The state school in east London that gets more Oxbridge offers than ETON… as deputy head of the top private school writes to parents to defend its performance
- Brampton Manor, an academy in Newham, announced that 55 of its pupils had received conditional offers
- By comparison, the esteemed public school Eton College, which Boris Johnson attended, secured 48 offers
- Eton sent a letter to disappointed parents explaining its performance in securing offers for Oxbridge
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An outstanding east London state school has overtaken Eton College and other top private schools in the fierce competition for Oxbridge offers.
Brampton Manor, an academy in Newham, announced yesterday that 55 of its pupils had received conditional offers to study at Oxford and Cambridge.
Eton College, alma mater of Boris Johnson, secured 48. Many private schools which traditionally sent high proportions of their students to both universities have been feeling the pinch in recent years.
Brampton Manor, an academy in Newham, East London, has revealed 55 pupils have received conditional offers to study at Oxford or Cambridge students. Pictured above are 41 students at the school who got Oxbridge offers in January 2019
Three students at Brampton Manor – Kiara Scotland, Esther Oloyede, and Adaam Sise – celebrate their A-level results in August 2019
Eton College (pictured), alma mater of Boris Johnson, secured 48 conditional offers from Oxford and Cambridge this year
In 2014 one Brampton student received an Oxbridge offer. It had reached 25 by 2018 and 41 by 2019 (stock image)
From 2015 to this year, state school intake has gone up from 62.3 per cent to 70 per cent at Cambridge (pictured) and from 55.6 per cent to 68.7 per cent at Oxford
This is due partly to aggressive efforts of Oxbridge to shed their elitist image and dramatically increase diversity.
Brampton Manor said on Twitter: ‘Delighted to announce that a record 55 students have received conditional offers to study at Oxford and Cambridge universities in autumn 2021.
‘Massive congratulations to our highly motivated, ambitious and capable students.
‘Despite the Covid pandemic, a record number of students have shown resilience and determination to secure offers from two of the most prestigious universities in the world.’
In 2014, only one Brampton student received an Oxbridge offer. By 2018 it had reached 25, and 41 in 2019.
The Newham school set up its sixth form in 2012 in the hope of getting more disadvantaged students into top institutions.
Many of its former pupils have been the first in their family to attend university.
From 2015 to this year, state school intake has gone up from 62.3 per cent to 70 per cent at Cambridge and 55.6 per cent to 68.7 per cent at Oxford.
Meanwhile Eton has been forced to defend its performance.
In a letter to disappointed parents, the school’s deputy head Tom Hawkins wrote: ‘Each year we see very strong Etonian applicants disappointed, and unfortunately there have been more boys in this position this year.
‘Whilst the admissions process has some way to run, there are strong results at other leading UK universities,’ he added in a letter reported by the Telegraph last month.