upReach Annual Report 2023-24 - Report - Page 11
Who We Support
We work with university students for whom we believe our support can make the
greatest impact
We call the undergraduates we work with Associates. To become an upReach Associate,
students must meet the following eligibility criteria:
Have attended a UK state school
Have a household income below £42,620
Achieved at least BBB in top 3 A-Levels or an equivalent quali昀椀cation
(e.g. BTEC, Foundation Year) on a contextualised basis.3
In the 2023/24 academic year we’ve supported 3,034 undergraduates from across the UK.
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76%
74%
52%
From ethnically diverse
backgrounds
Household income
below 25k
Identify as
female
74%
57%
3%
Parents who did not
go to university
Previously eligible for
free school meals
Have refugee/asylum
status
2%
10%
89%
Care experienced
Caring responsibilities
Disadvantage indicators beyond
minimum requirements
We consider applicants’ contextualised grades, which recognise circumstances that may impact a student’s
academic performance.
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