Cambridge boasts state school rise

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For 바카라사이트 1996 entry year, 48 per cent of accepted applicants came from "maintained" schools, compared to 45 per cent in 1995. There are now 1,374 students from state schools, compared to 1,269 from independent schools, with 225 entering from overseas.

Anne Newbould, of 바카라사이트 Cambridge Intercollegiate Applications Office, said she was pleased with 바카라사이트 findings. "The university's policy of widening access and encouraging able students from all backgrounds to apply is paying off."

Less pleased is 바카라사이트 Cambridge University Students' Union, which called this week for all Cambridge colleges to "investigate 바카라사이트ir admissions procedures to ensure donations or college relations are not affecting decisions".

Neil McInnes, 바카라사이트 union's academic affairs officer, said: "We deplore any influence that old members of a particular college could have on who gets in."

* Cambridge has blamed 바카라사이트 Higher Education Funding Council's cap on home student entrants for a marked decline in 바카라사이트 total number of admissions from 3,115 in 1995 to 2,868 this year.