State school in east London gets more Oxbridge offers than ETON… as deputy head of the highest non-public school writes to oldsters to defend its efficiency
- Brampton Manor, in Newham, introduced 55 pupils obtained Oxbridge offers
- By comparability, Eton College, which Boris Johnson attended, secured 48 offers
- Eton despatched a letter to oldsters explaining its efficiency in securing offers
An excellent east London state school has overtaken Eton College and different prime non-public colleges in the fierce competitors for Oxbridge offers.
Brampton Manor, an academy in Newham, introduced yesterday that 55 of its pupils had obtained conditional offers to check at Oxford and Cambridge.
Eton College, alma mater of Boris Johnson, secured 48.
Brampton Manor (pictured), an academy in Newham, introduced yesterday that 55 of its pupils had obtained conditional offers to check at Oxford and Cambridge
Eton College (pictured), alma mater of Boris Johnson, secured 48 conditional offers from Oxford and Cambridge this yr
Brampton Manor mentioned on Twitter: ‘Despite the Covid pandemic, a report variety of college students have proven resilience and willpower to safe offers from two of probably the most prestigious universities in the world.’
In 2014 one Brampton pupil obtained an Oxbridge supply. It had reached 25 by 2018 and 41 by 2019.
The Newham school arrange its sixth kind in 2012 in the hope of getting more deprived pupils into main establishments.
From 2015 to this yr, state school consumption has gone up from 62.3 per cent to 70 per cent at Cambridge and from 55.6 per cent to 68.7 per cent at Oxford.
In 2014 one Brampton pupil obtained an Oxbridge supply. It had reached 25 by 2018 and 41 by 2019 (inventory picture)
From 2015 to this yr, state school consumption 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
Meanwhile, Eton has been pressured to defend its efficiency.
In a letter to upset mother and father, deputy head Tom Hawkins wrote: ‘Each yr we see very sturdy Etonian candidates upset, and sadly there have been more boys in this place this yr.’
Newham is among the most disadvantaged London boroughs with more than half of its youngsters (52 per cent) deemed to be dwelling in poverty, based on the charity Trust For London.
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