Colleges release exam results for 2010

University 13 Aug 10 Oxford's colleges have published information showing undergraduate degrees results in 2010. The interim figures give the number of undergraduate degrees gained by students at each college, broken down by degree classification. Since the 1960s, when Sir Arthur Norrington first started to rank colleges according to the results of their undergraduate students in a particular year's final honours school, a 'Norrington score' has been calculated for each college. A formula is applied which expresses overall finals attainment by college, and the resulting table of colleges has become known as the 'Norrington Table'. It should be noted when interpreting the data that the number of students per college is relatively small and the rankings are therefore of limited statistical significance. However, since there is clearly an interest in the tables from the media and the public, the results are published so everyone has access to the data.This year the top of the table has changed from the last two years, with Magdalen College at the top, followed by Corpus Christi and Merton *. Degrees at Oxford are awarded by the University, not the individual colleges, and examinations are set and marked by the University.