Homerton College ESAT scores for Cambridge Engineering

In the 2025 admissions cycle, applicants who received an Engineering (H100) offer from Homerton College, Cambridge averaged 6.59 on ESAT Physics, 6.42 on Mathematics 1 and 6.33 on Mathematics 2. All three sit above the median of the 25 undergraduate colleges, but only by small margins: 0.12 above the 6.47 median on Physics, 0.06 above the 6.36 median on Mathematics 1 and 0.11 above the 6.22 median on Mathematics 2, for ranks of 8th, 8th and 11th. The spread across the three is 0.26, with Physics the high point and Mathematics 2 the low. Everyone who applied to the college that year averaged 5.01, 4.69 and 4.87, so offer-holders sat 1.41, 1.9 and 1.46 above the field, with the largest climb on Physics. These are cycle averages, not entry requirements; Cambridge publishes no ESAT score threshold of any kind.

Homerton ESAT scores at a glance (2025 cycle)

What offer-holders scored: Physics averaged 6.59, Mathematics 1 6.42 and Mathematics 2 6.33; 6.45 across the three modules
What the whole applicant field scored: Physics averaged 4.69, Mathematics 1 5.01 and Mathematics 2 4.87; 4.86 across the three modules
Applicant-to-offer gap: 1.9 on Physics, 1.41 on Mathematics 1 and 1.46 on Mathematics 2, so Physics separated the two groups most
Rank within the undergraduate college pool: Out of 25 colleges: 8th on Physics, 8th on Mathematics 1, 11th on Mathematics 2
Distance from the pool median: 0.12 above on Physics (median 6.47), 0.06 above on Mathematics 1 (median 6.36), 0.11 above on Mathematics 2 (median 6.22)
Spread across the three modules: 0.26, highest on Physics and lowest on Mathematics 2, with no module clearly out of step

These are averages and extremes for applicants and offer-holders at this college in the 2025 Engineering (H100) cycle, not entry requirements; Cambridge publishes no ESAT score threshold. The FOI response gives no applicant counts per college, so sample sizes are unknown and a handful of candidates can move an average; ranks that sit only 0.06 to 0.12 above the median are especially unsteady. Ranks are computed within the undergraduate college pool only, and are not comparable with the mature colleges, which admit applicants aged 21 and over. ESAT results are reported on a 1.0 to 9.0 scale to one decimal place. Pool ranks, pool medians, the overall three-module averages and the various gaps are calculated by FrontierVUE from the same response; Cambridge publishes no such rankings. FrontierVUE is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the University of Cambridge or any of its colleges.

What Homerton's ESAT numbers actually are

The University's official Freedom of Information response FOI-2025-956 lists ESAT scores for Engineering (H100) applicants and offer-holders, college by college, for the 2025 admissions cycle. For Homerton, the row to look at is Physics: the applicant average of 4.69 is the lowest of the three, yet the offer average of 6.59 is the highest, and the 1.9 gap between the two columns is the widest. The other two gaps, 1.41 and 1.46, sit close together. ESAT results are reported on a 1.0 to 9.0 scale to one decimal place, so every figure below sits on that scale. Both columns are grouped by the college applied to in that cycle, and the University notes that some applicants change college or course part-way through.

	Applicant average	Applicant range	Offer-holder average	Offer-holder range
Mathematics 1	5.01	1.8 to 9	6.42	4.2 to 8.9
Physics	4.69	1 to 9	6.59	4.4 to 9
Mathematics 2	4.87	1.2 to 9	6.33	4.1 to 9

The averages and the lowest and highest scores in the table come line by line from official response FOI-2025-956; the overall three-module averages of 4.86 and 6.45 are calculated by FrontierVUE from that same response. The ranges are the lowest and highest score in each group, not boundaries.

6.59

Physics offer average, the high point of Homerton's three modules, 8th of the 25 undergraduate colleges

1.9

Physics gap from the applicant average of 4.69 to the offer average, the largest of the three

0.26

Spread between the three offer averages, highest on Physics and lowest on Mathematics 2

6.45

Offer average across all three modules (applicants: 4.86)

Among offer-holders the lowest scores were 4.2 on Mathematics 1, 4.4 on Physics and 4.1 on Mathematics 2, and the highest were 8.9, 9 and 9. One cohort of offers contained both scores at the ceiling of the scale and scores in the low fours. On the applicant side, the lowest Physics score was 1, the very bottom of the scale, yet Physics carries the highest offer average of the three. This is still one year and one group of people, not a line drawn anywhere; Cambridge publishes no ESAT score threshold.

How to read these numbers

6.59 is an average, not an entry requirement

It is the average Physics score of Homerton Engineering offer-holders in the 2025 cycle. Cambridge publishes no ESAT score threshold, and no college has published a minimum of its own. Within that same group, actual Physics scores run from 4.4 to 9; the average marks the centre of that spread, not its entrance. The accurate phrasing is that offer-holders averaged 6.59 that year, not that 6.59 is what you need.

No applicant counts, and ranks just above the median move most

Response FOI-2025-956 gives averages and extremes only, with no applicant count or offer count for any college. Homerton's three modules sit just 0.12, 0.06 and 0.11 above the pool medians, and the distance between 8th place and the median is small enough for a few candidates' scores to change the rank. Read these figures for direction rather than as a stable baseline to track year on year.

Mature colleges do not belong in the same ranking

Hughes Hall, St Edmund's, Wolfson and Lucy Cavendish admit only applicants aged 21 and over, so their applicant pool is a different population. Every rank on this page is computed inside the undergraduate pool of 25 colleges, which is where Homerton sits. Ranking across the two pools would be meaningless and is not attempted here.

A 1.0 to 9.0 scale, and some candidates moved mid-cycle

ESAT results are reported on a 1.0 to 9.0 scale to one decimal place, so a 0.26 spread or a 0.06 gap from the median should be judged against that scale. The response also notes that some applicants move between colleges or courses during the cycle, with figures grouped by the year of application, so the group counted under Homerton is not necessarily identical to the people who end up reading Engineering there.

One line to hold on to: Homerton sits above the pool median on all three modules, but only just. What that shape tells you is that all three need to be steady; it does not tell you that matching the average is enough. Cambridge publishes no ESAT score threshold of any kind.

To place Homerton alongside every other college, there is a separate cross-college piece on this site: Cambridge ESAT scores by college, which carries the comparison and the interactive charts for all 29 colleges. This page goes deep on one college and does not repeat that material. FrontierVUE is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the University of Cambridge or any of its colleges.

Three things specific to Homerton

8 / 25

Where the 6.59 Physics offer average ranks in the undergraduate pool, 0.12 above the 6.47 median

8 / 25

Where Mathematics 1 ranks, with an offer average of 6.42, just 0.06 above the 6.36 median

11 / 25

Where Mathematics 2 ranks, with an offer average of 6.33, 0.11 above the 6.22 median

Spread across the three modules

0.26

Physics highest at 6.59, Mathematics 1 at 6.42, Mathematics 2 lowest at 6.33

Versus the pool median on Physics

0.12 above

Homerton 6.59 against a pool median of 6.47, the widest of the three margins

Versus the pool median on Mathematics 1

0.06 above

Homerton 6.42 against a pool median of 6.36, the narrowest of the three margins

Versus the pool median on Mathematics 2

0.11 above

Homerton 6.33 against a pool median of 6.22

Applicant-to-offer gap

1.9 / 1.41 / 1.46

Physics, Mathematics 1 and Mathematics 2 in order; Physics starts from the lowest applicant average of the three at 4.69

Overall position

All three modules above the pool median

Offer-holders averaged 6.45 overall, the whole applicant field 4.86

Put together, Homerton's shape is upper half, but hugging the median. First, all three offer averages sit above the pool median, yet only by 0.12, 0.06 and 0.11, in 8th, 8th and 11th place: the upper half of the pool, towards its middle, not its top. Second, the 0.26 spread is modest, so no module is clearly out of step; Physics is merely a little ahead. Third, Physics has the lowest applicant average of the three at 4.69 yet the highest offer average at 6.59, and the largest gap at 1.9, so Physics was the module that separated applicants from offer-holders most sharply at Homerton that cycle. Bear in mind that 8th place sits only 0.06 to 0.12 above the median, close enough for a few candidates' scores to change the rank, and with no applicant count in the FOI there is no way to judge how steady it is.

Preparing with Homerton's shape in mind

The sequence below follows from the shape above. It is not official advice, and not a line anyone has drawn for you. Homerton's shape gives only a gentle ordering: a spread of 0.26, all three modules a little above the median, so the approach is close to three equal shares, with Physics as first among equals.

01Step one

Put Physics first among equals

Homerton's offer group averaged 6.59 here, the high point of the three, with the largest gap at 1.9, so this is the module that separated the two groups most that cycle. But the spread is only 0.26, so "first" means scheduled first, not given far more time.

02Step two

Treat both maths modules alongside Physics

Mathematics 1 at 6.42 and Mathematics 2 at 6.33 both sit above the pool median, in 8th and 11th place, with gaps of 1.41 and 1.46 close to one another. Like Physics, they are on Homerton's stronger side and do not belong in the secondary pile.

03Step three

Take your own baseline, module by module

Sit a timed paper from the past paper list at /papers/esat and record accuracy and timing for each module separately. Homerton's shape is nearly even, so any difference in effort should come from your own weak spot, not from the college's ranks.

04Step four

Go back to full timed sittings

Run the modules back to back to rehearse the switches and the time budget, then work through the per-question solutions and error analysis. Homerton's combined offer average of 6.45 comes from none of the three collapsing; whole-paper rhythm is worth more practice than a peak in any single subject.

Where practice weight goes for Homerton's profile

Priorities inferred from the 2025 offer-group distribution, not an official requirement

Physics (8th, 6.59)0.12 above the 6.47 pool median, with the largest gap at 1.9

Mid-to-hard mechanics and circuits as the standing workload
File errors by quantity and model, not by which paper they came from

Mathematics 1 (8th, 6.42)Just 0.06 above the 6.36 pool median, offer range 4.2 to 8.9

Target accuracy and speed, clearing arithmetic slips first
File errors by topic, not by which paper they came from

Mathematics 2 (11th, 6.33)0.11 above the 6.22 pool median, offer range 4.1 to 9

Bring algebraic manipulation and function work to a level that no longer slows the paper
Keep one mixed set a week so practice does not circle the comfortable types

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What ESAT score do you need for an offer at Homerton?

There is no such score. Cambridge publishes no ESAT threshold, and Homerton has never stated a minimum of its own. What can be said is what happened in the 2025 cycle: applicants who received an offer at this college averaged 6.59 on Physics, 6.42 on Mathematics 1 and 6.33 on Mathematics 2, while the lowest scores within that same group were 4.4, 4.2 and 4.1 and the highest were 9, 8.9 and 9. Offers went both to candidates at the top of the scale and to candidates in the low fours, which is not what a score threshold looks like.

Homerton ranks 8th on two modules. Is it a college with high scores?

Upper half, and only just. Physics and Mathematics 1 both rank 8th and Mathematics 2 11th, but the three sit only 0.12, 0.06 and 0.11 above the pool medians, well short of the top. The FOI response gives no applicant count per college, so the sample size is unknown, and margins that small should not be read as a settled ordering; a few candidates' scores could push the 8th place either way.

The Physics gap of 1.9 is the largest of the three. Does Physics matter most at Homerton?

A large gap says something else. 1.9 means that, at Homerton that cycle, the distance between the applicant average of 4.69 and the offer average of 6.59 was widest on Physics, so Physics separated the two groups most. But the offer column itself spans only 0.26, the three all but level, with no module clearly higher among offer-holders. The sensible course is to place Physics first among equals, scheduled first but not given far more time, with both maths modules treated alongside it.

How should I split time across the three modules for Homerton?

Close to even, with Physics slightly ahead. Homerton's three offer averages span only 0.26, in 8th, 8th and 11th place, all a little above the pool median, and none of them gives a reason to practise it less. Schedule Physics first, because its 1.9 gap was the largest that cycle, bring both maths modules along at the same level, then let a timed module-by-module baseline decide where to tilt. This is an ordering read off a distribution that already happened, not an official instruction, and you should still reassemble all three under full paper timing.

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