University

TQA

RAE

A Lev

Score

1

Oxford

23.5

5

B

95.4

2

East Anglia

23.0

5

B

92.7

3

Lancaster

5

A

17.3

86.3

4

Birmingham

20.0

5

A

24.4

83.8

5

Sheffield

20.4

5

A

81.9

6

Cambridge

21.3

4

A

81.6

7

Cardiff

E

4

B

17.8

80.7

8

Durham

21.3

4

B

20.5

80.0

9

York

21.0

4

B

18.0

76.5

10

Manchester

20.0

4

A

20.0

76.1

11

Newcastle

20.8

5

C

75.3

12

Warwick

19.3

4

A

22.9

75.1

13

Stirling

HS

5

C

18.8

74.3

14

Bristol

19.0

5

B

18.0

71.5

15

Leeds

18.8

5

B

70.0

16

London, Kings

17.3

5*

B

18.4

68.3

17

Exeter

20.3

4

C

16.1

68.2

18

Brighton

22.5

3b

D

13.0

66.8

19

Ulster

4

D

21.8

65.2

20

Sussex

18.8

4

B

65.0

Bath

16.6

5

B

Central England

22.0

2

E

12.6

Keele

18.0

3a

B

22.0

Leicester

18.6

3a

C

London, Goldsmiths

17.9

4

B

13.4

Manchester Metropolitan

19.6

3b

D

12.7

Nottingham

18.8

4

C

Paisley

HS

1

F

19.0

Reading

19.0

3a

B

17.7

Strathclyde

HS

3b

D

16.0

Anglia

19.0

3b

F

16.7

Bristol, West of England

17.7

3b

D

15.3

Brunel

18.3

3b

D

15.6

Hull

16.8

3a

C

16.0

Kingston

19.0

2

E

15.1

Loughborough

17.2

3b

B

17.0

Middlesex

17.8

3b

D

15.6

North London

20.5

3b

D

7.8

Oxford Brookes

18.6

3b

D

15.4

Southampton

17.0

4

C

Bangor

3a

D

11.2

De Montfort

16.6

2

D

14.3

Hertfordshire

16.8

3b

D

14.5

Huddersfield

16.5

2

D

14.0

Liverpool

17.0

3a

C

Nottingham Trent

17.0

3b

E

15.8

Plymouth

17.0

3b

E

13.5

Sheffield Hallam

17.5

3a

E

16.2

Sunderland

17.3

2

D

13.8

Thames Valley

2

A

12.0

Central Lancashire

2

E

5.0

Derby

1

F

18.1

Greenwich

13.0

3a

E

12.2

Leeds Metropolitan

14.0

3b

D

17.9

Liverpool John Moores

14.3

3a

E

13.3

Northumbria

14.6

3a

F

16.9

Portsmouth

15.5

2

D

10.0

Wolverhampton

15.7

1

D

14.1

Employment 92.9% Further study 1.0% Unemployment 2.9% EDUCATION is unique among the subject tables because English universities are judged on Ofsted verdicts, rather than funding council or quality agency assessors. Only in Scotland and Wales does the normal system operate, and Cardiff benefits, with an excellent verdict for teaching quality. Oxford's near-perfect teaching score secures top place. Brighton and Central England are next best for teaching quality, but their research grades prevent them from challenging the table leaders. King's College London, has the opposite problem, as the only institution rated internationally outstanding for research but relegated to 16th place by Ofsted scores.