Our Super KPIs

We have set out five super Key Performance Indicators (KPI) to help guide us as a University as we push for change and fully 'Transform Bedfordshire'.

Five Super KPIs

Recruitment:Home UG recruitment compared to plan
Continuation: Percentage of Full-time, First Degree (Undergraduate) new entrants (all domiciles) who are no longer active in HE one year and fifteen days after their commencement date.
Student Satisfaction: Number of National Student Survey (NSS) question areas in the top two quartiles out of all HEIs
Graduate Outcomes: Proportion of UK-domiciled Full-Time First Degree qualifiers who have progressed to professional or managerial employment, or any type of further study, 15 months after completing their course
Attainment Gap:Reduction or removal of the gap in attainment for specified groups in the Access & Participation Plan (APP)

Super KPI	Baseline (Reference Year)	Previous Actual	Current Actual	Current Target	RAG	Progress	Date of next update
1. Recruitment	2,534 (21/22 Budget)*	1,326 (Feb 25)	1,148 (Feb 26)	1,348 (SR30 YTD Feb 26 budget)	R		Nov-ember 2026
2. Continuation	70.1% (18/19 new entrants)	71.5% (21/22)	72.0% (22/23)	80.0% (22/23)	R		Spring 2026
3. Student Satisfaction	n/a	3/4 (NSS 2024)	4/5 (NSS 2025)	6 (NSS 2025)	A		July 2026
4. Graduate Outcomes	67.9% (18/19 leavers)	64.1% (21/22)	62.0% (22/23)	65.0% (22/23)	R		Sept 2026
5. Awarding (Attainment) Gap (percentage points)	4-yr aggregate 18/19 to 21/22 in APP	22/23	23/24	25/26 milestone in APP	G		Summer2026
Male:Female	5.9	4.2	-2.5	5.0	G	
IMD Q1-2: Q3-5	15.2	17.4	11.4	14.0	G	
ABMO:White	22.8	17.8	12.0	20.5	G	