Which independent schools receive the most Oxbridge offers?
Which independent schools send the most students to Oxbridge? From the top ten and excluding state schools: 1st (no surprise) Westminster with 179 applicants and 96 offers. 8th Eton 162 applicants and 51 offers 9th St Paul's Girls 88 applicants and 48 offers 10th St Paul's Boys 127 applicants and 46 offers How do we use this data? Having a large Oxbridge cohort informs the teaching and ethos of a school. Once you have a decent sized group who all have high aspirations, they encourage and challenge each other (see the History Boys!) Schools can collect data from interviews and pass it on to future applicants so the body of knowledge within the school grows. A fantastic example of this is state run Loretto College in Manchester (67 applicants 24 offers) where a good percentage of students come from some of the poorest homes in the country. The school does a stellar job of encouraging students to return to speak to their peers, thus spreading knowledge and reducing...