State School Beats Eton College For The First Time
Good Afternoon Sense-ibles,
As the world continues to feel the shock of Harry and Meghan’s sit down with Oprah, a lot of important stories are being missed. At Common Sense, one of our core desires is to tell stories that the mainstream media miss. One of those stories is about Brampton Manor
An outstanding east London state school, Brampton Manor has overtaken Eton College and other top private schools in the fierce competition for Oxbridge offers.
Brampton Manor, an academy in Newham, announced yesterday that 55 of its pupils had received conditional offers to study at Oxford and Cambridge.
Brampton Manor said on Twitter: ‘Despite the Covid pandemic, a record number of students have shown resilience and determination to secure offers from two of the most prestigious universities in the world.’
The Newham school set up its sixth form in 2012 in the hope of getting more disadvantaged pupils into leading institutions.
From 2015 to this year, state school intake has gone up from 62.3 per cent to 70 per cent at Cambridge and from 55.6 per cent to 68.7 per cent at Oxford.
Meanwhile, Eton has been forced to defend its performance.
In a letter to disappointed parents, deputy head Tom Hawkins wrote: ‘Each year we see very strong Etonian applicants disappointed, and unfortunately there have been more boys in this position this year.’
Newham is one of the most deprived London boroughs with more than half of its children (52 per cent) deemed to be living in poverty, according to the charity Trust For London.
It’s an amazing achievement because it shows achievement despite setbacks!
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