LPC pass rates vary widely between different law schools, a new report reveals

Pass rates for the Legal Practice Course (LPC) vary from 100% at two universities to just 37% at the lowest performing provider, according to the latest statistics gathered by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).

Meanwhile, the figures also show a gap in pass rates between candidates from white backgrounds and candidates from black and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds. As Legal Futures reports, in the academic year 2016-17, 80% of white LPC students received a pass, compared to 45% of BAME students. However, the pass rates among BAME students have risen compared to previous years.

In terms of overall LPC pass rates at different institutions, the SRA has not revealed the percentages for each university, so it is not possible to identify the highest and lowest performing providers by name from the figures.

Around three quarters of all LPC students in 2016-17 studied at either BPP University or the University of Law, while some institutions had intakes of fewer than 50 students. This wide variation in the size of student intakes could help to explain the contrasting pass rates.