Buckingham Medicine: Entry Requirements & UCAT Cutoff (2027 Entry)
Buckingham is a **private, fee-funded** medical school - UK fees are from £41,500 a year, with no NHS-funded places.
Buckingham Medicine at a glance
Entry requirements
Selection · how they rank for interview
Buckingham invites everyone whose application meets its academic standards to its MMA (first assessment) stage - there is no score-based ranking beforehand.
1The MMA's scoring isn't published - our rating covers reaching the MMA stage only.
Full requirements, with sources
A-Levels
GCSE
UCAT
- Buckingham doesn't use the UCAT (or BMAT) - the pre-interview test is its own digital Multiple Mini Assessment (MMA).1
Resits & reapplying
- Your qualifications must be no more than 5 years old.1
- Resits are considered only with significant mitigation. With BBB at first attempt you can apply while resitting; with lower grades, only after achieving ABB - predicted grades aren't considered for resitters.3
- You're not accepted if you've previously enrolled in or studied an undergraduate medical programme.2
- Transfers from other undergraduate science or medicine programmes are not accepted.2
Selection & shortlisting
- The MMA's scoring isn't published - our rating covers reaching the MMA stage only.
- Everyone whose application meets the academic standards is invited to the MMA - there's no score-based ranking, so every eligible applicant is treated as interview-likely.
- Buckingham is a private, fee-funded medical school, so competition for interview places is lower than at state-funded schools.1
- Academic Screening expects achievement comparable to entrants at other UK medical schools - ability to pay the fees doesn't compensate for weaker grades.1
- Rolling admissions - interviews run from November until the following October or until the course is full; it has previously closed as early as July.
- Apply directly to Buckingham via its online application form - the course is also listed on UCAS (code 71A8).1
Interview & decision
- Three-stage selection - Academic Screening → MMA → MMI. The MMA is a digital pre-interview test; the MMI is the final interview.1
- Offers are based on combined MMA + MMI performance - exceptionally strong MMA performers may get an offer at the MMA stage.1
- MMA - three activities plus a group task; failing the group task but scoring well elsewhere still earns an MMI invite. MMI - an OSSE-style series of tasks mapped to GMC Good Medical Practice.
- No AI use in the MMA or MMI - suspected use may mean exclusion from all future events.1
- £10,000 deposit when you accept the offer, credited against first-year fees - refunded only if you don't meet the offer's conditions.1
- The course starts in January and runs 4.5 years. Fees: UK £41,500/year (~£186,750 total); International £47,000/year (~£211,500).1
Conditional offer
- Conditional offer: ABB - including Chemistry or Biology.1
Buckingham admissions email: FMHS-admissions@buckingham.ac.uk
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Frequently asked questions
What UCAT score do you need for Medicine at Buckingham?
Buckingham doesn't use the UCAT (or BMAT) - the pre-interview test is its own digital Multiple Mini Assessment (MMA). Thresholds move with each year's applicant pool - use our free university selector to see where your score is competitive.
What A-Levels do you need for Buckingham Medicine?
You must be taking Chemistry or Biology as one of your three A-Levels. Predicted grades meeting ABB are accepted. General Studies is not accepted.
What are the GCSE requirements for Buckingham Medicine?
You need at least grade 4 in GCSE Maths and English (or equivalent); non-native English speakers use IELTS instead. Whichever of Chemistry and Biology you're not taking at A-Level must be held at GCSE (or equivalent) grade B or higher.
How does Buckingham decide who gets a Medicine interview?
The MMA's scoring isn't published - our rating covers reaching the MMA stage only. Everyone whose application meets the academic standards is invited to the MMA - there's no score-based ranking, so every eligible applicant is treated as interview-likely.
What is the Medicine interview like at Buckingham?
Three-stage selection - Academic Screening → MMA → MMI. The MMA is a digital pre-interview test; the MMI is the final interview. Offers are based on combined MMA + MMI performance - exceptionally strong MMA performers may get an offer at the MMA stage.
Sources
Admissions policies change - always confirm with Buckingham before finalising your UCAS choices.