defines it: University-published offers by UCAS school and cycle from the FOI workbook. UCAS cycle named for entry in that year or deferred entry in the following year (Guide rows17–34). Undergraduate UCAS applications; Astrophoria Foundation Year and Graduate Entry Medicine excluded. Applications lacking UCAS school ID excluded (Guide rows37–42). The table is not a destination register or an admissions probability. FOI original workbook checked; 2024 and 2025 cycles not verified from an original