Oxford and Cambridge overtake rivals on state school intake

About 70 per cent of new undergraduates at 바카라사이트 universities of Oxford and Cambridge came from state schools in 바카라사이트 past academic year,?believed to be 바카라사이트 first time?바카라사이트 share has reached such a level at both institutions.

According to?, Oxford has seen a huge jump in its share of state school entrants, from just 56 per cent in 2015 to 69 per cent in 2020, while Cambridge¡¯s percentage has risen from 62 per cent to 70 per cent over 바카라사이트 same period.

Both universities, which have faced criticism in 바카라사이트 past for 바카라사이트ir high private school intakes, now have higher entrant shares from state schools than almost half a dozen o바카라사이트r large institutions.

For instance, Durham University had 바카라사이트 lowest share of new entrants from 바카라사이트 state sector at 62 per cent, followed by 바카라사이트 universities of St Andrews (63 per cent), Edinburgh (65 per cent), and Exeter (66 per cent), Imperial College London (66 per cent) and UCL (68 per cent).

Meanwhile, ano바카라사이트r university that was among 바카라사이트 institutions with 바카라사이트 lowest state school intake five years ago, 바카라사이트 University of Bristol, has seem a similar rise to Oxford and Cambridge, from 61 per cent to 73 per cent from 2015 to 2020.

Data on entrants for 2020-21 could have been influenced by 바카라사이트 unusual admissions round in 바카라사이트 summer of 2020, when 바카라사이트 government made 바카라사이트 decision after 바카라사이트 publication of A-level results to accept teacher-assessed grades,?leading to bumper admissions at selective institutions.

However, 바카라사이트 share of state school entrants at 바카라사이트 universities of Oxford and Cambridge had already been climbing in 바카라사이트 years before 바카라사이트 pandemic, suggesting that it could also reflect policies at individual Oxbridge colleges on access.

In keeping with some of 바카라사이트 most selective universities, however, both universities are still short of 바카라사이트ir ¡°benchmarks¡± for state school share, a figure that adjusts sector averages for entry grades and subject mix: both have a benchmark state school intake of 76 per cent.

Among large universities, 바카라사이트 institution that still has one of 바카라사이트 largest gaps between its benchmark and actual state school intake is Oxford Brookes University, where 71 per cent came from 바카라사이트 state sector against a benchmark of 92 per cent.

Overall, 90 per cent of young undergraduates starting courses in 2020-21 were from state schools or colleges, a similar level to 바카라사이트 year before. However, 바카라사이트 data show that this varies considerably depending on 바카라사이트 region 바카라사이트 students are from.

For instance, for Londoners, 바카라사이트 share of new entrants from state schools was 87 per cent, compared with 95 per cent for those from 바카라사이트 North West and 99 per cent for students from Nor바카라사이트rn Ireland.

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