The Spectator produced a fascinating table listing the various figures showing which schools achieved the most Oxbridge offers last year. Over the years, both universities have increased the proportion of acceptances from state schools: 69 per cent, up from 52 per cent in 2000. Of the 80 schools, 35 are independent, 21 grammar, ten sixth-form colleges, seven selective sixth-form colleges, six comprehensives or academies, and one is a further education college.
The top 10 independent schools were as follows (overall ranking in brackets):
|
Independent School |
Type |
Applied |
Offers |
Success Rate |
|
|
1 |
Westminster School |
Independent |
198 |
79 |
40% |
|
2 |
The Perse School |
Independent |
137 |
48 |
35% |
|
3 |
Eton College |
Independent |
194 |
47 |
24% |
|
4 |
St Paul’s Girls School, London |
Independent |
98 |
46 |
47% |
|
5 |
St Paul’s School, London |
Independent |
154 |
40 |
26% |
|
6 |
Magdalen College School, Oxford |
Independent |
120 |
32 |
27% |
|
7 |
City of London School |
Independent |
105 |
31 |
30% |
|
8 |
Sevenoaks School |
Independent |
123 |
31 |
25% |
|
9 |
Highgate School |
Independent |
94 |
28 |
30% |
|
10 |
Brighton College |
Independent |
122 |
28 |
23% |
Stand out points from the top 10 independent schools listed:
Location, Location, Location:
- Half of the schools are situated in London
- All of the top ten are situated in and around London, with The Perse School, Magdalen College School and Brighton College being the furthest afield.
Single-Sex or Co-ed:
- 7 out of the top 10 schools are single-sex at least up to Sixth Form
- Of the single-sex schools, Westminster, Magdalen and City of London take girls at Sixth Form
- Eton and St. Paul’s are the only schools in the top ten that are all-boys the whole way through
- St. Paul’s Girls is the only all-girls option in the top 10
Boarding versus Day:
- The only fully boarding option in the top 10 in Eton
- The other schools with the option of boarding are majority day (e.g. Brighton College 34% boarding; Sevenoaks 32% boarding; St. Paul’s boarding only available in Sixth Form)
Academic Selectivity at Entry
- All of the top 10 independent schools listed are known to be extremely academically selective at entry (whether that’s 11+/13+ or 16+)
Top 80 Schools for Oxbridge Offers
|
|
School |
Type |
Applied |
Offers |
Success Rate |
|
1 |
Westminster School |
Independent |
198 |
79 |
40% |
|
2 |
Hills Road Sixth Form College |
State |
300 |
69 |
23% |
|
3 |
Peter Symonds College |
State |
208 |
56 |
27% |
|
4 |
Brampton Manor Academy |
State |
242 |
54 |
22% |
|
5 |
Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College |
State |
219 |
52 |
24% |
|
6 |
The Perse School |
Independent |
137 |
48 |
35% |
|
7 |
Eton College |
Independent |
194 |
47 |
24% |
|
8 |
St Paul’s Girls School, London |
Independent |
98 |
46 |
47% |
|
9 |
St Paul’s School, London |
Independent |
154 |
40 |
26% |
|
10 |
Queen Elizabeth’s School, Barnet |
State |
103 |
39 |
38% |
|
11 |
St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School |
State |
126 |
37 |
29% |
|
12 |
Harris Westminster Sixth Form |
State |
138 |
35 |
25% |
|
13 |
Magdalen College School, Oxford |
Independent |
120 |
32 |
27% |
|
14 |
City of London School |
Independent |
105 |
31 |
30% |
|
15 |
Sevenoaks School |
Independent |
123 |
31 |
25% |
|
16 |
Henrietta Barnett School |
State |
88 |
30 |
34% |
|
17 |
Winstanley College |
State |
120 |
30 |
25% |
|
18 |
Newham Collegiate Sixth Form |
State |
151 |
29 |
19% |
|
19 |
Highgate School |
Independent |
94 |
28 |
30% |
|
20 |
Brighton College |
Independent |
122 |
28 |
23% |
|
21 |
London Academy of Excellence |
State |
89 |
27 |
30% |
|
22 |
Woodhouse College, Finchley |
State |
132 |
27 |
20% |
|
23 |
Pate’s Grammar School |
State |
103 |
26 |
25% |
|
24 |
Tiffin School |
State |
126 |
26 |
21% |
|
25 |
King’s College School |
Independent |
77 |
26 |
34% |
|
26 |
Greenhead College, Huddersfield |
State |
114 |
25 |
22% |
|
27 |
Wilson’s School |
State |
84 |
24 |
29% |
|
28 |
North London Collegiate School |
Independent |
86 |
24 |
28% |
|
29 |
The Judd School, Tonbridge |
State |
91 |
24 |
26% |
|
30 |
Colchester Royal Grammar School |
State |
103 |
24 |
23% |
|
31= |
King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford |
State |
97 |
23 |
24% |
|
31= |
Manchester Grammar School |
Independent |
97 |
23 |
24% |
|
33 |
Barton Peveril College |
State |
103 |
23 |
22% |
|
34 |
King’s College London Mathematics School |
State |
52 |
22 |
42% |
|
35 |
Hereford Sixth Form College |
State |
59 |
22 |
37% |
|
36 |
Reading School |
State |
68 |
22 |
32% |
|
37 |
Tonbridge School |
Independent |
77 |
22 |
29% |
|
38 |
The Sixth Form College Farnborough |
State |
117 |
22 |
19% |
|
39 |
Loreto College, Manchester |
State |
74 |
21 |
28% |
|
40 |
Guildford High School |
Independent |
56 |
20 |
36% |
|
41 |
Latymer Upper School |
Independent |
81 |
20 |
25% |
|
42 |
Truro and Penwith College |
State |
82 |
20 |
24% |
|
43 |
The Latymer School |
State |
83 |
20 |
24% |
|
44 |
Winchester College |
Independent |
91 |
20 |
22% |
|
45 |
The London Oratory School |
State |
55 |
19 |
35% |
|
46 |
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys |
State |
65 |
19 |
29% |
|
47 |
The Tiffin Girls School |
State |
71 |
19 |
27% |
|
48 |
Runshaw College |
State |
104 |
19 |
18% |
|
49 |
Dulwich College |
Independent |
116 |
19 |
16% |
|
50 |
Royal Grammar School Guildford |
Independent |
54 |
18 |
33% |
|
51 |
Camden School for Girls |
State |
56 |
18 |
32% |
|
52 |
Dame Alice Owen’s School |
State |
66 |
18 |
27% |
|
53 |
Dr Challoner’s Grammar School |
State |
71 |
18 |
25% |
|
54 |
Exeter College, Hele Road Centre |
State |
76 |
18 |
24% |
|
55= |
Haberdashers’ School for Girls, Elstree |
Independent |
43 |
17 |
40% |
|
55= |
South Hampstead High School |
Independent |
43 |
17 |
40% |
|
57 |
Kendrick School |
State |
44 |
17 |
39% |
|
58 |
Wallington County Grammar School |
State |
46 |
17 |
37% |
|
59 |
Alleyn’s School, Dulwich |
Independent |
60 |
17 |
28% |
|
60 |
The Cherwell School |
State |
62 |
17 |
27% |
|
61 |
Wellington College, Crowthorne |
Independent |
66 |
17 |
26% |
|
62 |
Abingdon School |
Independent |
72 |
17 |
24% |
|
63 |
Mossbourne Community Academy |
State |
45 |
16 |
36% |
|
64 |
Watford Grammar School for Boys |
State |
52 |
16 |
31% |
|
65 |
Royal Grammar School, Buckinghamshire |
State |
59 |
16 |
27% |
|
66 |
Wycombe Abbey School, High Wycombe |
Independent |
73 |
16 |
22% |
|
67 |
Haberdashers’ Boys’ School |
Independent |
75 |
16 |
21% |
|
68 |
Hampton School |
Independent |
80 |
16 |
20% |
|
69 |
Saffron Walden County High School |
State |
42 |
15 |
36% |
|
70 |
King Edward’s School, Edgbaston |
Independent |
59 |
15 |
25% |
|
71 |
King Edward VI School, Warwickshire |
State |
59 |
15 |
25% |
|
72 |
The King’s School, Canterbury |
Independent |
60 |
15 |
25% |
|
73 |
City of London School for Girls |
Independent |
65 |
15 |
23% |
|
74 |
Aylesbury Grammar School |
State |
41 |
14 |
34% |
|
75= |
Trinity School, Croydon |
Independent |
54 |
14 |
26% |
|
75= |
Oundle School |
Independent |
54 |
14 |
26% |
|
77 |
The Godolphin and Latymer School |
Independent |
57 |
14 |
25% |
|
78 |
Harrow School |
Independent |
80 |
14 |
18% |
|
79 |
University College School |
Independent |
88 |
14 |
16% |
|
80 |
Aylesbury High School |
State |
33 |
13 |
39% |
Source The Oxbridge files: which schools get the most offers? | The Spectator
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