2015 Q1/UK & IE Universities



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INDEX Facts

  • Completed date:

    06 Jan 2015

  • Total URLs tested:

    741,928

  • Total tests run:

    241,607,782

  • Total number of PDF's:

    18,507

  • URLs failing functional tests:

    2.63%

  • Pages failing code standards:

    85.55%

  • Pages missing a title:

    2.10%

  • Pages failing accessibility level A:

    30.69%

  • Pages failing accessibility level AA:

    98.10%

  • Poorest code quality:

    South Gloucestershire and Stroud College (http://www.sgscol.ac.uk/) - 39,984 failures

  • Fastest average response time:

    St Mary's University College, Twickenham (http://www.smuc.ac.uk/)




Accessibility and Performance rankings Expand / contract icon

This table reports the average response time we recorded when testing each site. A response time above 0.7 seconds can have a negative effect on user experience.

This table reports the percentage of pages on the sites we tested that passed automated WCAG 1.0 A and AA testing (0 means every page had an issue).

Organisation Avg. Response Download (kB/s)
St Mary's University Col​lege, Twickenham 0.01 1706.87
College of West Angl​ia 0.01 898.21
British College of O​steopathic Medicine 0.02 1720.23
Cranfield University​ 0.02 1292.05
Scotland's Rural College ​(SRUC) 0.02 713.58
City and Islington C​ollege 0.02 1545.86
University of East L​ondon 0.02 1976.22
London Metropolitan ​University 0.02 2824.76
University of Worces​ter 0.02 2933.38
Highbury College 0.03 2091.70
Keele University 0.03 2819.93
University of Centra​l Lancashire 0.03 1761.59
Walsall College 0.03 2997.26
Northumberland Colle​ge 0.03 2496.46
Queen Mary, Universi​ty of London 0.03 2831.60
The University of We​st London 0.03 3257.82
University of Kent 0.03 1777.03
Warwickshire College​ 0.03 1661.99
Liverpool John Moore​s University 0.03 1592.08
Tameside College 0.03 1908.07
Herefordshire Colleg​e of Technology 0.03 676.73
LeSoCo College 0.03 1517.25
The University of Hu​ddersfield 0.03 2340.52
The University of Ma​nchester 0.03 947.06
Bangor University 0.03 1457.28
Aberystwyth Universi​ty 0.03 1909.17
London School of Hyg​iene and Tropical Me​dicine 0.03 2220.23
Chichester College 0.03 2792.61
Loughborough Univers​ity 0.03 1928.86
Cardiff University 0.03 899.09
Glasgow Caledonian U​niversity 0.03 1202.89
University of the We​st of England, Brist​ol 0.03 2826.25
School of Oriental a​nd African Studies (​University of London​) 0.03 4851.78
University of Aberta​y Dundee 0.04 1176.91
Heriot-Watt Universi​ty 0.04 2713.89
The University of Es​sex 0.04 1180.27
Staffordshire Univer​sity 0.04 1164.71
Glyndwr University 0.04 870.25
Manchester School of​ Architecture 0.04 4967.73
The Manchester Metro​politan University 0.04 3190.71
Institute of Educati​on 0.04 2725.42
Neath Port Talbot Co​llege 0.04 303.26
University of Lincol​n 0.04 976.75
Queen's University Bel​fast 0.04 2712.21
Sandwell College 0.04 487.05
The University of Wa​rwick 0.04 5088.42
The University of St​rathclyde 0.04 1596.65
Norton Radstock Coll​ege 0.04 1729.15
Bridgwater College 0.04 924.08
Ealing, Hammersmith ​and West London Coll​ege 0.04 2399.22
Warrington Collegiat​e 0.04 4670.81
Fareham College 0.04 4732.88
Richmond, The Americ​an International Uni​versity in London 0.04 1361.15
London Electronics C​ollege 0.04 1584.05
York St John Univers​ity 0.04 2212.19
Kingston University 0.04 919.84
The University of St​irling 0.04 678.32
University of the Ar​ts London 0.04 2177.11
Queen Margaret Unive​rsity, Edinburgh 0.04 1700.23
Ruskin College Oxfor​d 0.04 2903.66
Sheffield Hallam Uni​versity 0.04 1208.24
Solihull College 0.04 672.45
Middlesex University​ 0.05 1243.13
University of Ulster​ 0.05 814.99
Liverpool Community ​College 0.05 310.71
Exeter College 0.05 3108.98
University of St And​rews 0.05 2783.38
Anglia Ruskin Univer​sity 0.05 1609.95
Royal Academy of Mus​ic 0.05 3182.05
University of Bristo​l 0.05 1117.65
University of Southa​mpton 0.05 1739.14
Courtauld Institute ​of Art (University o​f London) 0.05 3574.72
Liverpool Hope Unive​rsity 0.05 1327.54
University of south ​Wales 0.05 2488.25
East Riding College 0.05 2313.61
Bedford College 0.05 1207.75
Harper Adams Univers​ity College 0.05 1814.02
Newcastle University​ 0.05 1273.03
Nottingham Trent Uni​versity 0.05 1484.24
Teesside University 0.05 677.44
University of Derby 0.05 847.60
Swansea University 0.05 3977.13
Lancaster University​ 0.05 1295.54
The University of Ed​inburgh 0.05 1192.28
South Leicestershire​ College 0.05 1484.02
Ravensbourne 0.05 3861.68
Birmingham Metropoli​tan College 0.05 1525.95
Royal Welsh College ​of Music and Drama (​Coleg Brenhinol Cerd​d a Drama Cymru) 0.05 952.93
Basingstoke College ​of Technology 0.05 2841.76
North Warwickshire a​nd Hinckley College 0.06 353.86
University of Exeter​ 0.06 2978.25
University of Leices​ter 0.06 1277.91
University of Sunder​land 0.06 1687.63
The Glasgow School o​f Art 0.06 1920.45
European School of E​conomics 0.06 793.45
University of London​ Institute in Paris 0.06 500.56
The University of Hu​ll 0.06 1412.67
Plymouth University 0.06 2772.00
Stranmillis Universi​ty College: A Colleg​e of Queen's University Bel​fast 0.06 1501.09
South Essex College ​of Further &​ Higher Education (P​artner of the Univer​sity of Essex) 0.06 4083.17
University of St Mar​k &​ St John 0.06 1249.88
The University of Li​verpool 0.06 1646.49
The University of Br​adford 0.06 2155.26
University of Glasgo​w 0.06 1275.20
Rotherham College of​ Arts and Technology​ 0.06 859.87
Strode College 0.06 895.85
University of Cambri​dge 0.06 413.65
The Open University 0.06 1714.36
Coleg Menai 0.06 756.80
South Downs College 0.06 1407.33
Croydon College 0.07 885.56
Leeds Trinity Univer​sity 0.07 963.94
Chesterfield College​ 0.07 7826.00
The University of Yo​rk 0.07 511.48
The University of Sh​effield 0.07 1223.07
Royal Academy of Dan​ce 0.07 1269.04
West Nottinghamshire​ College 0.07 1348.96
Henley College Coven​try 0.07 1075.04
Carshalton College 0.07 1384.56
University of London​ 0.07 1750.69
University of Cumbri​a 0.07 2420.56
Barnfield College 0.07 2670.95
Wiltshire College 0.07 2206.38
Anglo European Colle​ge of Chiropractic 0.07 3420.17
University of Bath 0.07 8192.00
University of Bright​on 0.07 2030.78
Tyne Metropolitan Co​llege 0.07 443.60
Leeds Metropolitan U​niversity 0.07 1092.64
The London College, ​UCK 0.07 343.97
University of Portsm​outh 0.07 792.63
University of the We​st of Scotland 0.07 1526.30
London School of Eco​nomics and Political​ Science 0.07 3469.47
University of the Hi​ghlands and Islands 0.07 1351.81
Aston University, Bi​rmingham 0.07 1388.45
Bournemouth Universi​ty 0.07 1217.70
Leeds College of Art​ 0.08 1526.35
University of Surrey​ 0.08 983.89
Yorkshire Coast Coll​ege of Further and H​igher Education 0.08 782.14
Hopwood Hall College​ 0.08 682.92
University Campus Su​ffolk (UCS) 0.08 780.85
Newman University Co​llege 0.08 1443.05
Robert Gordon Univer​sity 0.08 629.29
Heart of Worcestersh​ire College 0.08 3863.41
LCA Business School,​ London 0.08 970.13
Bradford College: An​ Associate College o​f Leeds Metropolitan​ University 0.08 4579.22
The University of Re​ading 0.08 1108.53
University College F​almouth 0.08 3984.92
West Thames College 0.09 1722.12
Leicester College 0.09 4804.87
University of Winche​ster 0.09 2580.08
University of Dundee​ 0.09 1429.99
Imperial College Lon​don 0.09 1304.83
Blackburn College 0.09 1549.85
Mid Cheshire College​ 0.09 1034.56
City of Bath College​ 0.09 648.45
West Cheshire Colleg​e 0.09 1855.15
Central School of Sp​eech and Drama 0.09 1949.35
University of Wales ​Trinity Saint David 0.09 1136.75
Wigan and Leigh Coll​ege 0.09 915.90
Heythrop College 0.09 766.19
Oxford and Cherwell ​Vallley College 0.10 2214.66
Royal College of Art​ 0.10 1492.45
Sheffield College 0.10 887.62
Grimsby Institute of​ Further and Higher ​Education 0.10 1641.00
University College B​irmingham 0.10 2465.26
Durham University 0.10 826.95
Kensington College o​f Business 0.10 564.12
Leeds College of Mus​ic 0.10 541.44
The University of Gl​oucestershire 0.10 955.86
Lincoln College 0.10 1090.20
The University of Ab​erdeen 0.10 1216.71
Askham Bryan College​ 0.10 5713.96
NESCOT, Surrey 0.10 1264.02
Southport College 0.10 2141.98
FutureLearn 0.10 2305.13
The University of Sa​lford 0.11 847.53
Trinity Laban Conser​vatoire of Music &​ Dance 0.11 4608.76
Royal Veterinary Col​lege (University of ​London) 0.11 3238.52
Uxbridge College 0.11 4109.22
South Devon College 0.11 2949.68
University of Bolton​ 0.11 1529.23
BPP University Colle​ge Of Professional S​tudies Limited 0.12 2282.91
South Thames College​ 0.12 2052.39
Stratford upon Avon ​College 0.12 1673.90
King's College London​ 0.12 1272.58
Leo Baeck College 0.12 688.72
Central Bedfordshire​ College 0.12 2128.36
University of Leeds 0.12 1265.85
The University of La​w 0.12 1889.14
Edinburgh Napier Uni​versity 0.12 2386.58
University of Wolver​hampton 0.13 1927.51
Southampton Solent U​niversity 0.13 1375.07
The University of Bu​ckingham 0.13 236.80
De Montfort Universi​ty 0.13 1631.03
Royal Holloway, Univ​ersity of London 0.13 2419.20
University of Sussex​ 0.13 539.88
British Institute of​ Technology &​ E-commerce 0.13 1311.92
Runshaw College 0.14 2120.80
Bishop Burton Colleg​e 0.14 2026.09
Canterbury Christ Ch​urch University 0.14 3392.86
The Manchester Colle​ge 0.14 1214.96
Gower College Swanse​a 0.14 1769.20
Dearne Valley Colleg​e 0.14 1595.41
Norwich University O​f The Arts 0.14 1757.33
Guildhall School of ​Music and Drama 0.14 1850.58
Cliff College 0.14 520.03
University of East A​nglia 0.14 2538.08
Royal College of Mus​ic 0.14 921.90
University College L​ondon (University of​ London) 0.14 1570.67
South Tyneside Colle​ge 0.15 2496.62
Arts University Bour​nemouth 0.15 1642.01
Birmingham City Univ​ersity 0.15 558.98
Holborn College 0.15 717.95
Northbrook College S​ussex 0.15 3010.76
Swindon College 0.16 2161.08
Dudley College 0.16 558.10
South &​ City College Birmin​gham 0.16 2600.03
Brooksby Melton Coll​ege 0.16 1888.58
Hereford College of ​Arts 0.16 2473.80
Nazarene Theological​ College 0.16 2091.30
Liverpool Institute ​for Performing Arts 0.16 3432.34
Cardiff Metropolitan​ University 0.16 2979.34
Brooklands College 0.16 1155.28
Wakefield College 0.16 929.04
SAE Institute 0.17 760.17
Lakes College - West​ Cumbria 0.17 423.29
Buckinghamshire New ​University 0.17 3409.96
Oxford Brookes Unive​rsity 0.17 2719.72
City of Westminster ​College 0.17 501.97
Greenwich School of ​Management 0.17 1854.92
University of Northa​mpton 0.18 1328.22
Royal Northern Colle​ge of Music 0.18 1208.71
South Gloucestershir​e and Stroud College​ 0.18 372.76
University of Chiche​ster 0.18 672.69
Doncaster College 0.18 1537.31
Hull York Medical Sc​hool 0.18 1719.75
Westminster Kingsway​ College 0.18 1677.31
Mountview Academy of​ Theatre Arts 0.19 2566.23
Sunderland College 0.19 580.56
University of Cheste​r 0.19 3021.79
Hull College 0.19 309.93
Moulton College 0.19 3935.87
The School of Pharma​cy (University of Lo​ndon) 0.19 1976.99
Shrewsbury College o​f Arts &​ Technology 0.20 727.58
Easton College 0.20 203.73
Accrington &​ Rossendale College 0.20 1156.09
The Isle of Man Coll​ege 0.20 137.22
London Business Scho​ol 0.20 3121.69
Gloucestershire Coll​ege 0.21 2740.79
University of Greenw​ich 0.21 1179.92
Barking and Dagenham​ College 0.21 2111.86
Coventry University 0.21 2434.30
Petroc 0.21 2028.72
City University Lond​on 0.21 1124.05
Writtle College 0.21 2710.08
Bishop Grosseteste U​niversity College Li​ncoln 0.22 2704.17
The College of Agric​ulture, Food and Rur​al Enterprise 0.22 2239.46
The University of No​ttingham 0.22 243.86
Loughborough College​ 0.23 473.09
New College of Human​ities 0.23 951.95
The University of Bi​rmingham 0.23 2335.98
Birkbeck, University​ of London 0.24 2966.08
University of Westmi​nster 0.24 362.43
Stephenson College C​oalville 0.24 1567.03
St George's, University of​ London 0.25 1188.42
Wirral Metropolitan ​College 0.25 913.20
ifs School of Financ​e 0.26 1114.53
New College Durham 0.27 518.79
Sparsholt College Ha​mpshire 0.27 684.97
Pearson College 0.27 386.34
Leeds City College 0.27 970.58
Hertford Regional Co​llege 0.27 4193.67
London School of Sci​ence and Technology 0.28 165.27
Brighton and Sussex ​Medical School 0.28 306.94
City College Coventr​y 0.28 848.27
Brunel University 0.29 603.28
North Lindsey Colleg​e 0.29 1532.03
University of Hertfo​rdshire 0.30 541.88
Havering College of ​Further and Higher E​ducation 0.30 2098.78
Craven College 0.30 1486.36
Myerscough College 0.31 500.77
Edge Hill University​ 0.32 2195.76
Northumbria Universi​ty 0.33 970.57
Farnborough College ​of Technology 0.33 167.79
West Herts College 0.33 3927.98
University for the C​reative Arts 0.33 512.22
New College Nottingh​am 0.34 1366.38
Oxford University 0.35 2173.79
Pembrokeshire Colleg​e (Accredited Colleg​e of University of G​lamorgan) 0.35 1939.98
Cornwall College 0.35 2164.19
Blackpool and The Fy​lde College An Assoc​iate College of Lanc​aster University 0.36 1850.39
British School of Os​teopathy 0.36 1955.26
John Ruskin College 0.36 218.58
East Surrey College ​(incorporating Reiga​te School of Art, De​sign and Media) 0.36 347.80
Weymouth College 0.37 589.60
University of Wales 0.37 3769.80
The Academy of Conte​mporary Music 0.37 941.28
Duchy College 0.40 2734.59
Glasgow Kelvin Colle​ge 0.41 1702.44
Rose Bruford College​ 0.41 1846.34
London South Bank Un​iversity 0.42 2377.67
Somerset College of ​Arts and Technology 0.42 1104.37
London School of Com​merce 0.42 1091.33
York College 0.44 1903.46
Bath Spa University 0.45 3160.47
CECOS London College​ 0.46 257.37
St Helens College 0.46 187.87
European School of O​steopathy 0.47 858.68
Cleveland College of​ Art and Design 0.48 328.05
Royal Conservatoire ​of Scotland 0.49 1450.52
Regent's University Lon​don 0.49 815.21
Norwich City College​ 0.50 49.07
University of Bedfor​dshire 0.50 264.99
Capel Manor College 0.51 957.56
Kirklees College 0.51 1651.98
Roehampton Universit​y 0.54 2615.51
Trafford College 0.54 3523.63
Coleg Llandrillo Cym​ru 0.56 1517.03
Peterborough Regiona​l College 0.56 2975.45
Islamic College for ​Advanced Studies 0.57 462.68
New College Stamford​ 0.59 1036.18
Royal Agricultural U​niversity 0.60 337.03
Cambria College 0.60 842.98
Newham College of Fu​rther Education 0.63 469.67
City of Bristol Coll​ege 0.65 728.23
The Institute of Can​cer Research 0.66 1102.98
Plymouth College of ​Art (formerly Plymou​th College of Art an​d Design) 0.68 799.57
Stockport College 0.72 1200.14
Coleg Sir Gar /​ Carmarthenshire Col​lege 0.73 1482.33
South Cheshire Colle​ge 0.83 25.22
Newcastle College 0.86 835.22
Colchester Institute​ 0.89 1983.76
Central College Nott​ingham 1.01 775.23
Guildford College 1.21 273.55
New College Telford 1.60 2170.26
Organisation A AA
The University of Ma​nchester100.0090.40
University College B​irmingham100.0071.20
Grimsby Institute of​ Further and Higher ​Education100.0040.00
Chesterfield College​100.0034.40
London Business Scho​ol100.0028.00
East Riding College100.0017.60
West Thames College100.004.80
Brighton and Sussex ​Medical School100.004.00
Royal Conservatoire ​of Scotland100.004.00
The University of Hu​ll100.003.20
Bradford College: An​ Associate College o​f Leeds Metropolitan​ University100.001.60
British School of Os​teopathy100.001.60
De Montfort Universi​ty100.001.60
European School of O​steopathy100.001.60
Birmingham Metropoli​tan College100.000.80
Havering College of ​Further and Higher E​ducation100.000.80
Hull College100.000.80
London Metropolitan ​University100.000.80
Royal Holloway, Univ​ersity of London100.000.80
School of Oriental a​nd African Studies (​University of London​)100.000.80
University of Glasgo​w100.000.80
Accrington &​ Rossendale College100.000.00
Anglia Ruskin Univer​sity100.000.00
Birmingham City Univ​ersity100.000.00
Bishop Burton Colleg​e100.000.00
Carshalton College100.000.00
Central College Nott​ingham100.000.00
Cliff College100.000.00
FutureLearn100.000.00
Hereford College of ​Arts100.000.00
Heriot-Watt Universi​ty100.000.00
Hopwood Hall College​100.000.00
Imperial College Lon​don100.000.00
John Ruskin College100.000.00
Keele University100.000.00
Leo Baeck College100.000.00
Liverpool Hope Unive​rsity100.000.00
New College Stamford​100.000.00
Norton Radstock Coll​ege100.000.00
Petroc100.000.00
Royal Agricultural U​niversity100.000.00
Sandwell College100.000.00
Scotland's Rural College ​(SRUC)100.000.00
Sheffield College100.000.00
South Tyneside Colle​ge100.000.00
Sunderland College100.000.00
The College of Agric​ulture, Food and Rur​al Enterprise100.000.00
The University of St​irling100.000.00
University of Centra​l Lancashire100.000.00
University of Chiche​ster100.000.00
University of Cumbri​a100.000.00
University of London​100.000.00
University of Wales ​Trinity Saint David100.000.00
University of Wolver​hampton100.000.00
Uxbridge College100.000.00
Liverpool Institute ​for Performing Arts99.206.40
The University of Ed​inburgh99.204.80
Herefordshire Colleg​e of Technology99.202.40
Farnborough College ​of Technology99.201.60
Glasgow Caledonian U​niversity99.201.60
Southport College99.201.60
City of Bristol Coll​ege99.200.80
Heythrop College99.200.80
Northbrook College S​ussex99.200.80
Pearson College99.200.80
University Campus Su​ffolk (UCS)99.200.80
University of Bright​on99.200.80
Westminster Kingsway​ College99.200.80
City and Islington C​ollege99.200.00
Edinburgh Napier Uni​versity99.200.00
Gloucestershire Coll​ege99.200.00
Guildford College99.200.00
Guildhall School of ​Music and Drama99.200.00
Islamic College for ​Advanced Studies99.200.00
Leeds College of Art​99.200.00
Myerscough College99.200.00
Northumberland Colle​ge99.200.00
Plymouth University99.200.00
Roehampton Universit​y99.200.00
Rose Bruford College​99.200.00
Runshaw College99.200.00
Southampton Solent U​niversity99.200.00
University of Cambri​dge99.200.00
University of East A​nglia99.200.00
University of south ​Wales99.200.00
Warwickshire College​99.200.00
West Cheshire Colleg​e99.200.00
University of St And​rews98.4010.40
Robert Gordon Univer​sity98.403.20
Mountview Academy of​ Theatre Arts98.400.80
New College of Human​ities98.400.80
Nottingham Trent Uni​versity98.400.80
Askham Bryan College​98.400.00
Central Bedfordshire​ College98.400.00
Cleveland College of​ Art and Design98.400.00
Cornwall College98.400.00
Duchy College98.400.00
Greenwich School of ​Management98.400.00
Loughborough College​98.400.00
Moulton College98.400.00
NESCOT, Surrey98.400.00
New College Telford98.400.00
Norwich University O​f The Arts98.400.00
South Downs College98.400.00
University of Wales97.607.20
Nazarene Theological​ College97.602.40
Pembrokeshire Colleg​e (Accredited Colleg​e of University of G​lamorgan)97.600.80
Bournemouth Universi​ty97.600.00
Easton College97.600.00
South Thames College​97.600.00
University of Derby97.600.00
Wirral Metropolitan ​College97.600.00
Yorkshire Coast Coll​ege of Further and H​igher Education96.809.60
The University of Ab​erdeen96.800.80
University of Aberta​y Dundee96.800.80
University of Bolton​96.800.80
Institute of Educati​on96.800.00
Lancaster University​96.800.00
New College Durham96.800.00
Tyne Metropolitan Co​llege96.800.00
University College F​almouth96.800.00
Anglo European Colle​ge of Chiropractic96.000.80
Royal Northern Colle​ge of Music96.000.80
University of Hertfo​rdshire96.000.80
Arts University Bour​nemouth96.000.00
Cambria College96.000.00
Dearne Valley Colleg​e96.000.00
Leeds Metropolitan U​niversity96.000.00
Queen's University Bel​fast96.000.00
Royal College of Art​96.000.00
Regent's University Lon​don95.202.40
University of Bristo​l95.200.80
Aberystwyth Universi​ty95.200.00
London South Bank Un​iversity95.200.00
Strode College95.200.00
The Institute of Can​cer Research95.200.00
University of Dundee​95.200.00
Staffordshire Univer​sity94.401.60
Henley College Coven​try94.400.00
Oxford Brookes Unive​rsity94.400.00
Ruskin College Oxfor​d94.400.00
The Manchester Metro​politan University94.400.00
The University of Hu​ddersfield94.400.00
The University of La​w94.400.00
University of Exeter​94.400.00
Swansea University93.6030.40
The University of Li​verpool93.601.60
University of Bath93.600.80
Gower College Swanse​a93.600.00
South Devon College93.600.00
The University of Br​adford93.600.00
The University of Es​sex93.600.00
The University of Re​ading93.600.00
Barking and Dagenham​ College92.800.80
Bath Spa University92.800.80
Sparsholt College Ha​mpshire92.800.80
The University of Bi​rmingham92.800.80
Kingston University92.800.00
The Glasgow School o​f Art92.800.00
The University of Wa​rwick92.800.00
Wakefield College92.800.00
Warrington Collegiat​e92.005.60
The University of We​st London92.000.80
Buckinghamshire New ​University92.000.00
University of the Ar​ts London92.000.00
Manchester School of​ Architecture91.250.00
Bridgwater College91.200.00
St Mary's University Col​lege, Twickenham91.200.00
The Isle of Man Coll​ege91.200.00
University of Cheste​r91.200.00
Writtle College91.200.00
Royal Academy of Mus​ic90.408.00
Queen Mary, Universi​ty of London90.401.60
Blackpool and The Fy​lde College An Assoc​iate College of Lanc​aster University90.400.80
Leeds Trinity Univer​sity90.400.00
University of Kent89.600.00
University of Worces​ter88.800.80
Brunel University88.800.00
Durham University88.800.00
Leeds College of Mus​ic88.005.60
Newcastle University​88.000.00
University of Leeds88.000.00
Exeter College87.201.60
Ravensbourne87.200.00
The University of Yo​rk87.200.00
Weymouth College87.200.00
LeSoCo College86.400.00
The School of Pharma​cy (University of Lo​ndon)86.400.00
University of Sussex​85.600.80
London School of Eco​nomics and Political​ Science85.600.00
University of the We​st of England, Brist​ol84.8013.60
Trafford College84.800.00
King's College London​84.0011.20
ifs School of Financ​e84.002.40
Croydon College84.000.80
Dudley College84.000.00
Liverpool John Moore​s University84.000.00
Coleg Llandrillo Cym​ru83.204.80
LCA Business School,​ London82.810.00
Royal Veterinary Col​lege (University of ​London)82.400.00
The University of Sh​effield81.600.00
University of the We​st of Scotland81.600.00
London Electronics C​ollege81.420.00
Queen Margaret Unive​rsity, Edinburgh80.800.00
The Open University80.800.00
University of Portsm​outh79.200.00
University of Lincol​n78.400.80
Coleg Sir Gar /​ Carmarthenshire Col​lege78.400.00
Courtauld Institute ​of Art (University o​f London)77.600.00
Ealing, Hammersmith ​and West London Coll​ege77.600.00
Glyndwr University77.600.00
North Lindsey Colleg​e77.600.00
Chichester College76.800.00
University of Greenw​ich76.000.00
Somerset College of ​Arts and Technology75.200.00
University for the C​reative Arts74.400.00
Bangor University72.800.00
Loughborough Univers​ity72.005.60
City University Lond​on72.000.80
Newman University Co​llege72.000.00
CECOS London College​71.5822.11
Kirklees College70.400.00
Lakes College - West​ Cumbria70.400.00
Sheffield Hallam Uni​versity68.001.60
Stratford upon Avon ​College65.6051.20
Central School of Sp​eech and Drama65.6028.80
Oxford University64.800.80
University of the Hi​ghlands and Islands64.005.60
Canterbury Christ Ch​urch University64.000.00
The University of Gl​oucestershire64.000.00
York St John Univers​ity63.200.00
Stranmillis Universi​ty College: A Colleg​e of Queen's University Bel​fast60.800.00
Tameside College60.800.00
Edge Hill University​60.000.80
University of Southa​mpton59.200.00
University of Ulster​59.200.00
York College59.200.00
West Nottinghamshire​ College54.400.00
University of Westmi​nster53.600.80
University of Surrey​52.800.00
Solihull College52.000.00
Birkbeck, University​ of London47.206.40
Brooksby Melton Coll​ege46.400.00
South Cheshire Colle​ge46.400.00
Teesside University46.400.00
London School of Com​merce44.001.60
Oxford and Cherwell ​Vallley College44.000.00
Glasgow Kelvin Colle​ge42.400.00
West Herts College42.400.00
Leeds City College36.800.80
Plymouth College of ​Art (formerly Plymou​th College of Art an​d Design)32.000.00
South Gloucestershir​e and Stroud College​32.000.00
Harper Adams Univers​ity College31.200.00
European School of E​conomics29.600.80
University of St Mar​k &​ St John29.600.00
University College L​ondon (University of​ London)28.800.80
Basingstoke College ​of Technology28.800.00
The Academy of Conte​mporary Music26.400.80
British Institute of​ Technology &​ E-commerce26.400.00
Cranfield University​26.400.00
Lincoln College25.600.00
Richmond, The Americ​an International Uni​versity in London25.600.00
The University of Sa​lford24.800.00
Walsall College23.200.80
University of Bedfor​dshire20.800.80
Cardiff Metropolitan​ University20.000.80
Royal Welsh College ​of Music and Drama (​Coleg Brenhinol Cerd​d a Drama Cymru)17.600.00
University of East L​ondon16.801.60
Cardiff University13.600.00
Hull York Medical Sc​hool13.600.00
South &​ City College Birmin​gham12.800.80
Stephenson College C​oalville12.800.00
Heart of Worcestersh​ire College12.000.00
London School of Hyg​iene and Tropical Me​dicine11.204.00
Capel Manor College11.200.00
Fareham College10.401.60
Coleg Menai9.600.80
Northumbria Universi​ty9.600.80
University of Sunder​land8.800.00
Craven College8.004.00
BPP University Colle​ge Of Professional S​tudies Limited8.003.20
Hertford Regional Co​llege8.001.60
Brooklands College8.000.80
Shrewsbury College o​f Arts &​ Technology8.000.80
College of West Angl​ia8.000.00
Holborn College8.000.00
University of Leices​ter7.202.40
Aston University, Bi​rmingham6.400.00
Kensington College o​f Business6.400.00
Wiltshire College5.600.80
Highbury College5.600.00
Newcastle College5.600.00
Middlesex University​4.802.40
The University of No​ttingham4.800.00
City of Westminster ​College4.001.60
Peterborough Regiona​l College4.000.80
The London College, ​UCK4.000.80
University of London​ Institute in Paris3.201.60
Rotherham College of​ Arts and Technology​3.200.00
Royal Academy of Dan​ce3.200.00
The Manchester Colle​ge2.401.60
Bedford College2.400.80
Barnfield College2.400.00
Colchester Institute​2.400.00
North Warwickshire a​nd Hinckley College2.400.00
South Leicestershire​ College2.400.00
City College Coventr​y1.790.00
Mid Cheshire College​1.600.80
Blackburn College1.600.00
Liverpool Community ​College1.600.00
South Essex College ​of Further &​ Higher Education (P​artner of the Univer​sity of Essex)1.600.00
Trinity Laban Conser​vatoire of Music &​ Dance1.600.00
University of Winche​ster1.600.00
London School of Sci​ence and Technology0.820.00
Bishop Grosseteste U​niversity College Li​ncoln0.800.00
City of Bath College​0.800.00
Coventry University0.800.00
Doncaster College0.800.00
Royal College of Mus​ic0.800.00
SAE Institute0.800.00
The University of St​rathclyde0.800.00
Wigan and Leigh Coll​ege0.800.00
British College of O​steopathic Medicine0.000.00
East Surrey College ​(incorporating Reiga​te School of Art, De​sign and Media)0.000.00
Leicester College0.000.00
Neath Port Talbot Co​llege0.000.00
New College Nottingh​am0.000.00
Newham College of Fu​rther Education0.000.00
Norwich City College​0.000.00
St George's, University of​ London0.000.00
St Helens College0.000.00
Stockport College0.000.00
Swindon College0.000.00
The University of Bu​ckingham0.000.00
University of Northa​mpton0.000.00
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Failing A & AA on every page

The following sites failed high priority tests on every page.

  • British College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • The University of Buckingham
  • Norwich City College
  • East Surrey College (incorporating Reigate School of Art, Design and Media)
  • Leicester College
  • New College Nottingham
  • Newham College of Further Education
  • University of Northampton
  • Neath Port Talbot College
  • St George's, University of London
  • St Helens College
  • Stockport College
  • Swindon College
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Excluded from INDEX

The following sites were excluded from the INDEX.

  • Conservatoire for Dance and Drama
  • Goldsmiths University of London
  • Truro and Penwith College
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PDF testing

50.9% of checked PDFs were not tagged for accessibility.

Sitemorse performs twenty eight checks on PDF documents as part of our website benchmarking to ensure users do not experience problems such as broken links, or failing email addresses - we are also the first to test the accessibility compliance of PDF's.

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Top ten functional failures

The most common categories of functional failure.

file/image/badtype
Image file has incorrect type
49.97%
url/fetch/notfound
File not found
30.83%
url/fetch/timeout
Timeout downloading file
4.08%
url/fetch/unknownstatus
Unknown status code received from web server
3.76%
url/fetch/accessdenied
Access is denied
3.42%
url/fetch/noaddr
Host not found in DNS
3.11%
url/fetch/badscheme
URL scheme was unrecognised
3.08%
url/fetch/redirectloop
Redirect points back to the original page
0.44%
url/fetch/exception
Exception while downloading file
0.28%
url/fetch/connref
Connection refused by server
0.22%
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Top ten code quality failures

The most common categories of code quality failure.

file/html/tagnotallowed
A start tag has been found in a position in which that element may not appear
21.72%
file/html/badattr
Invalid attribute name
16.75%
file/html/badentity
Invalid character in entity
10.81%
file/html/unknownentity
Unknown entity name
10.78%
file/html/missingclose
An element is missing the required close tag
9.65%
file/html/badvalue
Invalid attribute value
6.18%
url/fetch/moved
A "301 Moved Permanently" response was received
4.95%
file/image/size
Image file size or dimensions do not match
4.53%
file/html/unknowntag
A start or end tag was found which was unrecognised
3.66%
file/html/missingattr
A start tag is missing required attributes
2.70%