Progression agreements for local and mature students

At Goldsmiths, we're committed to promoting access and diversity in higher education, which is clearly reflected in the diversity of our student population. We recognise our responsibility to provide an accessible pathway to higher education for local learners. For this reason,we've established Progression Agreements with two of our local colleges - Lewisham College, Southwark College and Mulberry UTC.  

We also have a strong tradition of recruiting mature students, and those studying less traditional qualifications. We've always valued the Access to HE Diploma as an academically strong qualification giving students a solid foundation for further study. As such, we've also established Progression Agreements to support those studying Access to HE Diplomas accredited by OCN and LASER.

Our Progression Agreements grant prospective students contextual admission to our courses. Under these agreements, students can access guaranteed interviews and/or offers for more than 50 undergraduate programmes at our university at one grade lower than advertised. This demonstrates our commitment to nurturing potential and our confidence in the abilities of those who access our university through these agreements.

Our Progression Agreement documents are currently being refreshed for 2027 entry and will be available to view on this page soon.

If you are a prospective student who applied to start with us in 2026 and have questions about the progression agreement grade requirements, you can get in touch with as at accessandparticipation(@gold.ac.uk).