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Results Day 2021: East London state school gets more pupils to Oxbridge than ETON
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Brampton Manor Academy sees more Oxbridge offers than Eton
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Chloe Wills has received an offer for Cambridge
- Credit: Brampton Manor Academy
Chloe Wills, who is eligible for free school meals, was offered a place to study natural sciences at Cambridge University.
She said: “An important part of applying to top universities is believing that you actually have a chance, which Brampton reassures you of from the beginning.”
The school is not the only one in the borough celebrating university offers.
Newham Collegiate Sixth Form, East Ham, has more than 90 per cent of its students going to Russell Group universities.
More than 50 will be going on to study medicine and several are expected to land places at America’s most prestigious universities.
ETON OF THE EAST END
No fist bumps and 6am starts: How Brampton Manor Academy in deprived area outstripped posh Eton for Oxbridge offers
Updated: 11 Mar 2021, 17:48
NESTLED within one of the nation’s poorest areas, Brampton Manor Academy is a beacon hope for state school pupils dreaming of attending the top universities.
Fifty-five teenagers from the school in East London have been offered Oxbridge places this autumn, while just 48 at £42,000-a-year Eton were chosen.
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Students from Brampton Manor Academy s sixth form celebrate being offered places at Oxford and Cambridge universitiesCredit: Sam Dobin
Oxford and Cambridge have faced accusations in recent years of shunning ethnically diverse talents.