Barts and The London (Queen Mary) is a large, diverse East London medical school with a five-year MBBS and a strong reputation for clinical exposure. It sets a UCAT minimum and then balances your UCAT with your UCAS tariff — so both your score and your wider grades count.
Queen Mary sets a UCAT floor — at or above the 4th decile — and won't consider SJT Band 4. Above the floor, interview selection weights your UCAT and your UCAS tariff points roughly 50:50, with your personal statement also considered. As a current-scale guide, the home minimum has been around the low-2000s, but the line moves with the pool each year.
Queen Mary rewards a balanced applicant — a decent UCAT (above the 4th decile) plus strong tariff points. If your UCAT is good and your grades are strong, it's a competitive but realistic London option. Just make sure your SJT isn't Band 4. Check your percentile and your decile.
Check your percentile →A*AA including required science subjects (typically Chemistry or Biology plus another science).
Six GCSEs at 777666 including Biology, Chemistry, English and Maths.
Queen Mary wants genuine motivation for medicine and reflection on relevant experience, shown in your statement and at interview.
MMI. An online multiple mini-interview, typically held January–February.
Queen Mary runs widening-participation routes with adjusted requirements for eligible applicants.
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You need to be at or above the 4th UCAT decile to be considered, and SJT Band 4 isn't accepted. Above the floor, UCAT and UCAS tariff are weighted roughly 50:50, so a balanced, above-average score plus strong grades is the aim. The exact line moves each year.
Yes, as a gate — applicants in SJT Band 4 are not considered.
Once you clear the 4th-decile floor, interview selection weights your UCAT and UCAS tariff points roughly 50:50, with your personal statement also considered.
See where your UCAT lands in percentiles, then build the score Queen Mary is looking for, or talk it through with a 98th-percentile tutor, free.