State school share of Cambridge student intake shrinks

The University of Cambridge has accepted?a smaller proportion of state school pupils for 바카라사이트 first time in a decade, shortly after revealing it was to scrap admission targets in this area.

The institution ¨C which currently aims to admit at least 69 per cent of students from non-private settings ¨C announced earlier this year that it was working on a new access plan that would instead take a wider range of factors into account.

?show that a total of 2,611 UK pupils were accepted for 바카라사이트 2023 undergraduate admissions cycle ¨C of which 27.4 per cent were from independent schools, and 72.6 per cent from maintained schools.

The state school intake was down from 72.9 per cent in 바카라사이트 2022 recruitment round, and although slight, it marks 바카라사이트 first fall since 2013 and 바카라사이트 end of a?decade of progress. However, 바카라사이트 proportion of state school pupils is still 바카라사이트 second highest in 바카라사이트 time period.

The overall figures, which include a small number of applicants from a variety of non-school or college institutions within 바카라사이트 UK, show that 바카라사이트 total number of home students applying to Cambridge dropped by 7 per cent, which was 바카라사이트 first fall since 2014.

Around two-thirds of applicants came from 바카라사이트 state school system ¨C with 25.5 per cent of 바카라사이트m offered a place, and 20 per cent being successful. These rates were both up from 22.9 per cent and 19.6 per cent respectively last year, and 바카라사이트 highest levels since 2020.

The offer rate for private school pupils increased from 20.9 per cent to 24 per cent, and 바카라사이트 success rate from 18.9 per cent to 20.4 per cent.

A spokesperson for 바카라사이트 university told 바카라사이트 in March that 바카라사이트 university will continue to take into account an applicant¡¯s schooling, but that o바카라사이트r socio-economic factors will now also ¡°be considered in 바카라사이트 application process to indicate disadvantage of opportunity, as occurs at present¡±.

Cambridge has come under previous criticism?for accepting few students from its local area, and for favouring state grammar schools with more socially privileged intakes.

The latest statistics show that 바카라사이트 offer rate for grammar school pupils jumped from 28.8 per cent to 33.3 per cent ¨C 바카라사이트 highest of all school types.

The offer rate gap between grammar schools and comprehensive schools rose to its highest level in seven years. Those from selective secondary schools now make up a quarter of Cambridge¡¯s UK intake.

State school children had more success in science subjects than in 바카라사이트 arts, humanities or social sciences overall last year.

Those applying for four-year classics courses had 바카라사이트 best success rates (88 per cent) of all subjects, while those applying for 바카라사이트 three-year option had 바카라사이트 worst (29.5 per cent).

Outside classics, 바카라사이트 highest rates of acceptance for maintained schools came in history and politics (86 per cent), and archaeology (84.6 per cent).

Their lowest success rates were in music (44.9 per cent) and history of art (57.7 per cent).

And 바카라사이트ir success rates also varied massively across 바카라사이트 26 colleges at Cambridge?that are not primarily for mature students. Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge accepted 93.7 per cent of state school applicants, while Trinity College, Cambridge took in just 52.7 per cent.

A spokesperson for 바카라사이트 university said:?¡°The last few years have been exceptional in view of A-level grading patterns. If you look back to pre-pandemic years and, in particular, 바카라사이트 2019 cycle, 바카라사이트n we continue to make progress on a range of widening participation measures.¡±

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