Nottingham is a well-regarded medical school with a five-year BMBS that includes an integrated BMedSci. It scores GCSEs and the UCAT — with some quirks worth knowing, as Verbal Reasoning counts double and the SJT carries real weight — to decide who's interviewed.
Nottingham builds a score from your GCSEs and UCAT to decide interviews. The UCAT scoring has quirks worth knowing: Verbal Reasoning is weighted double, and the Situational Judgement Test is scored separately but counts for as much as all the cognitive sections combined. There's no published cut-off, so a strong, balanced score — with a good VR and SJT — is what you want.
Nottingham rewards a balanced UCAT, and a strong Verbal Reasoning and SJT especially because of how it weights them. If your VR and SJT are strengths, it's a smart target; if VR is your weak section, factor that in. Check your percentile and look at your section balance.
Check your percentile →A*AA at A-level; A-levels aren't scored beyond meeting the offer.
At least six GCSEs at grade 7 (A) including Biology and Chemistry (or Double Science), with Maths and English at grade 6; eight GCSEs are scored.
Nottingham looks for genuine insight into medicine and the qualities of a doctor, explored at interview.
Online structured interview. For 2026, an online interview of six scenarios (including at least one role play), up to an hour.
Paraphrased themes from student discussion: impressions, not facts. Visit and judge for yourself.
Nottingham doesn't publish a cut-off. It scores your UCAT with Verbal Reasoning doubled and weights the SJT heavily, alongside GCSEs, so aim for a strong, balanced score — a good VR and SJT matter especially.
Verbal Reasoning is weighted double within the cognitive score, and the SJT is scored separately but counts for as much as all the cognitive sections combined.
For 2026 entry, an online interview of six scenarios (including at least one role play), lasting up to an hour.
See where your UCAT lands in percentiles, then build the score Nottingham is looking for, or talk it through with a 98th-percentile tutor, free.