2023 Q4/UK & IE Universities

INDEX Facts

Completed date:
01 Oct 2023
Total URLs tested:
845,686
Total tests run:
274,847,950

Total number of PDF's:
-
URLs failing functional tests:
100.00%
Pages failing code standards:
100.00%
Pages missing a title:
0.00%
Pages failing accessibility level A:
96.19%
Pages failing accessibility level AA:
11.11%
Poorest code quality:
Arts University Bournemouth (https://aub.ac.uk/) - 69,857 failures
Fastest average response time:
Hull York Medical School (http://www.hyms.ac.uk/)

Accessibility and Performance rankings

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 2.1 A and AA testing (0 means every page had an issue).

Organisation	Avg. Response	Download (kB/s)
Hull York Medical School	0.03	176.34
Cambridge Judge Business School	0.03	214.26
Liverpool Hope University	0.03	121.01
Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh	0.03	36.36
The University of Sheffield	0.04	21.64
Kingston University	0.04	108.77
Glasgow Caledonian University	0.04	51.68
University of Northampton	0.04	75.21
Keele University	0.04	38.97
University of Glasgow	0.04	331.39
University of Lincoln	0.04	206.50
University of the Highlands and Islands	0.04	988.77
University of Bristol	0.04	130.84
The University of Salford	0.05	151.47
Easton College	0.05	18.13
University of Hull	0.05	23.25
Aston University	0.05	67.12
Manchester School of Architecture	0.05	181.25
London School of Commerce	0.05	378.60
Goldsmiths, University of London	0.05	98.38
University of Aberdeen	0.05	2.35
The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA)	0.05	212.21
Harper Adams University	0.05	128.19
York St John University	0.05	197.63
Ravensbourne	0.05	182.44
University of West London	0.05	313.23
Glyndwr University (Prifysgol Glyndwr)	0.06	390.15
Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance	0.06	67.92
University of Cambridge	0.06	208.65
Courtauld Institute of Art, (degrees awarded by University of London)	0.06	8.15
Imperial College, London	0.06	40.58
Brighton and Sussex Medical School	0.06	311.41
BPP University	0.06	703.82
University of Sussex	0.06	233.43
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine	0.06	87.27
University of Portsmouth	0.06	198.32
Queen's University Belfast	0.06	323.82
Lancaster University	0.06	325.07
Royal Holloway, University of London	0.06	169.47
University of Westminster	0.06	155.91
Aberystwyth University (Prifysgol Aberystwyth)	0.07	197.77
UCAS	0.07	255.91
University of Winchester	0.07	181.46
University of Suffolk	0.07	100.89
Cranfield University	0.07	158.51
Northumbria University Newcastle	0.07	62.05
University of Essex	0.07	132.53
Cardiff Metropolitan University (Prifysgol Metropolitan Caerdydd)	0.07	132.68
University of Central Lancashire	0.07	667.29
New College of Humanities	0.07	54.98
University of Hertfordshire	0.07	17.07
Birmingham City University	0.07	66.88
University College Isle of Man	0.07	581.94
De Montfort University	0.07	103.98
Franklin Sixth Form College	0.07	667.36
Higher Education Strategic Planners Association (HESPA)	0.07	672.46
Swansea University (Prifysgol Abertawe)	0.07	44.89
University of Ulster	0.07	282.71
Staffordshire University	0.07	227.85
University of Law	0.07	1.50
Hartpury University	0.07	124.12
The University of Manchester	0.07	310.57
Association of University Directors of Estates (AUDE)	0.07	443.22
The Open University	0.07	120.70
Loughborough University	0.07	317.50
London Metropolitan University	0.08	80.97
University of Wales Trinity Saint David (Prifysgol Cymry Y Drindod Dewi Sant)	0.08	72.22
University of the West of Scotland	0.08	173.46
Associate of Graduate Careers Advisory Services (AGCAS)	0.08	583.31
University UK	0.08	2.87
Falmouth University	0.08	8.76
University of Reading	0.08	20.43
University for the Creative Arts	0.08	289.94
Newcastle University	0.08	364.18
University of Bath	0.08	684.00
University of Birmingham	0.08	253.18
Universities Human Resources (UHR)	0.08	368.42
Nottingham Trent University	0.08	97.05
Heriot-Watt University	0.08	539.46
Writtel University College	0.08	291.44
Nazarene Theological College	0.08	187.21
University of Wales (Prifysgol Cymru)	0.08	234.32
University of Brighton	0.08	284.38
Royal Agricultural University	0.08	241.69
University of Liverpool	0.08	154.75
University of Nottingham	0.08	281.76
University of Bradford	0.08	207.61
The University of Stirling	0.09	809.42
St Mary's University, Twickenham	0.09	228.04
British College of Osteopathic Medicine	0.09	375.25
Plymouth University	0.09	190.01
University of Exeter	0.09	251.44
Royal College of Art	0.09	114.68
Durham University	0.09	492.03
University of Strathclyde	0.09	635.73
London School of Economics and Political Science	0.09	361.87
Anglia Ruskin University	0.09	95.70
Abertay University (former University of Abertay Dundee)	0.09	249.30
The University of Warwick	0.09	544.03
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (University of London)	0.09	27.37
University of East Anglia	0.09	447.87
University of Dundee	0.10	325.51
University of Wolverhampton	0.10	109.60
University of Oxford	0.10	216.99
Leeds Becket University	0.10	130.37
Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen	0.10	7.56
Suffolk New College	0.10	738.44
Norwich University of the Arts	0.10	273.22
Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA)	0.10	743.91
University of Chester	0.10	218.22
Bournemouth University	0.10	235.63
School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London	0.10	361.99
Brunel University London	0.10	66.92
Edge Hill University	0.10	509.40
University of York	0.11	537.04
University of Worcester	0.11	149.69
AECC University College	0.11	465.81
Canterbury Christ Church University	0.11	239.89
The London College, UCK	0.11	62.43
University of Leicester	0.11	173.35
Universities & Colleges Information Systems Association (UCISA)	0.11	523.84
Royal College of Music	0.11	723.18
Birkbeck, University of London	0.11	71.27
Arden University (former Resource Development International)	0.12	4.76
Bath Spa University	0.12	353.82
Leeds Trinity University	0.12	71.76
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine	0.12	243.90
London Institute of Banking and Finance	0.12	165.46
University of London	0.12	771.76
Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance	0.12	164.53
University of Kent	0.12	70.89
ifs School of Finance	0.12	156.26
The Institute of Cancer Research	0.12	654.65
Royal Northern College of Music	0.12	341.51
King's College London	0.12	446.83
Royal Academy of Music	0.12	356.90
Solent University	0.12	147.98
Teesside University	0.12	23.70
University of Bolton	0.13	193.00
London School of Science and Technology	0.13	222.15
FutureLearn	0.13	57.47
London Business School	0.13	187.91
Queen Mary, University of London	0.13	270.48
Leeds College of Music	0.14	458.50
University Campus Suffolk (UCS)	0.14	134.40
Bradford College: An Associate College of Leeds Metropolitan University	0.14	601.68
Buckinghamshire New University	0.14	162.33
Richmond, The American International University in London	0.14	78.57
Russell Group	0.14	1147.50
Coventry University	0.15	206.50
Bangor University (Prifysgol Bangor)	0.15	72.56
Guildhall School of Music and Drama	0.15	290.04
University of Edinburgh	0.15	3.17
British Universities Finance Directors Group (BUFDG)	0.15	475.85
Liverpool John Moores University	0.15	53.70
Manchester Metropolitan University	0.15	25.17
Ashridge Business School	0.15	87.46
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland	0.16	61.43
Somerset College of Arts and Technology	0.16	348.26
Leeds College of Art	0.16	21.79
Newman University, Birmingham	0.17	404.01
University of Derby	0.17	198.36
University of St Mark and St John, Plymouth	0.17	228.96
University of Leeds	0.18	218.69
University of East London	0.18	304.00
Student Record Officers' Conference (SROC)	0.19	237.65
University College of Osteopathy	0.19	640.58
University of Gloucestershire	0.20	428.75
London South Bank University	0.20	211.58
Leo Baeck College	0.20	342.51
Cardiff university (Prifysgol Caerdydd)	0.20	230.94
European School of Economics	0.20	452.26
Craven College	0.20	122.88
Unidays	0.20	81.73
Wilson Stuart University College Birmingham Partnership Trust	0.21	303.10
University of Surrey	0.21	225.11
Oxford Brookes University	0.21	124.22
St George's, University of London	0.22	714.76
Trinity College Dublin	0.22	1089.81
Sheffield Hallam University	0.22	111.82
University of the Arts, London	0.22	103.60
University of Greenwich	0.23	309.64
JISC	0.23	177.09
South Essex College of Further & Higher Education (Partner of the University of Essex)	0.23	319.18
Islamic College for Advanced Studies	0.24	333.86
Arts University Bournemouth	0.25	101.57
University of Huddersfield	0.26	199.81
University of St Andrews	0.26	31.03
The Glasgow School of Art	0.26	878.30
Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (Coleg Brenhinol Cerdd a Drama Cymru)	0.28	398.52
NUS	0.29	591.72
University of Sunderland	0.29	394.17
University College of Estate Management	0.29	217.64
University of Cumbria	0.30	361.03
Association of Heads of University Administration (AHUA)	0.30	427.96
Institute of Education, University of London	0.31	1095.56
European School of Osteopathy	0.33	158.00
NUS Connect	0.34	316.53
City University London	0.35	116.81
Middlesex University	0.36	382.28
Cass Business School	0.39	13.75
ALRA	0.41	268.08
University College London	0.45	413.67
Royal Veterinary College (University of London)	0.50	341.77
University of the West of England, Bristol	0.51	25.89
The Henley College	0.53	576.96
Association of Research Managers & Administrators (ARMA)	0.53	258.63
University of Roehampton, London	0.79	466.36
Edinburgh Napier University	0.95	1099.16
Academic Registrars Council (ARC)	1.37	1372.45

Organisation	A	AA
University of Leeds	57.60	99.20
University of Bradford	55.20	100.00
Goldsmiths, University of London	53.60	100.00
Newman University, Birmingham	50.40	100.00
Leeds College of Music	48.00	98.40
Nazarene Theological College	40.80	100.00
Wilson Stuart University College Birmingham Partnership Trust	40.80	99.20
Leo Baeck College	38.40	99.20
The London College, UCK	34.68	45.97
Courtauld Institute of Art, (degrees awarded by University of London)	33.60	99.20
Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance	31.20	100.00
London School of Science and Technology	30.40	34.40
University of Northampton	27.20	100.00
University of Edinburgh	23.20	100.00
British College of Osteopathic Medicine	22.40	99.20
Association of Heads of University Administration (AHUA)	20.80	100.00
Norwich University of the Arts	20.00	100.00
The University of Warwick	16.80	99.20
Royal College of Art	16.00	100.00
St George's, University of London	16.00	100.00
Bradford College: An Associate College of Leeds Metropolitan University	16.00	97.60
Hull York Medical School	12.80	78.40
Edge Hill University	11.20	99.20
Ashridge Business School	11.20	53.60
Leeds Trinity University	8.00	100.00
University of London	7.20	90.40
British Universities Finance Directors Group (BUFDG)	6.40	10.40
Loughborough University	5.60	100.00
Higher Education Strategic Planners Association (HESPA)	5.60	6.40
Association of University Directors of Estates (AUDE)	4.80	7.20
Universities Human Resources (UHR)	4.80	5.60
University College of Estate Management	4.00	100.00
University of Cambridge	4.00	96.00
Birkbeck, University of London	3.20	90.40
The University of Sheffield	2.40	100.00
Universities & Colleges Information Systems Association (UCISA)	2.40	96.80
European School of Osteopathy	2.40	95.20
Bournemouth University	1.60	100.00
Keele University	1.60	97.60
King's College London	1.60	96.00
FutureLearn	0.80	100.00
Suffolk New College	0.80	100.00
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine	0.80	99.20
Queen Mary, University of London	0.80	98.40
Sheffield Hallam University	0.80	98.40
The Henley College	0.80	98.40
University of Chester	0.80	98.40
University College of Osteopathy	0.80	10.40
Abertay University (former University of Abertay Dundee)	0.00	100.00
Academic Registrars Council (ARC)	0.00	100.00
Anglia Ruskin University	0.00	100.00
Arts University Bournemouth	0.00	100.00
Aston University	0.00	100.00
Bangor University (Prifysgol Bangor)	0.00	100.00
Bath Spa University	0.00	100.00
Birmingham City University	0.00	100.00
Brighton and Sussex Medical School	0.00	100.00
Brunel University London	0.00	100.00
Cambridge Judge Business School	0.00	100.00
Cardiff university (Prifysgol Caerdydd)	0.00	100.00
City University London	0.00	100.00
Coventry University	0.00	100.00
Craven College	0.00	100.00
Falmouth University	0.00	100.00
Glasgow Caledonian University	0.00	100.00
Glyndwr University (Prifysgol Glyndwr)	0.00	100.00
Guildhall School of Music and Drama	0.00	100.00
Hartpury University	0.00	100.00
Heriot-Watt University	0.00	100.00
Institute of Education, University of London	0.00	100.00
JISC	0.00	100.00
Kingston University	0.00	100.00
Lancaster University	0.00	100.00
Leeds Becket University	0.00	100.00
Liverpool John Moores University	0.00	100.00
London Institute of Banking and Finance	0.00	100.00
London Metropolitan University	0.00	100.00
Manchester Metropolitan University	0.00	100.00
Manchester School of Architecture	0.00	100.00
New College of Humanities	0.00	100.00
Newcastle University	0.00	100.00
Northumbria University Newcastle	0.00	100.00
Nottingham Trent University	0.00	100.00
Oxford Brookes University	0.00	100.00
Plymouth University	0.00	100.00
Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh	0.00	100.00
Queen's University Belfast	0.00	100.00
Ravensbourne	0.00	100.00
Richmond, The American International University in London	0.00	100.00
Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen	0.00	100.00
Royal Agricultural University	0.00	100.00
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (University of London)	0.00	100.00
Royal Holloway, University of London	0.00	100.00
Royal Northern College of Music	0.00	100.00
Royal Veterinary College (University of London)	0.00	100.00
Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (Coleg Brenhinol Cerdd a Drama Cymru)	0.00	100.00
School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London	0.00	100.00
Solent University	0.00	100.00
St Mary's University, Twickenham	0.00	100.00
Staffordshire University	0.00	100.00
Swansea University (Prifysgol Abertawe)	0.00	100.00
The University of Manchester	0.00	100.00
The University of Stirling	0.00	100.00
UCAS	0.00	100.00
Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA)	0.00	100.00
University Campus Suffolk (UCS)	0.00	100.00
University College Isle of Man	0.00	100.00
University for the Creative Arts	0.00	100.00
University of Birmingham	0.00	100.00
University of Bristol	0.00	100.00
University of Central Lancashire	0.00	100.00
University of Derby	0.00	100.00
University of Dundee	0.00	100.00
University of East Anglia	0.00	100.00
University of East London	0.00	100.00
University of Gloucestershire	0.00	100.00
University of Greenwich	0.00	100.00
University of Hertfordshire	0.00	100.00
University of Hull	0.00	100.00
University of Kent	0.00	100.00
University of Leicester	0.00	100.00
University of Lincoln	0.00	100.00
University of Liverpool	0.00	100.00
University of Reading	0.00	100.00
University of Roehampton, London	0.00	100.00
University of Suffolk	0.00	100.00
University of Surrey	0.00	100.00
University of Sussex	0.00	100.00
University of Wales Trinity Saint David (Prifysgol Cymry Y Drindod Dewi Sant)	0.00	100.00
University of West London	0.00	100.00
University of Westminster	0.00	100.00
University of Worcester	0.00	100.00
University of York	0.00	100.00
University of the Arts, London	0.00	100.00
University of the Highlands and Islands	0.00	100.00
York St John University	0.00	100.00
ifs School of Finance	0.00	100.00
Aberystwyth University (Prifysgol Aberystwyth)	0.00	99.20
Buckinghamshire New University	0.00	99.20
Cardiff Metropolitan University (Prifysgol Metropolitan Caerdydd)	0.00	99.20
Cass Business School	0.00	99.20
De Montfort University	0.00	99.20
Easton College	0.00	99.20
Imperial College, London	0.00	99.20
Middlesex University	0.00	99.20
Royal Academy of Music	0.00	99.20
Royal College of Music	0.00	99.20
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland	0.00	99.20
The University of Salford	0.00	99.20
University College London	0.00	99.20
University of Aberdeen	0.00	99.20
University of Cumbria	0.00	99.20
University of Essex	0.00	99.20
University of Exeter	0.00	99.20
University of Huddersfield	0.00	99.20
University of Law	0.00	99.20
University of Oxford	0.00	99.20
University of Portsmouth	0.00	99.20
University of Sunderland	0.00	99.20
Writtel University College	0.00	99.20
NUS	0.00	99.02
Association of Research Managers & Administrators (ARMA)	0.00	98.40
Harper Adams University	0.00	98.40
Liverpool Hope University	0.00	98.40
London Business School	0.00	98.40
London School of Economics and Political Science	0.00	98.40
London South Bank University	0.00	98.40
University of Brighton	0.00	98.40
University of Glasgow	0.00	98.40
University of St Andrews	0.00	98.40
University of St Mark and St John, Plymouth	0.00	98.40
University of Ulster	0.00	98.40
University of Wolverhampton	0.00	98.40
University of the West of England, Bristol	0.00	98.40
ALRA	0.00	97.60
Cranfield University	0.00	97.60
Edinburgh Napier University	0.00	97.60
The Open University	0.00	97.60
University of Strathclyde	0.00	97.60
Leeds College of Art	0.00	96.80
Russell Group	0.00	96.80
Durham University	0.00	96.00
Franklin Sixth Form College	0.00	95.20
Student Record Officers' Conference (SROC)	0.00	95.20
Unidays	0.00	95.20
University of Bath	0.00	92.80
Trinity College Dublin	0.00	92.00
Associate of Graduate Careers Advisory Services (AGCAS)	0.00	90.40
London School of Commerce	0.00	89.86
University of Nottingham	0.00	87.20
AECC University College	0.00	81.60
University UK	0.00	78.40
University of the West of Scotland	0.00	64.00
Canterbury Christ Church University	0.00	60.80
European School of Economics	0.00	59.20
NUS Connect	0.00	43.20
BPP University	0.00	38.40
Arden University (former Resource Development International)	0.00	19.20
Islamic College for Advanced Studies	0.00	11.20
University of Wales (Prifysgol Cymru)	0.00	8.00
University of Bolton	0.00	7.20
Teesside University	0.00	6.40
The Glasgow School of Art	0.00	4.80
South Essex College of Further & Higher Education (Partner of the University of Essex)	0.00	4.00
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine	0.00	2.40
The Institute of Cancer Research	0.00	2.40
Somerset College of Arts and Technology	0.00	1.60
Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance	0.00	0.80
The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA)	0.00	0.00
University of Winchester	0.00	0.00

Error free sites

The following sites scored full marks for Function.

Writtel University College

Failing A & AA on every page

The following sites failed high priority tests on every page.

The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA)
University of Winchester

Excluded from INDEX

The following sites were excluded from the INDEX.

University of Chichester
Central School of Speech and Drama
Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE)
HESA
Heythrop College (degrees awarded by University of London)
The Leadership Foundation for Higher Education (LFHE)
The Northern School of Art
University of Bedfordshire
The University of Buckingham
Regent's University London
University of Southampton
University of South Wales (Prifysgol De Cymru)
Committee of University Chairs (CUC)

PDF testing

0.00% of PDFs passed all our WCAG accessibility checks.

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.

Top ten functional failures

The most common categories of functional failure.

url/fetch/accessdenied Access is denied	28.52%
url/fetch/exception Exception while downloading file	19.44%
url/fetch/notfound File not found	17.61%
file/image/badtype Image file has incorrect type	11.87%
url/fetch/unknownstatus Unknown status code received from web server	8.89%
url/fetch/errorstatus Error status code received from web server	5.81%
url/fetch/timeout Timeout downloading file	5.63%
url/fetch/noaddr Host not found in DNS	2.02%
url/fetch/connref Connection refused by server	0.12%
url/fetch/noeoh No end-of-headers found in HTTP response	0.10%

Top ten code quality failures

The most common categories of code quality failure.

file/html/badattr Invalid attribute name	37.55%
file/html/badvalue Invalid attribute value	20.61%
file/html/tagnotallowed A start tag has been found in a position in which that element may not appear	13.38%
file/html/missingattr A start tag is missing required attributes	13.06%
url/fetch/moved A "301 Moved Permanently" response was received	7.01%
file/html/closingunopened A redundant close tag was found	4.07%
file/html/missingclose An element is missing the required close tag	2.33%
file/html/repeatedattr A tag has been assigned the same attribute more than once	1.89%
url/fetch/needauth A "401 Unauthorized" response was received	0.09%