Where are Norwich (UEA) and Worcester Medical School located, and how does that affect cost?

Norwich (UEA) is in Norwich, UK. Worcester Medical School is in Worcester, UK. Tuition is £9,250/year at both for UK home applicants; the main cost difference is accommodation (London accommodation typically runs 30-50% above the national average).

When does each school release decisions?

Norwich (UEA) typically releases medicine decisions March. Worcester Medical School releases medicine decisions March onwards. If one is earlier than the other, you may need to hold a decision while waiting for the second school — be ready to compare in real time.

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Norwich (UEA) vs Worcester Medical School

Norwich (UEA) and Worcester Medical School are both UK medical schools, but the path to an offer at each is meaningfully different. Both sit in England, so location and clinical-placement breadth are similar — the differentiation comes from selection methodology, interview style and curriculum philosophy.

The interview formats diverge — MMI vs Panel — and the prep approaches for the two are fundamentally different.

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Side-by-side comparison: Norwich (UEA) and Worcester Medical School.
Comparison field	Norwich (UEA)Norwich	Worcester Medical SchoolWorcester
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Location	Norwich, UK	Worcester, UK
A-Level offer	AAA at A-level including Biology or Chemistry	Graduate entry - 1st or 2:1 in any subject (or 2:2 plus a Master's/Doctorate)
TrueScore	Norwich (UEA) TrueScore 1700	Worcester Medical School TrueScore 1900GEM
UCAT home cut-off	No cut-off. UEA states it does not have a cut-off score: a high score is advantageous, and a low score does not disqualify an applicant from consideration.	-
Interview format	Multiple Mini Interviews (MMI)	Casper SJT + two panel interviews
Post-interview chance	UK Undergraduate: 539/638 = 84%; UK Graduate: 29/39 = 74%; International: 24/69 = 35%	-
Decision date	March	March onwards

A-Level offer	AAA at A-level including Biology or Chemistry	Graduate entry - 1st or 2:1 in any subject (or 2:2 plus a Master's/Doctorate)
Contextual A-Level offer	-	-
Required A-Level subjects	Biology or Chemistry required (only one is essential)	-
A-Level resit policy	Resits permitted but require ABB or AAC at first sitting and at least one A* in subjects being resat	Resits accepted.
GCSE requirements	Six GCSEs at grade 7/A or above, including Mathematics and either two science subjects or Double Science. English Language at grade 5/B minimum. GCSE retakes tolerated.	GCSE (or equivalent) at grade C/4 or above in Maths and English. Non-science graduates additionally need two science subjects at C/4 or above.
GCSE scoring methodology	GCSE used only as minimum threshold - pre-interview shortlisting is wholly UCAT-based once GCSE met	-
Scottish Highers	-	-
Scottish Advanced Highers	-	-
International Baccalaureate	36 points overall, 6,6,6 at Higher Level including Biology or Chemistry	-
Graduate-entry degree requirement	2:1 (Upper-second-class Honours) or above in any honours degree. Graduate-entry candidates still required to sit UCAT.	1st or 2:1 undergraduate honours degree in any subject, held or predicted in the year of application. A 2:2 is acceptable when topped by a Master's or Doctoral degree.
Alternative qualifications	-	Graduate-entry only (4-year MBChB), taught at the Three Counties Medical School. UCAT or GAMSAT accepted - the applicant submits the better score. Applicants who have previously started a medical degree in the UK or overseas are not eligible. International applicants are welcome.

Contextual cut-off	-	-
Scottish (where applicable)	-	-
Rest of UK (where applicable)	-	-
International cut-off	-	-
Graduate cut-off	-	~1900+ /2700 (most recent shortlisted applicants scored above 1870 on UCAT)
SJT band	SJT is part of interview score. 27 students with band 3 got offers in 2024 out of total ~600.	-
UCAT notes	All on-time applications go through primary screening for the academic minimums, a satisfactory personal statement and reference, and a UCAT sat in the summer before applying. If applications exceed i…	Graduate-entry programme accepting UCAT OR GAMSAT (applicant submits the better score). Partnership with Swansea University Medical School for degree accreditation while completing GMC accreditation.

Degree awarded	MBBS	MBChB
Course length	5 years	4 years (graduate entry)
Teaching style	Problem-based learning	Problem-based learning
Anatomy teaching	-	Imaging and models
First patient contact	Year 1	Year 1
Placement geography	Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and Cambridgeshire	Worcestershire and the Three Counties
Named placement sites	Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital	-
Intercalation	-	-
Course highlight	The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital is just 100 metres from Norwich Medical School.	Open to graduates of any discipline.

Interview window	November - February	January - March
Interview details	An on-campus MMI, each station with a different interviewer and roughly 5 minutes per station with a short changeover between. Heavy focus on personal suitability for medicine - empathy, insight into…	Shortlisted applicants sit the Casper online situational-judgement test and attend two panel interviews; SJT and interview performance are combined into a single ranking for offers.

Specialities	Medicine, Medical Sciences, Problem-Based Learning	Medicine, Community Healthcare, Primary Care, Patient-Centred Care
Established	1963	2023
Course type	Undergraduate	Undergraduate
What makes it different	UCAT plays a major role both pre- and post-interview (50/50 with interview score). SJT forms part of the interview score - band 3 students have received offers in past cycles. Strong focus on suitabil…	Partnership with Swansea University Medical School (provides degree accreditation while Worcester completes GMC accreditation). Emphasis on community-based learning and serving local populations in th…
Official course page	https://www.uea.ac.uk/course/undergraduate/mbbs-medicine	https://www.worcester.ac.uk/courses/medicine-graduate-entry-mbchb

Norwich (UEA)

Norwich

Quick comparison

Location: Norwich, UK
A-Level offer: AAA at A-level including Biology or Chemistry
TrueScore: Norwich (UEA) TrueScore 1700
UCAT home cut-off: No cut-off. UEA states it does not have a cut-off score: a high score is advantageous, and a low score does not disqualify an applicant from consideration.
Interview format: Multiple Mini Interviews (MMI)
Post-interview chance: UK Undergraduate: 539/638 = 84%; UK Graduate: 29/39 = 74%; International: 24/69 = 35%
Decision date: March

Worcester Medical School

Worcester

Quick comparison

Location: Worcester, UK
A-Level offer: Graduate entry - 1st or 2:1 in any subject (or 2:2 plus a Master's/Doctorate)
TrueScore: Worcester Medical School TrueScore 1900GEM
UCAT home cut-off: -
Interview format: Casper SJT + two panel interviews
Post-interview chance: -
Decision date: March onwards

Norwich (UEA) vs Worcester Medical School - in detail

A-Level and academic profile

Norwich (UEA) requires AAA at A-level including Biology or Chemistry.

Worcester Medical School requires Graduate entry - 1st or 2:1 in any subject (or 2:2 plus a Master's/Doctorate).

GCSE profile matters at both schools — Norwich (UEA): Six GCSEs at grade 7/A or above, including Mathematics and either two science subjects or Double Science. English Language at grade 5/B minimum. GCSE retakes tolerated. GCSE used only as minimum… Worcester Medical School: GCSE (or equivalent) at grade C/4 or above in Maths and English.

Non-science graduates additionally need two science subjects at C/4 or above.

Interview formats

Norwich (UEA) uses MMI (Multiple Mini Interviews (MMI)); Worcester Medical School uses Panel (Casper SJT + two panel interviews). These two formats reward different skills — MMI emphasises breadth, station-recovery and structured answers under time pressure, while Panel rewards depth and consistency.

If your strengths lie in conversational depth, Worcester Medical School may suit you more. If you prefer discrete capsule answers under time pressure, Norwich (UEA) is the better fit.

Interview windows: Norwich (UEA) interviews in November - February; Worcester Medical School in January - March.

Curriculum and teaching style

Both schools deliver a PBL-style curriculum, so day-to-day study habits will feel similar across years 1-3.

Specifics: Five-year MBBS built around problem-based learning. Strong emphasis on consultation skills from Year 1. Clinical placements across Norfolk, Suffolk, a Five-year MBChB. Worcester-based with West Midlands NHS placements (Worcestershire Acute Hospitals).

Intake size: Norwich (UEA) — ~167 home + ~22 international places per year (A100 Standard Entry Medicine).; Worcester Medical School — ~30-50 places per year (small newer cohort).. A larger cohort means more peer breadth; a smaller cohort means more tutor contact.

What makes each distinctive

Norwich (UEA): UCAT plays a major role both pre- and post-interview (50/50 with interview score). SJT forms part of the interview score - band 3 students have received offers in past cycles. Strong focus on suitability rather than academic ranking.

Worcester Medical School: Partnership with Swansea University Medical School (provides degree accreditation while Worcester completes GMC accreditation). Emphasis on community-based learning and serving local populations in the West Midlands.

Which is right for you?

Both schools sit in the same England foundation-programme catchment, so post-graduation training paths overlap heavily. Your firm/insurance choice should ultimately weight: where your UCAT and predicted grades sit relative to each school's threshold, which interview format you can prepare for most credibly, and where you'd actually want to live for five or six years.

Common questions

Neither school publishes a single fixed UCAT cut-off; both use UCAT as part of a composite shortlisting score alongside GCSE and personal-statement weighting. Norwich (UEA) guidance: No cut-off. UEA states it does not have a cut-off score: a high score is advantageous, and a low score does not disqualify an applicant from consideration.. Worcester Medical School guidance: Graduate-entry programme accepting UCAT OR GAMSAT (applicant submits the better score). Partnership with Swansea University Medical School for degree accreditation while completing GMC accreditation..

Norwich (UEA) uses Multiple Mini Interviews: Multiple Mini Interviews (MMI). Worcester Medical School uses Panel interview: Casper SJT + two panel interviews. The two formats reward different skill sets. Plan separate prep streams for each, with at least 3 full mock interviews per format before sitting either. Interview windows: November - February (Norwich (UEA)); January - March (Worcester Medical School).

Norwich (UEA) requires AAA including Biology or Chemistry. Worcester Medical School requires Graduate entry - 1st or 2:1 in any subject (or 2:2 plus a Master's/Doctorate). Most successful applicants achieve these grades on first sitting with strong predicted grades from their school. Resit policies differ: Norwich (UEA) — Resits accepted with explanation.. Worcester Medical School — Resits accepted..

Norwich (UEA) — Six GCSEs at grade 7/A or above, including Mathematics and either two science subjects or Double Science. English Language at grade 5/B minimum. GCSE retakes tolerated. GCSE used only as minimum threshold - pre-interview shortlisting is wholly UCAT-based once GCSE met Worcester Medical School — GCSE (or equivalent) at grade C/4 or above in Maths and English. Non-science graduates additionally need two science subjects at C/4 or above.

Norwich (UEA)'s selection methodology: UCAT-banded interview invites once the academic minimums are met. Worcester Medical School's selection methodology: Newer programme (first cohort planned). UCAT + academic + interview. Strong widening-participation focus. Understanding each school's exact algorithm is the single highest-leverage piece of pre-application research — it tells you whether your profile is competitive before you spend an application choice.

Norwich (UEA) runs a PBL curriculum. Worcester Medical School runs a PBL curriculum. Both schools deliver teaching in the same broad style, so day-to-day study habits will feel similar. Norwich (UEA) specifics: Five-year MBBS built around problem-based learning. Strong emphasis on consultation skills from Year 1. Clinical placements across Norfolk, Suffolk, and the East of England. Worcester Medical School specifics: Five-year MBChB. Worcester-based with West Midlands NHS placements (Worcestershire Acute Hospitals).

You can — UCAS allows 4 medicine/dentistry choices in total, so listing both is feasible if your profile fits each school's selection algorithm. Apply to both only if your UCAT, GCSE and predicted-grade profile is competitive against each school's published weighting. A common mistake is using two of your four slots on similar schools when a more spread-out portfolio (one safe + one stretch) would maximise overall offer probability.

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School data reviewed by the NextGen MedPrep editorial team — last reviewed 19 September 2026.

Norwich (UEA) vs Worcester Medical School

Side-by-side comparison

Norwich (UEA) vs Worcester Medical School - in detail

A-Level and academic profile

Interview formats

Curriculum and teaching style

What makes each distinctive

Which is right for you?

Common questions

What UCAT score do I need for Norwich (UEA) vs Worcester Medical School?

How do interviews differ between Norwich (UEA) and Worcester Medical School?

What A-Level grades do Norwich (UEA) and Worcester Medical School require?

How are GCSEs weighted at Norwich (UEA) vs Worcester Medical School?

How does each school actually shortlist applicants?

Where are Norwich (UEA) and Worcester Medical School located, and how does that affect cost?

When does each school release decisions?

What curriculum style do Norwich (UEA) and Worcester Medical School use?

Should I apply to both Norwich (UEA) and Worcester Medical School?

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